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Energy saving

How to save power on your laptop with Windows. How to increase the autonomy of your Android smartphone or iPhone. How to charge your devices.

How to show the battery percentage on Android

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 09.08.2020
Showing the battery percentage on Android, in addition to the default icon, is essential if you want to keep a close eye on your device's battery life If you, like us, depend on your smartphone or tablet to get through the day, turn on battery percentage to check exactly how much...

Windows 10’s Airplane mode: 3 ways to turn it Off or On!

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 02.19.2020
If you are a mobile user who travels a lot, you need a way to work or have fun while flying Luckily, like a smartphone, Windows 10 has a feature called Airplane mode You can turn it on to use your laptop or tablet while flying, and disable it when you no longer need it Here is what...

What does TDP mean? How should you interpret this term?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 10.16.2019
You may have come across the term TDP when looking to buy a computer processor, a new laptop, or even a new motherboard If you read reviews on the internet, you've probably seen some writers mention TDP values as either good or bad Did you think that TDP is how much electrical...

How to activate the Hibernate option in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 09.03.2019
When you open the Power menu in Windows 10, you see the options for Sleep, Shut Down, and Restart What if you want to add the Hibernate option to this menu To use this feature, you have to activate it manually That's why, in this guide, we will give you step-by-step information on...

How to turn on and off the battery saver in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 07.15.2019
We all want to use our mobile devices without worrying about the battery life But, because this is impossible, we need to use the power conservation technologies provided by our operating systems If you are using a laptop or tablet with Windows 10, and you don't want to run out...

How to show the battery percentage on an iPhone or iPad

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 05.23.2019
If you own an iPhone or an iPad, you can always tell whether it has enough battery power by looking at the battery icon from the top-right corner of the screen However, you do not know exactly how much battery is left, because the iOS operating system does not show the battery...

Fast charging standards: How many are there? How are they different?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 03.22.2019
Many smartphones offer support for fast charging technologies By using them, our smartphones can charge a lot quicker than older smartphones could That can only be a good thing considering how fast modern processors have become and how much energy our smartphones need Unfortunately,...

Sony CP-AD2M4 charger review: charge multiple devices safely

  • review
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 03.13.2019
Charging your mobile devices has become a difficult task at home, at the office and even more so on the road The Sony CP-AD2M4 charger gives you the ability to charge multiple devices safely Finding an electrical outlet for every charger that comes with every device you have can be...

2 ways to see which Windows 10 apps drain the most battery

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 01.30.2019
Most smartphones and tablets offer ways of finding out which apps drain their batteries However, Windows devices did not have this feature in the past, and there was no easy way to discover which apps consumed the most power on our laptops or tablets However, newer versions of...

What is and how to disable Peak Performance Capability on iPhones

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 01.24.2019
The iPhones that are running new versions of iOS include a power management feature that protects them from shutting down unexpectedly It is called Peak Performance Capability, and it is automatically enabled if the battery cannot deliver the required amount of power during various...

How to shut down or restart Windows 10 laptops, tablets, and PCs (10 methods)

  • tutorial
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 12.06.2018
When you finish your Windows 10 session, and you need to either close your device or restart it because of a software update, Windows 10 offers many options to do so No matter the reason, we'll show you ten different ways you can shut down or restart your Windows 10 device The...

10 ways to open the Windows Mobility Center in Windows (all versions)

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 07.31.2018
The Windows Mobility Center is a lesser known tool that exists in all modern Windows versions The app is designed with laptop users in mind However, it works just as well on Windows tablets and hybrid devices, and it gives access to features and settings for controlling the battery,...

What are power plans and how to switch between them in Windows

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 07.27.2018
Using a mobile device is handy, especially when you travel a lot, but these devices are limited by the amount of energy their batteries can provide For this reason, paying attention to the power plan that you are using and its settings can make a huge difference in how much battery...

Use the Windows 10 power slider to save battery or increase performance

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 07.26.2018
Microsoft designed a new way to approach battery savings in Windows 10, starting with Fall Creators Update (build 1709), which was released in October 2017 It adds new power saving algorithms and technologies, on top of the classic power plans that most people do not change Windows...

9 ways to access the power plans in Windows

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 07.24.2018
Windows operating systems have a useful feature called power plans They are collections of settings that change the way your hardware and software uses system resources Thus, power plans can make your PC work faster but use more energy, or they can make your PC work slower but save...