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PowerSkin debuts battery case for HTC Amaze 4G

By Shane McGlaun
on 21 Oct, 2011

Over the last few months, there have been several expanded batteries launch for Android smartphones. These batteries will give the phones they fit about twice the run time with the downside of making the device much fatter and ensuring no cases will fit. PowerSkin has the solution for the person looking for more run time from the HTC Amaze 4G and not wanting a fat battery.

‘Battery Upgrade’ malware shows users how to make their phone vulnerable

By Michael Crider
on 17 Oct, 2011

Is anybody feeling some 90s nostalgia right about now? It seems like hardly a day goes by where we don't hear about some sneaky new way for hackers and identity thieves to compromise incautious Android users' phones. The latest is a "battery manager" app that not only compromises your data, but gives you a quick lesson on how to open up the "unknown sources" app install method your phone for easy exploitation. Once installed the app steals your phone number, email address, unique IMEI code and other personal information.

Mugen Power battery crams 237% more power into Mytouch 4G Slide

By Shane McGlaun
on 12 Oct, 2011

Late last month Mugen power unveiled a new expanded capacity battery for the HTC Sensation 4G that doubled the battery life. Mugen Power is back with another extended life battery for Android fans and this time the battery is for the HTC Mytouch 4G Slide. The new extended life battery that MP offers is called the HLI-PG59100XL and it includes the battery door you need to install the battery into the smartphone.

HTC Sensation 4G gets twice the battery life with Mugen Power

By Shane McGlaun
on 26 Sep, 2011

The HTC Sensation smartphone has been around for a while now. We reviewed the smartphone back in May when it first launched. If you use the Sensation and would like to have more run time, you can get a LOT more battery life if you swap the battery inside your device with a new offering from Mugen Power. Mugen Power has a new battery for the HTC Sensation that is available now.

PowerSkin for HTC Sensation 4G and ThunderBolt Review [Video]

By Chris Burns
on 5 Sep, 2011

For those of you wishing to get a whole heck of a lot of battery life out of their smartphones, your time has arrived. If there's one system that's working right now that, besides is obvious added bulk, will make your smartphone into a easy day's worth of workhorse at least, that being PowerSkin rubberized case and smartphone battery charger attachment. What PowerSkin offers you is a bit of protection and one whole heck of a lot of additional battery power in the form of a constant charger. You plug the microUSB in the slot, slip the smartphone in the skin/case, and you're on your way. You're able to go about your day as per normal then, charging the charger and the device up with a new port that you'll see coming out the side of the charger, and a powering you shall go!

Samsung Galaxy S II 2000mAh Extended Battery Revealed

By Chris Burns
on 29 Aug, 2011

As you may already know, the battery on the Samsung Galaxy S II, through some excellence in the hardware in the phone, awesomeness in the way the battery is connected to the device, or magic, is a totally awesome performer. The Samsung Galaxy S II lasts two full days according to Chris Davies original review. What you're going to get here is a 2000 mAh battery and new battery cover so that you can replace your current 1650 mAh battery and get even MORE time out of your best-selling Android device. Mister xeq544 over at XDA has the first one we've seen, straight outta Euro.

Motorola DROID Bionic Battery Life Photos Leak, Looks Decent

By Cory Gunther
on 25 Aug, 2011

Since we still have not seen the actual size of the battery that will come in the Droid Bionic, or how long it will actually last this will do. Someone has been nice enough to leak more than a few photos showing the Bionic on both 4G LTE and 3G at different levels of battery life. While these first pictures look good, they are a little deceiving to say the least.

PowerSkin case lands for Nexus S 4G smartphone

By Shane McGlaun
on 5 Aug, 2011

There are a few things in life that you can never have enough of. One is money to buy all the cool gadgets you want and another thing you can never have enough of is power for your smartphone. If you have a Samsung Nexus S 4G Android smartphone and you want to get more runtime for the device PowerSkin has a new case for you to check out.

Wireless Battery Covers for the Thunderbolt, Droid 3, and Revolution Now Available

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Jul, 2011

Inductive battery covers will charge your smartphone and do it wireless. With inductive charger battery covers you simply lay the device on the charging pad and zooooom, battery gets full. We have heard and seen these before and the Thunderbolt cover recently hit store shelves. It looks like the inductive covers for the Droid 3, Revolution and the Thunderbolt are all in stock and available from Verizon.

PowerSkin offers HTC Sensation and ThunderBolt Battery Boosters in Slick Octopus Lining

By Chris Burns
on 30 Jun, 2011

Ever since we first saw and experienced the massiveness of the battery extension for the HTC ThunderBolt, it's been a bit of an issue for the Android public to rectify the extending of said battery in the ThunderBolt and in every other Android whose connection speed and/or abilities to provide excellent day to day Android awesomeness have left their users in low battery water. Therefor it's nice to see that PowerSkin has stepped up to the plate with a couple of "skins" that'll boost the power AND leave room for the uniqueness of two of our favorite devices in the Android world: the ThunderBolt and the Sensation!