Rajiv Popat - July 2006 Entries

Hack your Tungsten-E to improve it's Battery life!

I’ve been reading a LOT lately, mostly during my commute. I’ve been a MP3 Audio Book guy for the past few months but nothing beats reading. So, lately I’ve been accompanied by my 1.5 year old Tungsten E reading on my way home and to office. The T/E has shown some battery drain issues last week. I had nothing to do this Saturday, (practically half of my family is out holidaying) so, I decided to waste some time trying to investigate what I can do about the battery drain issue the ......

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