Out of power? Don't blame the battery, rap the app

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'Software is frequently written with complete disregard for the battery,' says Bedford Uni's David Jazani

The short battery life endured by smartphone users is the fault of software developers rather than battery manufacturers, according to a leading academic in the field. David Jazani, senior lectu...

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