The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are plain ‘ol improvements

The standard-bearer iPhones get new Retina Displays, new cameras and new price tags. And all of them are on the upside of things.

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Source says there’s iPhone 8 panic at Apple, and not the good kind

Software engineers are tipped to be on a scary slope to delays for major features like facial recognition and wireless charging on this $1,000+ iPhone.

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Sources point to big steps in LG wireless charging tech

Wireless charging is still nice and all, but laying the phone onto one specific position on a flat surface is so passé. We’re still a good time away from extended range wireless charging, so what are the mobile hapless to do? Watch ...

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Mophie debuts Juice Pack Wireless for iPhone 6 onwards

If you’ve always wanted to charge your aluminium-bodied iPhone 6 or iPhone 6s, Mophie is finally bringing some contact power to its product portfolio.Its Juice Pack Wireless products range has been extended from cases for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge to those fruity little devices, plus different mounts for your desk or the car. The cases and pads are compatible with

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Wireless charging was awesome, so what happened to it?

Those of you who are familiar with my work know that I’m a huge proponent of wireless charging, or inductive charging. In the world of mobile it is one of those things that just feels like using the future. It’s so cool, and so convenient, it really perks me up just thinking about it. Just plop your phone down on a pad, or a table and you’re juicing up. The convenience of it is incredible. It’s even easier than reversible connectors like lightning or USB-C connectors because it doesn’t require a second hand. When you have kids, a second hand is not something to be taken for ...

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LG announces high-speed wireless charging hardware

Wireless charging sounds like such a great idea, but too often we find the technology plagued by trade-offs: sure, we may get to charge our phones without the need of cords, but charging range is often perilously short, hardware alignment can be tricky, efficiency isn’t great, and speeds just can’t compete with wired charging. The good news is that there’s the potential for improvement on multiple fronts there, and particularly in the case of speed, we’ve heard about some big steps to ...

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FurniQi review: the table that charges your smartphone (Video)

BlackBerry. Windows Phone. Android Wear. Samsung. Droid. These are just a handful of the brands that have adopted some form of wireless charging in 2015. Like it or not, cable-free charging is a thing – and you should like it, because it’s awesome. Sure, if you wanna be pedantic about it, there are still wires involved at some point, and its charging rates aren’t yet as quick as a cable can deliver … but the convenience of dropping your phone on a pad (rather than fiddling with a ...

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Microsoft Wireless Charger DT-904 spotted

Forget about the future, let’s talk about … the future. Well, short-term, at least.One of our favorite wireless charging pads has been the Microsoft Wireless Charger DT-903. Michael Fisher appreciated the stable, smooth pebble form while also admiring the underglow each charger carried. Our review of the charger was back ...

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WallJax wireless charger may have finally nailed that fully “wireless” bit

Wireless charging is one of those new technologies that seems helpless but to attract naysayers. Sure, old-fashioned wired charging offers plenty of its own advantages, but sometimes you don’t need charging that’s super-fast, or to be able to use your phone while its recharging, and if a wireless-charging pad happens to be nearby, why not take advantage of its convenience? One of the more pedantic complaints wireless-charging haters love to throw around is how the chargers ...

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No wireless charging for the new Nexus phones? Rumors tackle hardware no-shows

We’re down to the wire here with rumors and leaks about Google’s new Nexus phones, and in the final day before the company’s launch presentation (planned for noon Eastern tomorrow), a whole bunch of new details have been arriving to help flesh-out our understanding of the hardware. After rumors tackling the all-important question of device pricing, we’re back to hardware specs for this next round, as a couple rumors attempt to clarify some features we won’t end up finding on this ...

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Samsung’s Fast Charge Qi Pad has a built-in fan

Hopping off the beaten path for a second, we heard a quick mention during Samsung’s Unpacked event this year (you know, the one with the Note 5 and S6 edge+) about the company pouring more investment into wireless charging. Of course, what would help the cause out is a

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Samsung’s fast wireless charger for the Galaxy Note 5, GS6e+ goes up for sale

With the launch of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge earlier this year, Samsung really put a priority on wireless charging support. Beyond being built right in to these phones themselves – not requiring any hardware add-ons – the hardware was designed to be compatible across popular standards, working just as well with WPC (Qi) as with PMA systems. But for the new Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+, Samsung wanted to step up its wireless charging game even more, and announced support for advanced high-speed ...

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Samsung’s new monitor is just what your wireless-charging phone needs

With support for wireless charging baked into flagship smartphones like the Galaxy S6, it’s no surprise that we’re seeing signs of the tech really starting to take off elsewhere, and one big indication that it’s finally arrived has been the proliferation of wireless chargers. Whether in public spaces, in our cars, or in

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LG G4 wireless charging is just 10 minutes, $10 away (Video)

If you’ve got an LG G4, you’ve got a pretty solid smartphone. We enjoyed our time with the new flagship, finding it to be a “leather looker with a killer camera” in our full review – and in some ways it even compares favorably with the Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9. But out of the box, it’s lacking one cool feature that OEMs have steadily been adding to their ...

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