It should be a feature of every device powered by a lithium-ion battery, that it has a protection chip on board that automatically disconnects it should it go out of its safe voltage range. A chip ...

Chinese handset maker OnePlus is employing a gallium nitride (GaN) chip in its phone’s battery protection board instead of two silicon MOSFETs conventionally required by a phone’s protection circuitry ...

Salvaging parts from discarded electronic devices has many benefits. Most notably, scavenging electronics can give you access to components that you otherwise would not have easy access to. In this ...

Charging your phone to 100% every night isn’t the healthiest practice for your phone’s battery. That isn’t to say it’s wrong to do. In fact, it often can’t be avoided, as some phones don’t incorporate ...