Samsung unveils new ‘Stripe’ batteries, representing a major breakthrough for mobile

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As advances continue in the realm of mobile devices and wearable gadgets, we always come back to the same handful of barriers that impede progress. Chief among them, of course, is battery technology. Component makers spend millions on research and development in an effort to make the most power-efficient parts possible, but the majority of-smartphones still only last a day at most per charge. Where wearables are concerned, these tiny devices come in a wide range of flexible shapes that often severely limit vendors’ options when it comes to battery size and placement. Battery technology has never been able to keep pace with other components, but a new breakthrough unveiled this week by Samsung could represent one of the most

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