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APPLE IPHONE SAMSUNG GALAXY BEST PRACTICES KEEP YOUR BATTERY HEALTHY LONGER The tactics we've already described can help your phone run all day. BATTERY BASICS WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR BATTERIES Almost all of our electronic devices are powered by lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries - and those batteries have been getting better in recent years. On a Samsung phone, go to Settings > Battery and Device Care > Diagnostics > Phone Diagnostics > Battery Status. On a Samsung phone, go to Settings > Battery and Device Care > Battery. [Extracted from the article]

'WHAT IF WE COULD JUST PUSH A BUTTON AND A CAR WOULD COME?' --WASHINGTONIAN, JAN. 2012 Travis Kalanick did not want to be the CEO of Uber. When the company [...]

'Call an ambulance.' Josh Levs was in the bedroom of his Atlanta home with his pregnant wife and 3-year-old son when his wife suddenly doubled over in pain and uttered [...]

On the outside, John P. Stevens High looks much like any other public school in America. As buses pull up to the squat brick building, students with backpacks trundle into [...]

In 1996 Anne Marie Scharer found herself seated behind a large screen, French horn in hand, auditioning for her dream job--a full-time position with New York's Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. For [...]

They came. They saw. They started a revolution. Travis Kalanick calls himself a freedom fighter. He roams the world in search of evil and works tirelessly to vanquish his foes. [...]

To understand Arianna, must first understand Elli. Born to a family that escaped to Greece from Russia during the revolution of 1917, Elli met her husband, a World War II [...]

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How the most private CEO in history (Tim Cook) became successor to arguably the most public (Steve Jobs), how their leadership styles differ and how they don't On paper, it [...]

Ray Kurzweil is not big on small talk. At 3:30 on a glorious early summer afternoon, the kind that inspires idle daydreams, he strides into a glass-walled, fifth-floor conference room [...]

The young man did not set out to alter the world. He simply wanted to step deeply into the land of video games. 'My goal was purely selfish,' he says. [...]

It was 11:52 p.m. on Dec. 22--the final frantic stretch of the 2012 holiday shopping season--when the one-day shipping order rolled into the company's West Coast servers. Somebody somewhere wanted [...]

From TechCrunch to Bloomberg News to The Wall Street Journal, the business world is consumed these days with trumpeting the arrival of each new startup launched from a business accelerator. [...]

For 13 days in 2011 Michael Farmer and Robert Ward combed the southern desert of Oman, seeking treasure in the sands of Dhofar. The pair were not on the southeast [...]

Among people who work at IBM, the story is legendary. It dates back a good 50 years, to the days when the late Tom Watson Jr. served as president, a [...]

How I Compost in My Apartment PERRY SANTANACHOTE CR sustainability editor Composting breaks down fruits and veggies into a nutrient-rich fertilizer - and keeps food scraps out of landfills. 30% of Americans have installed a more water-efficient appliance, such as a dishwasher or washer, in the past year 26% installed a low-flow showerhead or faucet // 25% installed a low-flow toilet // 5% installed a rain-collection barrel* Make your own sparkling water. The biggest investment of all of this, of course, is an EV - but it costs less to maintain than a conventional car, and you'll save thousands of dollars on fuel costs. I have zero outdoor space and can drop off food scraps for composting at my local farmers market, but I wanted to see if I could compost in my apartment. [Extracted from the article]

GO RETRO When Apple or Samsung release new phones, the earlier models - often outfitted with high-quality cameras and displays, and other cutting-edge capabilities - dip in price. Models like the $600 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G offer the OLED screen technology found in some high-end televisions and the priciest phones from Apple and Samsung. 79 OVERALL SCORE DISPLAY CHAMP Samsung Galaxy A52 5G $500 The 6.5-inch OLED screen on this model doesn't score quite as high as the one on the OnePlus 8T. [Extracted from the article]

The face is unmistakable. At 2 o'clock on a Tuesday afternoon, in walks the man who launched the Mashable media empire. Dressed in a long black coat, with a cup [...]

Marvel Comics describes Tony Stark, alter ego of Iron Man, as a 'cool exec Iron a heart of steel,' The inspiration for the big-screen character is our 2012 Achiever of [...]

Ninjas. In addition to a line of well-designed pants, he had the ninjas--a team of spirited, young college grads who carefully explained to his online customers the wonders of the [...]

She started her day with a trip to the kitchen. As the morning sun rose over Manhattan, Edie Falco drove through the Lincoln Tunnel and into New Jersey, looking for [...]

The thrill of a challenge is wired into human nature. That's why the biggest launch in the history of entertainment wasn't a movie, but a 2011 video game. And why, [...]

Kevin Tully was in Syracuse, N.Y., studying for the bar exam when a friend came pedaling up to his apartment on a bicycle. Not just any bicycle but a one-of-a-kind [...]

Like many a great invention, Jake Zien's power strip was born of frustration. After completing his junior year of high school, the Milwaukee native was taking a summer course in [...]

THE TWO-CYCLE ENGINE IS LIKE AN OLD DOG. IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR 100 YEARS. It can stink. It will snarl and snap. It can be an ill-tempered beast that won't [...]

The two-cycle engine is like an old dog. It's been around for 100 years. It can stink. It will snarl and snap. It can be an ill-tempered beast that won't […]

There was a time--not too long ago--when the very idea of sharing a car would have seemed absurd. This was back in the days before smartphone apps made it possible [...]

In 2010 Jay Cross was a business major at the University of Connecticut, and he was frustrated. He needed 36 credits to complete his degree, but didn't know when he'd [...]