Plug a phone into a modern charger and the first 10 minutes are impressive. The next 20 are not. This is not a defect. It’s the connected device protecting itself. As temperature rises during charging, a smartphone’s battery management system reduces the current it will accept, because heat accelerates the chemical degradation that permanently reduces…
Award-winning non-fiction writer, “The New Yorker” staffer, and dog owner Susan Orlean talks about her creation process, her new memoir “Joy Ride,” and what it is like to be portrayed as a murderous criminal in a Nicolas Cage movie.