Smartphones are getting smarter and networks are getting faster, but with the surge in mobile first TV and services such as T-Mobile’s Binge On, smartphone batteries are struggling to keep up – which is one of the most frustrating factors for consumers. That was until we met with Qnovo at Mobile World Congress this year, which announced at the show that its mobile charging technology has won its first ever deal, and a pretty major one at that – in Sony’s latest Xperia line of smartphones. The California-based company was showcasing technology that claims to enable devices to last up to twice as long, speed up the charging time, and also increase the life cycle by up to 8 times…