Batteries & Chargers

After years of consistent declines, PC sales appear to have finally turned a corner. Market researchers Gartner and IDC reported today that PC sales grew during the fourth quarter of 2019, boosting the entire year into the black.

Gartner reported that PC sales grew 2.3 percent for the fourth quarter, to 70.6 million units, and 261 million units for the year. Rival analyst firm IDC largely agreed, estimating that PC unit sales grew 4.8 percent, to 7.18 million units. IDC said that worldwide PC sales grew 2.7 percent for 2019 as a whole, ending eight successive down years since the PC market grew 1.7 percent in 2011.

Gartner reported that two opposing factors affected PC sales: On one hand, the end of support for Windows 7 prompted businesses to invest in new hardware, giving new PC sales a shot in the arm. However, the ongoing Intel CPU shortage constrained sales, Gartner wrote, and actual sales could have been much higher. 

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“This past year was a wild one in the PC world, which resulted in impressive market growth that ultimately ended seven consecutive years of market contraction,” Ryan Reith, program vice president with IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers, said in a statement. “The market will still have its challenges ahead, but this year was a clear sign that PC demand is still there despite the continued insurgence of emerging form factors and the demand for mobile computing.”

IDC noted that the top three PC vendors—Lenovo, HP, and Dell—all seized the opportunity to consolidate their market share, commanding 65 percent of the PC market. Worldwide, IDC found that Lenovo is still the world’s top PC vendor, with 24.8 percent of the market, followed by HP (23.9 percent) and Dell (17.4 percent). All three showed excellent gains for the quarter, with Dell’s unit sales climbing by nearly 11 percent, according to IDC’s estimates. Gartner’s own figures were nearly identical.

Within the United States, HP topped fourth-quarter PC sales with 31.2 percent of the market, followed by Dell at 26.8 percent and Lenovo at 14.9 percent. While HP recorded a modest 4.4 percent bump in U.S PC sales for the fourth quarter, Dell and Lenovo saw bigger gains of 15.9 percent and 11.2 percent, respectively.

Gartner also published its own preliminary estimates for 2019 PC sales. In those estimates, Lenovo was also the top worldwide PC vendor for the year, with 24.1 percent market share. HP was second, with 22.2 percent, while Dell was third with 16.78 percent. 

>>>>>>>>>>>Laptop Battery
>>>>>>>>>>>Laptop Adapter

While we’re all waiting for the Galaxy S20 to arrive in San Francisco on February 11, Samsung isn’t resting on its laurels. After announcing the budget-friendly Galaxy S10 and Note 10 Lite models ahead of its CES appearance last week, Samsung has turned its sights to a new kind of Galaxy phone, and it’s getting a little help from Microsoft.

The Galaxy XCover Pro is something of a return to the “Active” phones that Samsung made from the Galaxy S4 to the S8, but it’s more than just a rugged, IP68 water-resistant, MIL-STD 810G certified handset that doesn’t need a case. You’re also getting something that was long thought to be extinct. No, I’m not talking about a headphone jack (though it has one of those too). I’m talking about a removable battery.

It’s been many years since Samsung released a phone with a removable battery, but when you run out of juice in the XCover Pro’s 4,050mAh battery, you’ll be able to pop off the back cover and snap in a new one (which are obviously sold separately). It also features 15W fast charging, which can be done over USB-C or a pogo pin-compatible charger.

Since the Galaxy XCover Pro is a “field” device, you won’t find a glass back or an Infinity screen, and the bezels are quite large. However, there’s more than meets the eye. The 6.3-inch display has “an enhanced touchscreen able to work in any condition, including rain or snow,” as well as the ability to work even when the user is wearing gloves. The back of the phone features a grippable plastic cover, while the rest of the specs are fairly unremarkable:

Dimensions: 159.9 X 76.7 X 9.94mm
Display: 6.3-inch Full HD+
Processor: Exynos 9611
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 64GB
Front camera: 13MP. f/2.0
Rear camera: 25MP, f/1.7 + 8MP, f/2.2
Battery: 4,040mAh

On the side of the phone you’ll find a power button with an embedded fingerprint sensor, as well as a pair of programmable keys that can boil tasks down to just a single click. But Samsung hopes one of them will be used as a walkie-talkie. Just like the canary-colored Motorola i530, you can use your XCover Pro as an old-fashioned walkie talkie thanks to integration with Microsoft Teams. As announced last week, Microsoft is building push-to-talk Walkie Talkie mode into its Teams software, letting you push a button to instantly contact a team member or a group.

Additionally, Samsung is building a point-of-sale system into the XCover Pro that lets customers make payments by tapping their contactless card, phone or watch to the phone. It’s unclear how seamless Samsung’s POS platform is, but it specifically spotlighted approval by Visa’s Tap to Phone pilot program.

The digital world has not only changed the way we do business, but it has impacted the way we live our day to day lives. Everything from communication, to ordering services and shopping, has changed significantly. These days, everything has to be quick and efficient and if you cannot do it in a few clicks, there are a number of other sites and businesses that can do it cheaper and quicker than you. 

Online shopping or e-commerce has exploded over the last five years, with the number of online shoppers shocking the industry. Research shows that eight in ten Americans shop online, with 51% of them shopping from their mobile phones. In fact, statistics show that currently, e-commerce makes up for 13.7% of retail sales worldwide. That means that there are currently 1.92 billion shoppers who make online purchases worldwide, and this number is constantly growing.

So, why is online shopping so popular? And why are so many people moving toward digital transactions rather than going to malls? We thought we would take a look at the top six reasons why people shop online, and what could the advantages be for you. 

You Can Do Important Research About the Product
In the days before the internet started taking over the world, it was tough to find information about the products that you needed. Let’s face it, you had to rely on the knowledge that the salesman in the shop had on that product. Nowadays, you have a plethora of information at your fingertips. Not only can you research the particular brand and product you are looking for, but you can do comparative research. This way, you can compare products and their features side by side and decide which one is best for you. There are a number of informative sites that provide you with real-life reviews and product breakdowns that allow you to decide which product suits your needs the most. You also need to pay attention to the quality and the price of the desired product because without careful product research, according to Rave Reviews, you could easily waste money on a low-quality item. With this kind of information, you are more likely to end up buying things that you’ll actually use. 

You Can Shop Anything From Anywhere at Any Time 
According to numerous sources, this is vital! The reason why people prefer shopping online to physical shopping is due to the fact that you can shop at all hours of the day. Think about it, this takes out the restrictions that stop you from visiting shops. With most people working nine to five, and most shops holding the same working hours, this restricts the number of shopping hours left at your disposal. Online shopping also means that you can shop for something you are looking for wherever you are. Whether it be when you are relaxing on the couch after a long day, traveling to work on public transport or even trapped in an office. Logging online and shopping what you are looking for is simple and easy. 

Payments Are Safe and Secure
Surprisingly, this is one of the biggest deterrents of shoppers. The majority of people surveyed as to why they wouldn’t shop online was due to payment safety. However, most people are not totally aware that the risk of online fraud is equal to, if not slightly smaller than that of brick and mortar stores. Payment gateways, banks, and even the online shops are constantly evolving with technology to ensure that all payments are secured at all times. Your financial information is usually encrypted (or scrambled) which makes it tricky for thieves to get their hands on it. Credit cards are usually the safest way to make purchases online. Not only is it easy to track, but getting a transaction reversed is usually simple and hassle-free. Credit card protection in most online stores is top priority and technology is constantly improving to ensure your data’s safety.

It Is Quick, Easy and Efficient 
As we mentioned before, researching the perfect product is simple. Buying it is even better. You simply filter in the features that you are looking for, shop around for the best price, fill in your information and get the item delivered. This takes out the hours of walking around malls trying to do exactly the same thing! Most sites also have an option for you to create a profile which means that you don’t need to fill out all of your details over and over again. Your profile is saved and protected and when you come back to the online shop, you can simply make your choice, and make the payment. And even this process has been made more efficient! Apps and mobile shopping also save your payment details, so you don’t need to sift around in your bag, fruitlessly try to remember your PIN and fight with your banking app to get the payment approved. Did we mention that the product usually arrives straight to your door? These days, with the expansion of e-commerce, deliveries have become more frequent, cheaper and more reliable than ever before. They even service more areas, with deliveries taking place to more than just city centers. 

No-one Likes A Mall Anyway Right?
In wrapping up, it really boils down, for a lot of people that it just takes the hassle out of going to a mall. There are no screaming children, endless queues, hoards of people, parking nightmares, parking fees, sore feet, hours of trying to find a store, unnecessary spending at five stores on the way to your store and the necessary food and water to keep you alive through the experience. 

With online shopping, you can simply log on, buy your product, take a sip of your wine and wait for it to arrive at your door. Who needs more of a reason?

Samsung Galaxy M30s was spotted on Wi-Fi Alliance running on Android 10, suggesting that the phone should get the Android 10 update soon. As per Samsung’s roadmap, the phone is slated to receive the update in April this year, however it looks like the company is running ahead of schedule. If the phone running Android 10 has been certified by Wi-Fi Alliance, it only means that the update should arrive soon. Furthermore, the rear camera module of the Samsung Galaxy M31 has leaked only revealing that the phone may sport an L-shaped quad camera setup with flash support.

Starting with the Samsung Galaxy M30s phone, it was spotted on Wi-Fi Alliance with the model number SM-M307F. The phone is listed to run on Android 10, and a firmware version – M307F.001 – was also mentioned. A Wi-Fi Alliance certification ideally means that the phone is imminent to receive the Android 10 update ahead of its schedule. Even the Samsung Galaxy M20 and Samsung Galaxy M30, which were slated to get the update in January 2020, started receiving the update in December last year. This lends more weight to the fact that Samsung is ahead on its rollout schedule, and Samsung Galaxy M30s should get the update soon as well.

Samsung is also gearing to launch the Galaxy M31 this year, and a rear camera module photo of the phone has been leaked by 91Mobiles. The module suggests that the Samsung Galaxy M31 will sport L-shaped cameras with four cameras on board, and a fifth cut out is seen for the flash. This refutes previous reports of a triple camera setup on the Galaxy M31, and it remains to be seen exactly what gets integrated on the phone at the end. As per rumours, the phone is expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 665 SoC, 4GB RAM, offer 64GB of storage, and come in blue, black, and red colour options. Regardless of the number of cameras, the Galaxy M31 is rumoured to be equipped with a main 48-megapixel sensor when it launches.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Smartphone Battery for Samsung

The most thing to do with batteries is to keep them fully charged when not using them. They will slowly lose power when not plugged into a charger or in the device they are charged with, so you should always charge them completely before taking them out.

Laptop Batteries
heat is another factor in the destruction of laptop batteries. Laptop batteries can also heat up while the computer is on, so if you are plugged into a wall, and don’t need the battery, take it out of the laptop and set it aside. 90% of all laptops will run without the battery in them when the laptop is plugged into the wall.

You should always try to keep your battery charged, so if you don’t use the battery for a month or so, put it back into the laptop and charge it up again. By doing this you will prolong the life of the laptop battery.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Laptop Battery

Camcorder, Digital Camera, PDA Batteries
The batteries for these devices should be taken out of the unit when not in use. Make sure they are fully charged at least once a month.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Camera Battery

Two-way Radio Batteries
Radio batteries should be given a full charge after every use.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Radio Communication Battery

For Nicad radio batteries, you should never take them off the charger until they have been fully charged. Nicad batteries have a cycle life of about 1000 cycles (complete discharge and charge is one full cycle). Unlike what you’ve been told for years, you don’t have to run them down every time you use them, but its advised that you do cycle them once every 3 months. When not in use, make sure they aren’t attached to the radio. This causes them to discharge faster. You never want to let your nicad battery sit without a charge for even one day. This causes the cells to fail more quickly. Always charge them to capacity after use.

Nickel-metal hydride batteries can be used even if they haven’t received a full charge. It is not adviseable to leave your radio batteries on the charger unattended. With so many fly-by-night manufacturers, it is best to not leave any radio battery on the charger for more than 12 hours.

Lead Acid and Sealed Lead Acid Batteries
Lead acid batteries should never be overcharged. They can boil the electrolyte and destroy the battery. They can also explode, crack and leak, or destroy the device they are intended to power. Never run down your lead acid battery to Zero capacity. That damages the battery.

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Acer’s latest Swift 3 laptops surprised us, debuting in two versions that are slightly different, most notably in containing either AMD’s latest 7nm Ryzen 4000 series or Intel’s mobile Ice Lake chips. 

After all, this is simply Acer’s mid-priced thin-and-light laptop line, not normally expected to be exciting. Our most recent Swift 3 review liked most of what we saw, other than the audio and the battery life. 

But now with this announcement Monday at CES in Las Vegas, buyers are faced with an AMD-vs.-Intel decision, such as we’ve explored recently with the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3. Which should you buy? We won’t know until we test them, but a close look at the specs we know now present some interesting points of comparison.

Acer Swift 3, AMD vs. Intel
Acer’s Swift 3 Intel versions will use Intel 10th-gen, 10nm “Ice Lake” mobile CPUs, ranging from the Core i3-1005G1 to the Core i7-1065G7. The AMD versions will use one of the brand-new 7nm mobile parts, specifically the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U.

Intel’s mobile Ice Lake chips beat AMD’s mobile Ryzen handily in our head-to-head title fight across the Surface Laptop 3. But AMD’s Ryzen 7 3780U Radeon RX Vega 11 Surface Edition used the older Zen+ architecture and its older 12-nm process—and lost by roughly about 10 percent or so to Intel across the board. Now, AMD’s back with the Zen 2 architecture that’s competed well against Intel on the desktop, plus its 7nm process. AMD mobile performance should significantly improve.

The AMD and Intel versions of the Swift 3 differ in more ways than their CPUs. For starters, Acer’s AMD version of the Swift 3 (the SF314-42) boasts a 14-inch screen, while the Swift 3 with Intel inside (the SF313-52/G) has a slightly smaller 13.5-inch screen. The two laptops also have slightly different profiles as a result: The Intel version’s 13.5-inch screen is dimensionally smaller but has a higher 3:2 aspect ratio, so the laptop body has a taller, squarish shape when closed or opened. The AMD version’s 14-inch screen is dimensionally bigger but has a wider aspect ratio, so the laptop body is rectangular and a little shorter. 

The Swift 3’s weight changes a great deal, too. While the 2019 version of the Swift 3 we reviewed weighed in at 3.05 pounds, the new Swift 3 weighs 2.62 pounds (Intel Core) and 2.6 pounds (AMD Ryzen), respectively. Yes, that’s about a 15 percent drop in weight.

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Acer also seems to be spending more than the usual amount of attention to refining the Intel version of the Swift 3, qualifying the SF313-52/G as part of Intel’s Project Athena program. Typically reserved for flagship or “hero” devices, Project Athena laptops have to meet certain expectations for hardware specifications, fast wake-up, responsiveness, and battery life. It’s not clear whether Acer set similar expectations for the AMD version of the Swift 3, as we’ll see in other specs, below. 

The biggest difference between AMD and Intel mobile before has been in battery life, and we’re not seeing AMD make up ground here, at least on paper. Check out that difference in the specs below: 16 hours for the Intel-based Swift 3 versus 10 hours for AMD’s version, even though the AMD version also has a substantially lower-resolution display. (A lower-resolution display is easier on battery life.) That’s due, in part, to the Athena engineering, an Acer representative said. The AMD version apparently lacks Thunderbolt capabilities, too. Both differences are something to watch out for.

An Acer representative also confirmed that the Intel SF313-52/G will include discrete graphics, but the company hasn’t disclosed which chip. 

According to Acer, the Intel-based SF313-52/G will support fast charging, with up to four hours of use on a 30-minute charge. Both Swifts appear to support Windows Hello via fingerprint reader, as well as Wake on Voice, for interacting with Cortana while in Modern Standby mode.

The final big differences will be in price and availability. The Intel-powered Acer Swift 3 (SF313-52/G) will be available in North America in March, starting at $699. The Ryzen-based Acer Swift 3 (SF314-42) will be available in North America in May, starting at $599. We’ll be eager to get our hands on both.

Acer Swift 3 (SF313-52/G, Intel Core) basic specs
Display: 13.5-inch IPS (2256×1504)
Processor: Core i3-1005G1, Core i5-1035G1, Core i5-1035G4 or Core i7-1065G7 (all 10th-gen, 10nm Intel “Ice Lake”)
Graphics: Integrated UHD or Iris Plus graphics
Memory: Up to 16GB dual-channel LPDDR4X SDRAM
Storage: PCIe Gen3 8Gb/s NVMe (128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB)
Ports: USB-C (Thunderbolt 3), 1 USB-A 3.1 Gen1 with power-off charging, I USB-A 2.0, HDMI, 3.5mm jack, DC jack
Camera: 1280×720, 720p video
Battery: 56Wh (16 hours battery life)
Wireless: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 2×2 MIMO; Bluetooth 5.0
Operating system: Windows 10 Home
Dimensions: 11.91 x 9.21 x 0.63 inches (15.9mm)
Weight: 2.62 pounds
Color/chassis: Aluminum, Magnesium Aluminum
Price and availability: $699 and up, available in March

Acer Swift 3 (SF314-42, AMD Ryzen) basic specs
Display: 14-inch (1920×1080)
Processor: Ryzen 7 4700U (7nm)
Graphics: Radeon Vega 7
Memory: up to 16GB dual-channel LPDDR4X SDRAM
Storage: PCIe SSD (128GB, 256GB, 512GB)
Ports: USB-C Gen 2, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, HDMI, 3.5mm audio jack
Camera: 1280×720, 720p video
Battery: Undisclosed (10 hours battery life)
Wireless: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Operating system: Windows 10 Home
Dimensions: 12.73 x 8.62 x 0.65 inches (16.6mm)
Weight: 2.65 pounds
Color/chassis: Aluminum, Magnesium Aluminum
Price and availability: $599 and up, available in March

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Acer Laptop Battery

More than a dozen years after Logitech’s MX518 gaming mouse debuted, Logitech is bringing it back.

The MX518 wired gaming mouse boasted dpi improvements over the iconic Logitech MX510. According to Logitech, the MX518 became one of its most beloeved gaming mice of all time, enough to spark a revival. Now, the “reborn” MX518 is available for preorder for $59.99, direct from Logitech. 

Of course, it’s been upgraded with Logitech’s latest hardware: a HERO 16K sensor inside, with resolution from 100 to 16,000 dpi and 400 ips (inches per second) across that range. There’s zero smoothing or acceleration, Logitech said. Users can either customize their own dpi settings, or scroll through one of five pre-selected dpi settings (400, 800, 1600, 3200, and 6400) using buttons above and below the mouse wheel.

Naturally, the mouse is corded to reduce latency. The USB report rate is 1,000MHz (1ms) across the 7-foot cord.

Inside the mouse is a 32-bit ARM chip, compete with a small bit of memory designed to store up to five different profiles. All five of the MX518’s dedicated buttons are programmable, including the two side buttons. Because the profile is stored on the mouse itself, a user can take the MX518 to a new PC and the profile will persist.

The MX518 mouse itself measures 5.16 x 2.87 x 1.69 inches and weighs 3.6 ounces. It’s available in a black “Nightfall” color scheme.

Why this matters: As a former MX510 owner, I can personally endorse Logitech’s mouse—even if we haven’t tested the new MX518. Logitech made a smart decision here, bringing back a beloved mouse with updated features.

>>>>>>>>>>>>Mouse Battery

Nvidia’s energy-efficient Max-Q technology helps gaming laptops slim down, and at CES 2020 today, they’ve reached a new milestone. The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is the first 14-inch laptop ever equipped with GeForce RTX 20-series graphics. 

Due partly to thermal concerns, most gaming laptops span 15.6 or even 17 inches, with tiny 14-inch form factors reserved for the likes of netbooks and thin-and-lights. No more, though—the ROG Zephyrus G14 is impressively svelte for a game-ready notebook, measuring just 0.7-inches thick and 3.5 lbs. That’s only a smidge more than the MacBook Air in all dimensions, but Apple’s laptop doesn’t do ray-tracing or 1440p gaming.

To be fair, however, this laptop might not handle ray-traced games especially well, as the beefier RTX 2080 Max-Q for notebooks barely pulled ahead of the desktop GeForce RTX 2060 in synthetic ray-tracing benchmarks. Max-Q mobile versions of Nvidia’s GPUs run at lower clock rates to increase their energy efficiency, which obviously affects performance. Nevertheless, this is a very impressive engineering feat.

So how did Asus manage to stuff a GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q into such a tiny package? Nvidia wouldn’t divulge details, only saying it remains committed to advancing the Max-Q cause to help its partners push the envelope.

But we spoke to Asus about the laptop as well, and it said that the ROG Zephyrus G14 also features AMD’s just-announced Ryzen 4000 “Renoir” mobile processor—and not just any Ryzen 4000 processor, but a “special CPU that generates less heat, enabling an unprecedented level of performance for such a compact chassis.” Asus says it partnered with AMD for exclusive access to the 35W chip, which features 8 cores and 16 threads.

Nvidia’s Max-Q GPUs and AMD’s Ryzen 4000-series mobile chips sound like a potent one-two punch when it comes to efficiency. It’s exciting to see such powerful graphics work its way into such a sleek, small form factor.

The Asus ROG Zephryus G14 comes loaded with other delicious features as well, including Wi-Fi 6, a USB Type-C connection with Power Delivery for external monitors, a magnesium alloy deck, and self-cleaning cooling. But the highlight has to be the “AniMe Matrix” available on select models, which crams 1,215 mini-LEDs with 256 levels of brightness into the lid. “Users can import animated GIFs and other graphics, build custom animations frame by frame, and type text messages with different fonts,” the press release reads. “Visualizations react to music and other audio, creating a unique platform for DJs and other artists.” 

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When thinking of recycling, do batteries come to mind? Probably not! Don’t worry, most people don’t think of them either. In fact, I’m willing to bet they would only mention glass, aluminum, paper or plastic. The truth of the matter is, battery recycling is one of the most important items to recycle. Check out our video about recycling batteries to learn why.

Batteries and The Impact on Our Environment
An average American home has 21 battery-operated devices. Only 1 in 6 American homes; however, will recycle. Leaving more than 2 billion batteries left in landfills and garages. An average of 179K tons are thrown out each year, of which, 14K tons are rechargeable. Between USA and UK, approximately 48.5 million pounds of batteries are sent to landfills. Leaking their toxic chemicals into our soil and drink water. Leaving a huge environmental impact for generations to come to contend with. There is something that you can do now to combat this growing problem. 

What Types of Batteries Are Recyclable
Majority of batteries are recyclable. Some are a little more difficult than other. Batteries contain a variety of recyclable ingredients such as plastic, metal and chemical compounds. According to Michael Dinielli, CEO of BatteriesInAFlash.com, Inc, “If it’s Rechargeable, then it’s Recyclable.” Batteries that can be recycled are Ni-MH, Ni-Cd, Lithium-ion and more. These chemistries are common in batteries for cordless phones, cellphones, cordless tools, laptops, dog collars and more.

Where Can I Recycle Batteries
Finding a participating recycle drop off location is simple. In the Las Vegas area BatteriesInAFlash is a designated drop-off for sealed lead acid, marine, car, rechargeable and more. If your outside of Las Vegas, use Call2Recycle to find a drop-off location in your neighborhood. On their website you will enter your zipcode and the results will show you the closest location to you. A simple strategy to make it effortless, is to gather all your batteries for recycle until the end of the month and then drop them all off at one time.

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