Author Archives: TechFuel

Smartphones and 4G Drain Batteries

Date Posted February 7, 2012 Author TechFuel Leave a comment

When you’re at home or in the office, and your smartphone is connected to Wifi … the battery lasts all day, right?  But when you’re out in the wild, it seems that your battery runs out so much faster. Greg … Continue reading →

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Universal Power Adapters

Date Posted June 23, 2011 Author TechFuel 4 Comments

Each time you get a new laptop, netbook, iPad, tablet, camcorder, or other electronic device … it inevitably comes with a new kind of power adapter to keep it charged.  Occasionally, you can re-use the adapter from a previous model … Continue reading →

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Can’t re-charge camera via USB?

Date Posted April 28, 2011 Author TechFuel 9 Comments

Most cameras these days come with a mini-USB or a micro-USB port.  You might think that this means you can re-charge the battery inside by connecting it to a USB port on a laptop, or even to a wall adapter. … Continue reading →

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