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  • Innocell Developing Double Capacity Palm Pre Battery


    Battery life is a key issue for smartphones – and it’s an area where the Palm Pre with its removable battery has some definite advantages over Apple’s iPhone.

    Not least that Innocell is developing a new battery for the Pre that has twice the capacity of the handset’s original.

    It currently offers the Innocell 1350mAh Extended Life Battery, which promises longer standby and talk time than the original fits in the existing space (so no replacement door is needed) and costs USD $44.95.

    With its non-replaceable battery this is an option not open to the iPhone.

    Innocell is also developing an extended battery that the company claims will provide up to nearly twice the capacity of the standard battery.

    This will include a rubberized battery door to accommodate the slightly bigger size.

    Price and availability has yet to be announced for this battery.

  • Next-Gen iPhone Will Be Modest Upgrade?


    Apple’s next-gen iPhone could be unchanged in physical design but include changes relating to speed, memory and the camera.

    At least that’s according an unnamed employee at Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn, who claims to have used prototypes of the handset.

    The main changes are increases in clock speed and memory: the roughly 400MHz Samsung ARM processor used in the current iPhone 3G will be upgraded to a 600MHz part, according to a post on a Chinese site

    Writing anonomously, the commentator also said that system RAM will be doubled to 256MB and the handset will ship in 16GB and 32GB configurations.

    It is also said to have a 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus.

    While the information is unsubstantiated, if true there could be some disappointment.

    Among the improvements being sought are an improved battery, a better GPU, a more elegant housing and – ideally – an OLED display.