Archive for November, 2011

IAF chief: 4th Iron Dome battery to be deployed soon
Jerusalem Post
Israel will deploy a fourth battery of the Iron Dome counter-rocket defense system in the coming months and will take delivery of the new David's Sling missile defense system over the coming year, head of the Israel Air Force's Air
Israel Air Force Reorganizes Air Defenses to Meet Missile ThreatThe Media Line
Germany Lends Air-Defense Radar to IsraelDefenseNews.com (subscription)

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Renesas Electronics Introduces Compact Lithium-Ion Battery-Charging Control IC
MarketWatch (press release)
Used in a wide range of portable equipment, from cell phones to digital still cameras, media players, personal navigation devices, and tablet PCs, lithium-ion batteries have a high energy density and can contribute to equipment miniaturization.

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New Energy Systems Group Sells Declining E'Jenie and NewPower Battery
PR Newswire (press release)
"A recent product return of approximately $1.7 million of NewPower batteries from a customer and large impairment charges we reported in the third quarter related to those two respective business units further confirmed our decision to exit these

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PR Web (press release)
Fleets Prevent Dead Batteries and Delays with Havis ChargeGuard® Auto Shut-off
PR Web (press release)
By eliminating the cost of replacing batteries, service calls, and reducing officer downtime for vehicle repairs we have more than covered the cost of the ChargeGuard units. For many businesses, the hassle of a dead vehicle battery doesn't just affect

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A123's 'Temporary' Lay Offs Another Sign Of Stiff Challenges For Battery Maker
Seeking Alpha
Thanksgiving didn't have much to offer by way of thanks for about 125 employees of A123 (AONE) who were laid off from the lithium-ion battery maker's Livonia and Romulus, Michigan factories last week. A123 has said it hopes to hire
A123 Systems lays off 125 Michigan employeesMuskegon Chronicle – MLive.com

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Verzion Motorola Droid Bionic Battery Life Doubled by Mugen Power
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Mugen Power (www.mugen-power-batteries.com), leading brand of high performance batteries for portable electronic devices, today released a new extended battery for Verzion Motorola Droid Bionic (HLI-XT875XL). HLI-XT875XL increases the capacity from
Mugen Power Unveils HTC Titan Extended BatteryGeeky gadgets

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Consumer Reports: Long-lasting AA batteries
9NEWS.com
CONSUMER REPORTS – Americans buy nearly 3 billion batteries a year. AA batteries are the most widely sold. Consumer Reports tested a dozen, including some from Energizer, Duracell, and Rayovac, as well as store brands. To measure how long batteries

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External iPod Battery Recalled on Burn Hazard
Fox Business
A US agency is recalling a rechargeable external battery used on Apple's (AAPL) iPod Touch. The voluntary recall from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and battery developer Mophie warns that the battery's integrated circuit switch can overheat

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Verzion Motorola Droid Bionic Battery Life Doubled by Mugen Power
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
It's specially designed for Motorola Bionic Droid smartphone users to provide them longer battery life so they can stay connected without worrying about recharges. HLI-XT875XL is a Lithium-ion based battery. Lithium-ion based batteries have found
Mugen Power Unveils HTC Titan Extended BatteryGeeky gadgets

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Battery Makers Are In the Hot Seat
DailyFinance
The fires reported by General Motors (NYS: GM) earlier this week were just the latest in a string of bad news for battery makers. It has also left battery manufacturers scrambling to

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