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IBM offers chip to prolong battery life

ARMONK, N.Y.-International Business Machines says it has developed a low-power chip that can prolong battery life of cell phones, pocket computers and other wireless devices.

The product, the PowerPC 405LP, pares down power consumption by 90 percent by shutting off areas that are not needed at specific times.

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