Mobile devices keep getting better yet they’re still hobbled by relatively poor battery life. Sure, we’re getting powerful chips that are more efficient on a regular basis — that’s part of the equation. Battery technology is the other part, and we’re still on a slow boat in that regard. Even worse: more devices than ever have integrated batteries that begin holding less charge over time and can’t be easily replaced.

Enter Texas Instruments(s txn), which announced new chipsets for chargers on Thursday to help in the battery department. This solution won’t let your device run longer on a single charge, so don’t get that excited. However, smart chargers that use TI’s new MaxLife technology will recharge batteries up to 30 percent faster and allow the overall lifetime of a battery to last longer. That means a full charge on a one-year old device battery won’t differ that much from…