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Hardware iPhone News

British iOS device repair firm finds connection between third-party USB adapters and damage to iPhone 5 power management components

You know those nice, cheap third-party iPhone cables you can buy for dirt cheap at the check out line at the convenience store? They might be capable of damaging a power management component in the iPhone 5 handset. Per iOS device repair firm mendmyl, a series of damaged power management components in Apple’s iPhone 5 […]

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Hardware MacBook Air News Processors

Intel releases 14 low-voltage Ivy Bridge CPUs

It’s just a question of when Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors arrive within an updated MacBook Air notebook. Per Engadget, Intel on Thursday announced 14 new Ivy Bridge processors, four of which are ultra-low voltage chips that could find their way into Apple’s updated MacBook Air lineup. All of the ultra-low voltage lineup has two cores […]

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News Patents

Apple looks into universal power adapter to charge MacBook, iOS devices

It’s the patents that make things interesting. Per freepatentsonline, Apple has shown interest in building a new universal power adapter compatible with different DC voltage levels, allowing portable devices like a MacBook Pro, iPhone and iPad to be charged at the same time with just one wall plug. The proposed invention was revealed this week […]

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battery News Patents

Apple patents look into improved hydrogen fuel cells

It’s the patents that show where the nifty stuff might come from. Per AppleInsider, a pair of new patent applications published this week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office demonstrate the work Apple has done internally on fuel cells. The filings describe how Apple could build the power sources smaller and lighter for portable […]

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Processors

Intel Readying Ultra-Low-Voltage Processors for Ultraportable Notebooks

Processor giant Intel reaffirmed on Friday that the company is readying a new series of new ultra-low-voltage chips, due in the second quarter, for inexpensive ultraportable notebooks. According to Macworld UK, the company will ship the ULV chips as part of its Montevina Plus mobile laptop platform, an updated version of the existing Montevina platform, […]