Despite the death of AirPower, work on Apple’s universal charger is reportedly still ongoing. Back in 2017, Apple announced AirPower, a new charging accessory that would be able to charge multiple devices at once. The product never launched, though, and Apple finally canceled it in 2019. Despite that cancellation, new reports from Mark Gurman at …
Wireless charging is all about convenience. That said, it does have drawbacks, such as having to leave a device in place as it charges. Wireless chargers also take up far more room than cords, but IKEA has an interesting solution to this problem. Next month, the store will start selling a new accessory named the …
Wireless charging is a smartphone feature we’ve come to take for granted and expect from every high-end handset. But wireless charging tech is only in its infancy, and what we currently refer to as wireless charging is very limited. To wirelessly recharge a battery, we need particular components installed in smartphones, watches, and headphones. We …
It’s the time of year that my inbox fears the most: New iPhone Launch Day is customarily the day that accessory manufacturers choose to release all their new cases and cables and cords and dongles and gizmos tailored to the new iPhones, and of course, every single one gets its own press release. Most accessories …
A new lawsuit alleges that the wireless technology used on a range of Samsung smartphones is based on proprietary technology that was essentially stolen from a company called NuCurrent. In a lawsuit filed last month, the Chicago-based NuCurrent claims that the company in 2015 was asked to present Samsung engineers and executives with an overview …
On the face of it, LXORY’s new wireless charging pad is a milestone of sorts: It’s the first wireless charging pad powered by a Lightning cable, which for the vast majority of iPhone owners, means it’s the first wireless charging pad you can buy without also having to pick up a new charging cable and …
Wireless power — the real thing, not a system that requires you to have your device resting on a charging mat — has been the holy grail of power tech for years. Thanks to a FCC filing this week, it also looks like we might finally be getting to the stage where it becomes a …
All three 2017 iPhones support wireless charging out of the box. The feature has been available on Android for years, while iPhone users had to wait or purchase bulky contraption to use wireless charging on previous models. The incoming iOS 11.2 update will improve wireless charging for the iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 …
During this week’s Apple keynote, execs from across the company made a big deal about how the new iPhones are “designed for wireless.” That’s a good soundbite, but when it comes to looking at how all the wireless features perform, that phrase makes less and less sense. We already broke down how the iPhone 8 …
During the launch event today, Apple made a big deal out of the wireless charging coming to the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. But Tim Cook & Co forgot to mention one far more important feature: The new iPhones all support fast-charging, which can juice the phone from 0-50% in just 30 minutes. This is …
