It remains to be seen how that Motorola performs in real life, but it seems certain Apple has not staked out new ground on battery life here.

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Meanwhile, the time it is likely to take to thoroughly investigate and fix the battery problem alone ought to ground the 787 for months.

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It also uses a tether and can stay aloft for 12-hours on a single ground-station battery, letting it spy from afar with on-board HD, night-vision and thermal cameras.

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The in-flight Japanese battery incident followed an earlier 787 battery incident that occurred on the ground in Boston on January 7, 2013.

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Several Dreamliners experienced battery problems, prompting global watchdogs to ground the plane.

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Savvy mobile PC users will appreciate that the new Gateway EC14D ultraportable was designed from the ground up to deliver the maximum battery life for on-the-go computing.

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The review includes not just the 787's ground-breaking lithium-ion battery system, but how that system works with the aircraft's electronic systems, their certification, manufacture and assembly, he said.

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The battery powers the auxiliary unit and provides electricity for ground operations.

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The FAA said airlines must demonstrate battery safety before flights could resume, a statement that effectively meant airlines had to ground their 787s.

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On 7 January, a fire started in a lithium-ion battery pack of a Japan Airlines 787 in Boston, prompting the US regulator to step in and ground the 787s.

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