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Kingston’s MobileLite Wireless is a memory card reader that doubles as a charger

By all metrics, Kingston’s wireless Wi-Drive has been a successful product: the company is still selling it two years later, and has since refreshed it with beefier storage and Android compatibility . If there’s one thing customers complained about, though, it was the lack of expandable memory — a problem if you used all the space on the drive, or if you already had stuff stored on an SD card. . . . → Read More: Kingston’s MobileLite Wireless is a memory card reader that doubles as a charger

O2 UK to sell upcoming HTC flagship phone without charger

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If you're anything like us, you'll have plenty of wall chargers left over from devices you've long since parted company with. Observe above, the battered husk of our two and a half year-old HTC Desire charger, still in service today . . . → Read More: O2 UK to sell upcoming HTC flagship phone without charger

Sony announces new line of slim external batteries for smartphones and tablets

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Sony announced on Monday that it will introduce a new line of external batteries for smartphones and tablets. Shipping in capacities of 3,500 to 7,000mAh, these external juice boxes weigh around 198 grams and measure 130.6mm by 12.9mm, making them about the size of a modern smartphone. Charging devices via USB, Sony claims that these portable pick me ups can be recharged up to 500 times and can charge most smartphones in an hour and a half . . . → Read More: Sony announces new line of slim external batteries for smartphones and tablets

New TI power chips save energy, move towards universal charging

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TI isn’t just in the business of making ARM-based processors . The company makes all manner of components and chips . . . → Read More: New TI power chips save energy, move towards universal charging

New TI power chips save energy, move towards universal charging

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TI isn’t just in the business of making ARM-based processors . The company makes all manner of components and chips . . . → Read More: New TI power chips save energy, move towards universal charging

New TI power chips save energy, move towards universal charging

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TI isn’t just in the business of making ARM-based processors . The company makes all manner of components and chips . . . → Read More: New TI power chips save energy, move towards universal charging

Accessory Tip: BlackBerry Premium Charger rapid-charges Android phones, too

The Mobile Nations World Tour continues, and this time instead of asking Android Central readers for accessory advice I'm offering up a tried-and-true BlackBerry tip that also works for Android phone owners. . . . → Read More: Accessory Tip: BlackBerry Premium Charger rapid-charges Android phones, too

Hands-on with Energizer’s Universal Multi-Port and Portable chargers

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You know the drill: it’s Friday night and your smartphone’s battery is down to a mere three percent. . . . → Read More: Hands-on with Energizer’s Universal Multi-Port and Portable chargers

California demands manufacturers ditch inefficient vampire chargers

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You’ve probably had it drilled into your head that your gadgets are doing terrible, terrible things to the environment — and not just ’cause they end up as toxic landfill in poorer countries. . . . → Read More: California demands manufacturers ditch inefficient vampire chargers

California demands manufacturers ditch inefficient vampire chargers

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You’ve probably had it drilled into your head that your gadgets are doing terrible, terrible things to the environment — and not just ’cause they end up as toxic landfill in poorer countries. Many of your chargers and electronics continue to draw power even when they’re off or your device is disconnected. We’ve seen some ingenious solutions to the problem but, perhaps it would be best to avoid the issue all together. . . . → Read More: California demands manufacturers ditch inefficient vampire chargers

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