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Review: Phonesuit’s Flex Pocket Lightning Charger.

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I use my iPhone 5 so much throughout the day that its battery is often nearly drained by 4 PM. That’s why I’m constantly carrying around and trying out new external battery packs to keep my iPhone charged. The latest battery pack I’ve tried is the Phonesuit Flex Pocket Charger.

The Phonesuit Flex Pocket Charger is slightly thicker and longer than two AA batteries in size, to give you an idea about how big it is. It fits easily into a jeans pocket but it’s just a bit wider than my iPhone 5. When plugged into the phone, the Flex overruns the length of it on either end. Still, just given how small the Flex Pocket is in the first place, the fact that it’s just slightly wider than the iPhone 5 can be forgiven — especially considering when my iPhone is running out of battery, the last thing I care about is how good my battery pack looks.

Inside the Flex Pocket you’ll find a 2,600 mAh battery that gives you iPhone an extra 125 percent charge. Externally, the Flex Pocket offers a built-in Lightning port and plugs directly into your iPhone 5. There are no cables to attach. When you plug the Flex Pocket into your iPhone, tap the electrostatic power button on the side to turn it on. To recharge your Flex Pocket, simply connect it to any computer via the included USB cable.

The Phonesuit Flex Pocket Charger is US$69 in a choice of colors: metallic red, blue or black. It works on the iPhone 5, the fifth-generation iPod touch and the seventh-generation iPod nano.

iOS 6.1.3 Causing Battery Life Issues For Some Users.

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 Apple made its iOS 6.1.3 update available to the public last week, quashing a lock screen security flaw that allowed a passcode lock to be bypassed with a few simple taps. But the update also introduced a number of problems of its own. Not only do we now have a new lock screen security flaw, but some users are also suffering battery life issues.

Since installing the latest firmware, users have been flocking to Twitter to report that they’ve noticed their batteries are draining noticeably faster. Many have also been complaining about the issue on Apple’s Support Communities forum.

“Last night I updated my iPhone 4S to iOS 6.1.3 and now it drains my battery in extremely fast manner,” one user wrote. ”As I started signing in to write this question from my iPhone I already lost 13 percent of my battery. I never had a problem with a battery and I’ve been using iPhones since the first one.”

“I am too losing 1 percent of battery every few mins,” another user said. “I’ve completely erased all content and settings and started as new but it’s still no good.”

And many more users have echoed these complaints. At the time of writing this piece, the “iOS 6.1.3 battery drainage” thread has had more than 5,200 views, and more than 60 replies. Furthermore, the issue seems to be affecting users completely at random; it’s not attributed to certain devices, or certain carriers.

Some users have reported that they’ve been able to reduce battery drain by performing a hard reset and cycling their battery. But others have attempted this and not seen any improvement.

Have you seen any battery life issues with iOS 6.1.3? Let us know in the comments.

Source: Cult of Mac.

Tylt may have best battery case for iPhone 5.

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If you’ve been looking for an ultra slim power case for your iPhone 5, you may have given up. Most battery cases are thick, and sometimes don’t even pack enough extra battery to be worth the bulk. Accessory company Tylt has come up with the solution.

Tylt has announced its new case for the iPhone 5 that includes an ultra slim hard shell case with a battery pack that can slide over it. Allowing you to keep your device thin when you want to, and get extra juice when needed. Tylt’s battery case packs a large 2500mAh battery which should be plenty to keep your iPhone 5 going for a long time. The case takes advantage of the new Lightning connector for the iPhone. It also includes LED indicator lights to keep you informed on just how much power is left in the battery.

Is this the ultimate battery solution, or will you wait for another case from another manufacturer? Or is the iPhone’s built in battery enough for you? Let us know below!

Source: TodaysiPhone.

iOS 6.0.2 Is Killing iPhone 5, iPad Mini Battery Life.

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iOS 6.0.2 Is Killing iPhone 5, iPad Mini Battery Life

Apple released its iOS 6.0.2 update over-the-air to select devices earlier this week, promising a fix for a frustrating bug that could impact Wi-Fi performance. However, the update comes with a nasty problem of its own. There are reports that it has greatly reduced battery life on the iPhone 5 and the iPad mini — even when the devices go unused for long periods of time.

Adam Engst of TidBITS first noticed “unusual battery drains” with his iPhone 5 and iPad mini, and he notes that several of his colleagues have been experiencing the same thing.

In my case, when Michael Cohen raised the issue on our staff list at 12:30 PM, my iPhone 5 was at 73 percent. That’s a bit low, given that I’d barely used the iPhone, but I don’t know that I started the day with a full charge. However, 90 minutes later, at 2 PM, I was down to 55 percent – an 18 percent drop – without having used the iPhone at all.

Engst suggests that in Apple’s attempt to fix the Wi-Fi bug, it may have made Wi-Fi a little too active, having devices work so hard to connect to Wi-Fi access points that it’s draining their batteries.

Engst and his colleagues aren’t the only ones experiencing this issue, either — search for “iOS 6.0.2 battery” on Twitter and you’ll find a whole host of users reporting the same thing. With that being the case, it might be worth holding off on upgrading to iOS 6.0.2 for the time being if you’re not experiencing the Wi-Fi issues it’s supposed to fix.

Personally, I haven’t noticed this issue on either my iPhone 5 or my iPad mini, but to be honest, I haven’t been looking out for it. Although they don’t seem to be draining any faster than they did prior to upgrading, they’re often plugged into my Mac for different things anyway.

Hopefully, Apple will issue an update to fix this update — or a patch to patch the patch — in due course.

Source: Cult of Mac.