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Aaron Leong - Wed, Mar 19, 2025
The current understanding (or debate, depending on who you ask) that refueling a car with gas is quicker than charging an EV might be coming to a close. China's BYD Auto has revealed a new 1000 volt, 1000 ampere EV architecture called...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Feb 28, 2022
Advances in fast charging technologies mean we'll spend less time waiting for our smartphones and other electronics to recharge, but how fast are we talking about? Try just 15 minutes to bring a premium smartphone from nearly depleted (1...
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Shane McGlaun - Tue, Jul 21, 2020
Security researchers from China have outlined a new attack dubbed BadPower that can alter the firmware of fast chargers to cause damage to power systems of connected devices. Using the technique, the researchers say they can melt...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Aug 14, 2018
One thing you do not expect when updating the software on your smartphone is to lose critical abilities, but it appears that is exactly what is happening for some first generation Pixel XL owners. Over at Google's Issue Tracker site, Pixel...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Dec 14, 2015
Information is starting to spill out about Samsung's next generation of flagship handsets, which will presumably be called the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. Those supposedly in the know say the new phones won't be a drastic departure from...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Nov 16, 2015
Today's mobile electronic gadgets run on batteries of one kind or another, and when they run out, you either have to swap the battery for a fresh one (if that's an option) or find an outlet to start the tedious process of recharging...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jun 25, 2015
The obvious advantage of wireless charging is that it's super convenient not having to plug a cable into your phone or mobile device. Cables have a way of sneaking under the couch and other hard to reach places, plus they can go bad. On the flip side, wireless charging is pretty slow, or at...
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