Sometimes you have to fold ’em. Late Friday, Apple announced that its long-awaited AirPower charging mat product had been abruptly canceled. “After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project,” Dan Riccio, Apple’s senior VP of hardware engineering, said in a statement. “We apologize to those […]
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Even if Apple didn’t deliver its long-awaited AirPower wireless charging mat in 2018, there might still be hope. Apple first previewed the multi-device wireless charging accessory at Steve Jobs Theater in September 2017, shortly after introducing the iPhone X, and indicated that it would be released at some point last year in a press release: […]
Apple’s new gear is en route and the rumor mill has it arriving in September. Per DigiTimes, Apple will release a new entry level MacBook, complete with a 14 nm Kaby Lake processor, that should be priced around $1,200. Apparently Apple originally planned to ship the new MacBook in late 2017 with a 10 nm […]
The supply chain sources have added their two bits to the rumor mill. It’s thought that the next-gen AirPods case could charge on any Qi-compliant charging pad, not just Apple’s still unreleased AirPower pad. Supply chain sources speaking with Chongdiantou spilled the beans on Apple’s design decision.
Apple’s long-delayed AirPower charging mat is definitely still in play in the rumor mill, with Chinese-language web site stating that Chongdiantou the 5.8-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.5-inch iPhones released this fall should offer a wireless charging feature. The rumor also states that the AirPower mat should ship around fall and be available for $150. Apple engineers […]