That could mean ruling out NFC chips until they mature further and are more battery friendly than current versions.

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All of Apple's machines will get Intel's new Penryn microprocessors, which are more battery-friendly than Intel's older models.

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Starting out in a tiny office not far from Dalal Street where the BSE is situated, they took three years--Shah wrote the product specifications, and Neralla the software code--to develop a robust software package that was user friendly enough to run on a car battery, a nifty feature in a power-scarce country.

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Ms Hall said the charity's ultimate aim was to diminish demand for battery eggs and promote welfare-friendly systems.

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The once lauded (at least in our hearts) savior of all things computing has, in real life, provided us with lackluster and even controversial performance gains, while battery improvements haven't been revolutionary and the prices still aren't exactly wallet-friendly.

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