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Assorted Apple Watch charging issues reported following watchOS 8.3 update

A number of users have issued complaints related to third-party Apple Watch chargers, stating that these devices no longer work to charge their Apple Watches. Per Reddit: Updated my watch last night to 8.3, set it on my 3rd party charger this morning, came back after an hour and it had gained maybe 2 percent? Tried […]

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Scientists looking into methods of boosting consumer battery strengths via millions of tiny holes

Even if you’d like to throw your MacBook or MacBook Pro’s battery through a wall on occasion, there’s hope. Per BBC News, a new battery development technique could allow batteries for phones and notebooks to recharge up to ten times faster and hold a charge ten times larger than current technology allows. Scientists at Northwestern […]

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Powermat Designing Wireless Battery Packs for iPhone, Blackberry, Other Handsets

Powermat, a firm that specializes in wireless charge pads for handsets, has announced that the company will begin making wireless battery packs that will enable handsets to be recharged without the need for an accessory device to pick up the charge. Per Macworld UK, the present Powermat charging approach is to embed a rechargable cell […]

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QuickerTek Releases 2009 Apple aluminum MacBook and MacBook Pro External Battery and Charger

Accessory maker QuickerTek has begun selling its 2009 Apple aluminum MacBook and MacBook Pro External Battery and Charger for Mac notebooks. According to MacNN, the unit is design for use with the latest unibody 13″ MacBooks and 15″ MacBook Pro notebooks. The battery is said to provide between eight and 10 hours of total run […]