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Apple's Smart Battery Case is so ugly it's almost sarcastic 
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Apple does not release products purely to spite editorial writers, but if you're feeling particularly cynical they just came awfully close.

A new official iPhone 6/6S case with an integrated battery pack has shown up on Apple's website, promising to boost your iPhone's battery by 25 hours for £79.99.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/201 ... ttery-case

I seriously thought this was the Jony Ive parody Twitter account taking the piss out of Samsung most of the day. But, no. It’s really from Apple.

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Tue Dec 08, 2015 2:53 pm
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Guardian's taking the piss too

Apple reveals iPhone battery life fix ... try not to laugh | Technology | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2 ... y-life-fix

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It's a pretty badly designed case for sure, although I'm not sure a 'fix' is quite what it is. I've been using my 6S as a mobile hotspot all day (the UK academic internet is under a massive DDOS attack at the mo) plus as normal and I've got 63% of a battery life left as I type. The 6S doesn't need it's battery fixing any more than any other current gen smartphone does. Apple could (by the looks of things) have made a better job of designing an optional peripheral for those who want it, but that's no 'fix'.


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(the UK academic internet is under a massive DDOS attack at the mo)


AAAaaahhhhh that's what was going on this morning.

As for the case, meh.

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(the UK academic internet is under a massive DDOS attack at the mo)

AAAaaahhhhh that's what was going on this morning.

Been ongoing for a couple of days.

https://www.jisc.ac.uk/network/issues


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Retro look? It makes it look like the Nokia I had from Orange back in the early 90s, with its booster battery stuck in the back.

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So did Apple cock up and create a too-short battery life leading to this being made, or was it all a deliberate ploy to sell a battery pack?

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So did Apple cock up and create a too-short battery life leading to this being made, or was it all a deliberate ploy to sell a battery pack?

Neither. There's nothing wrong with the battery life of the 6S.


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