Apple Mobile Brazil court orders Apple to sell iPhones with chargers for the third time Apple plans to appeal (again) By Isaiah Mayersen, October 16, 2022, 12:41 PM 9 comments
Mobile Apple Goodbye, Lightning port? EU votes to make USB-C the charging standard by the end of 2024 Another reason to expect a USB-C iPhone next year By Rob Thubron, October 4, 2022, 10:11 AM 26 comments
Apple Mobile Apple ordered to stop selling iPhones without chargers in Brazil The company also received a $2.3 million fine By Tudor Cibean, September 6, 2022, 3:53 PM 17 comments
Hardware Electronics Dell is testing reverse wireless charging on laptops, patent shows Apple has also been exploring the idea for years By Daniel Sims, August 2, 2022, 4:51 PM 11 comments
Mobile Apple Brazil wants to follow Europe in making USB-C mandatory for all new phones Will the US be next? By Rob Thubron, June 29, 2022, 10:06 AM 12 comments
Mobile Electronics US lawmakers want to follow the EU in mandating a universal charging standard Are there enough benefits to outweigh the shortcomings? By Shawn Knight, June 17, 2022, 10:20 AM 24 comments
Mobile Electronics USB-C will become mandatory for all new phones launched in the EU after fall 2024 The list also includes tablets, mice, keyboards, and more By Tudor Cibean, June 7, 2022, 10:09 AM 46 comments
Hardware Electronics These USB Type-C cables can deliver up to 240W, charge an RTX 3080 Ti gaming laptop Now, if only the USB-IF could fix the naming scheme By Tudor Cibean, May 4, 2022, 12:37 PM 8 comments
Apple Mobile Brazilian judge tells Apple to compensate iPhone customer $1,000 for not including charger in box Apple is still fighting legal battles over its decision to drop the charger By Rob Thubron, April 21, 2022, 9:47 AM 31 comments
Mobile Electronics Engineer builds the first Android phone with a Lightning port The author of this mod is the same that created an iPhone with a USB-C port By Joao Silva, April 1, 2022, 12:11 PM 12 comments
Hardware Gaming Razer launches new Kaira line of gaming headsets for the PlayStation 5 Alongside a charging stand for the DualSense controller By Humza Aamir, November 17, 2021, 11:40 AM
Apple Tech Culture Students are suing Apple for deciding not to ship a wall charger with the iPhone 12 The move was allegedly motivated by profit, not saving the environment By Adrian Potoroaca, October 27, 2021, 4:13 PM 39 comments
Gaming Microsoft Xbox celebrates 20th anniversary with special edition hardware and merchandise Celebrate Xbox's 20th anniversary in style By Joao Silva, October 7, 2021, 1:56 PM
Industry Car Tech ABB's Terra 360 can charge your EV in under 15 minutes Named Terra 360, it can charge up to four vehicles at the same time By Joao Silva, September 30, 2021, 11:58 AM
Hardware Mobile The European Commission wants to mandate USB Type-C on all new mobile devices Apple might finally bring USB Type-C to the iPhone By Adrian Potoroaca, September 23, 2021, 10:59 AM
Industry Electrify America's Boost Plan will 'more than double' its EV charging network's footprint by 2026 For a total of 10,000 individual chargers By Cohen Coberly, July 13, 2021, 3:37 PM 7 comments
Gaming OtterBox's new battery pack keeps your Xbox controller synced while you hot-swap dead cells One on the dock, one in the controller, and an auxiliary power cell in the middle By Cal Jeffrey, June 10, 2021, 2:43 PM
Electronics Mobile Xiaomi demos HyperCharge: fully juice a 4,000mAh battery in just 8 minutes HyperCharge pushes 200W through wired and 120W through wireless mode By Humza Aamir, May 31, 2021, 7:55 AM 7 comments
Electronics Apple Apple has a MagSafe Battery Pack in the works, but technical issues stall its release iOS thinks it's overheating when it's not, among other things By Cal Jeffrey, February 19, 2021, 11:51 AM
Mobile Samsung confirms it is phasing out chargers and headphones from future devices We'll soon be saying: "Remember when phones came with chargers?" By Rob Thubron, January 18, 2021, 7:05 AM 44 comments
Mobile Apple Xiaomi is dropping the charger from its next phone despite mocking Apple for doing the same Xiaomi does a Samsung By Rob Thubron, December 28, 2020, 9:15 AM 15 comments
Mobile Rumors of Samsung unbundling chargers reinforced by removal of Apple-mocking Facebook post Because less is more By Cal Jeffrey, December 23, 2020, 3:43 PM 20 comments
Mobile Samsung might drop bundled charger and earphones from the Galaxy S21 Will it be the headphone jack issue all over again? By Rob Thubron, October 27, 2020, 8:51 AM 17 comments
Mobile Xiaomi shows off 80W wireless charging that can fill a battery in 19 minutes And hit 50% in eight minutes By Rob Thubron, October 19, 2020, 8:25 AM
Mobile Electronics Samsung mocks Apple's decision to drop charger, suggesting it won't do the same At least not straight away By Rob Thubron, October 16, 2020, 7:59 AM 37 comments