Once upon a time smartphones had memory card slots, headphone jacks and removable batteries that could easily be swapped in and out of smartphones. But that changed when Apple launched the iPhone in ...

Removable batteries once gave owners an easy way to extend the life of their gadgets, but changes in how modern devices are ...

It was normal for phones to have removable batteries up until early 2010. Even laptop manufacturers gradually stopped making devices with removable batteries. Credits: iStock Apple started the trend ...

There are two decisions manufacturers take when designing new portable gadgets that make little sense to consumers. The first is a continued push to make devices thinner rather than increasing the ...

While you may agree to disagree, there are only two types of smartphones — the ones with removable battery and others with a non-removable battery. And it’s only obvious to get confused among the two ...

Apple got the ire of its users when it released the original iPhone with a fixed, non-removable battery. The mainstream media and blogosphere (myself included) barbecued Apple for the omission as ...

While the new entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro with function keys has a removable SSD, the same cannot be said for the Touch Bar model. MacRumors reader Jesse D. unscrewed the bottom lid on his new ...