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from BetaNews

The need to change a laptop battery every few hours may soon be an annoyance of the past. Intel and Matsushita, the maker of Panasonic brand products, are jointly developing technology that would produce laptop batteries with 8 hours of power per charge.
To be finished by next April, the battery is based on lithium-ion technology that can store up to 30 percent more power and has a lower end-of-discharge voltage, which means it can run longer before needing a recharge. The battery would work with current power-saving techniques used by Intel in order to extend its usable life.

Thank God.

I love Netflix. I also love Gamefly. They both use the U.S. Postal Service to deliver their wares to us customers. They even use similarly sized envelopes (Red and Orange, respectively). How come, then, I get Netflix (even from California) in a day or two or three and Gamefly games take a week or longer to arrive?!

Anybody have any thougts?

Update: I contacted Gamefly about the latest long wait for a game, and they apologized and sent out my next game right away. Good customer service, but let’s see how long this one takes to arrive, huh?

Update: NBA Street 3 was shipped on July 22 according to Gamefly and arrived yesterday afternoon, July 25. Three days is not bad at all, especially considering that the 22nd was a Friday and the 25th is a Monday. Good job, Gamefly!