Spending a day on 'Pokémon Go' is not good for your phone's battery life

It's fair to say Pokémon Go has sent people wild again for the 20-year-old gaming franchise.

The augmented reality mobile game became available for Australians and New Zealanders on Wednesday morning, as well as Americans later that evening, with grown adults back trying to "catch 'em all" like they once did as children.

It shouldn't be a surprise that the game's heavy use of the phone's camera and GPS makes it a serious battery killer. Users have been chronicling how the game chews up their phone's batteries on Twitter, and it ain't pretty. Read more...