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
Apple Mobile Apple reduces EarPods and charger prices by 33-percent now that it no longer bundles them Better than a stick in the eye By Cal Jeffrey, October 14, 2020, 1:38 PM
Apple Electronics Apple unveils MagSafe-branded wireless chargers and iPhone cases The beloved MagSafe is back, sort of By Adrian Potoroaca, October 13, 2020, 5:37 PM
Electronics You can stack up to 16 of HyperJuice's new GaN chargers to make the ultimate tower of power With support for up to 1600W of passthrough power, 48 USB-C ports and 16 USB-A ports By Humza Aamir, September 29, 2020, 8:17 AM 10 comments
Electronics Mobile Qualcomm's Quick Charge 5 can go from 0 to 50% battery in 5 minutes Full charge in 15 minutes, plus support for 100W+ charging bricks By Adrian Potoroaca, July 27, 2020, 2:21 PM 12 comments
Security Electronics Newly discovered flaw in fast chargers can cause connected devices to go up in flames BadPower attack corrupts chargers' firmware and causes device damage through over voltage By Humza Aamir, July 21, 2020, 7:45 AM 10 comments
Mobile Samsung may follow Apple and drop in-box chargers Don't throw away your spare power brick By Rob Thubron, July 9, 2020, 7:37 AM 29 comments
Electronics Mobile Samsung's UV sterilizer both disinfects and wirelessly charges your phone Sterilize anything that fits inside By Rob Thubron, July 2, 2020, 9:40 AM
Mobile Apple Could the iPhone 12 come without a charger? That's what analysts think Surely not By Rob Thubron, June 26, 2020, 5:16 AM 12 comments
Industry Car Tech Electrify America completes its first coast-to-coast EV charging route A major milestone for the EV charging company By Cohen Coberly, June 24, 2020, 4:16 PM
Electronics NFC will soon let you charge your earbuds or smartwatch wirelessly Charge your accessories on the go using only your phone By Cal Jeffrey, May 6, 2020, 1:30 PM
Industry Mobile Samsung's Galaxy S20 smartphones are the first to reach 'Certified USB Fast Charger' status According to the USB Implementers Forum By Cohen Coberly, February 25, 2020, 2:48 PM 11 comments
Electronics Industry The EU is moving ahead with push for a common charging standard after decisive vote New rules will be in effect for all manufacturers in July By Adrian Potoroaca, January 31, 2020, 3:55 PM 41 comments
Mobile The Galaxy Note 10+ will reportedly support 45W fast charging, but you'll need to buy a separate charger It will ship with a 25W power brick By Rob Thubron, July 16, 2019, 9:07 AM
Mobile Vivo announces 120W fast charger that can fully juice a phone in 13 minutes Get ready for Super FlashCharge technology By Rob Thubron, June 20, 2019, 8:17 AM 11 comments
Car Tech Electrify America has deployed EV charging stations across 120 Walmart locations The future of electric vehicles looks bright By Cohen Coberly, June 6, 2019, 5:53 PM
Apple Car Tech Apple's 2nd-gen Pencil could stop you from unlocking your car Due to electromagnetic interference when charging By Rob Thubron, April 16, 2019, 8:19 AM