Tag: Charging
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Phone not charging? Try this!
Charging issues with mobile devices can be frustrating, disrupting our daily routines and productivity. In this article, we will explore some common troubleshooting steps to help you resolve charging problems with your phones and tablets. Cleaning the charging port Over time, dust, lint, or debris can accumulate in the charging port, obstructing a proper connection…
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Truly Wireless Charging From Energous
Having all the gadgets you could ever possibly need in one lifetime, as aspiring as that thought sounds, that’s a lot of charging! What if we told you that you could wirelessly charge any device you own that has a charging port? Up until now wireless charging has not exactly freed people; yes, it is wireless…
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KFC India Launches “Watt a Box” Free USB Charger With Your Chicken and Chips
Diners at selected KFC restaurants in India are not only filling their bellies with finger-licking fried chicken but also fuelling their phones for free thanks to the Colonel’s latest tech-related give-away gimmick called Watt a Box. The limited edition 5-in-1 meal package comes complete with not only bits of tasty bird and a side of…
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Get Festival Ready With These Top Gadgets!
With a multitude of outdoors accessories for your smartphone and an endless number of sites selling them, the Gadget Helpline thought it may be useful to highlight a few devices that really do stand out when it comes to innovation and having a real use in the upcoming festival season! First on the list is…
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MIT in Scramble to Develop New ‘Yolk’ and ‘Shell’ Nanoparticle Batteries
Some Scientists at MIT have broken the mould with a new type of battery that should obliterate the current lithium-ion batteries out of their comfortable ionic waters. The picture above shows the ‘yolk’ and ‘shell’ nanoparticle. The grey sphere at the centre is representing an aluminium nanoparticle (the yolk), and the outer light-blue layer is…
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uBeam Ultrasound Wireless Charging Is Nearly Here
What if wireless charging at a distance actually worked? What if you could change your phone while you move around or use it? You can, maybe, sometime in the future. uBeam invented a way to wirelessly send energy up to 15 feet away with ultrasound. Although that’s nothing new they did that ages ago, don’t…
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Wireless Charger Appears At The FCC
As I’m sure you’ll all be aware, we’re just a few days away from the announcement of the successor to the current Samsung Galaxy S5 and yet more information has filtered through the various channels; this time via the FCC site which shows Samsung’s new wireless charger, which no doubt will be compatible with the…
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Galaxy S6 Might Use New Charge Method
Samsung’s Galaxy S6 is receiving a lot of coverage of late, as many new rumors about the upcoming smartphone have surfaced. Among other rumors, such as the inclusion of an Apple iPhone style touch sensitive secure ID home button, the newest rumor suggests that the previously unexplored charging method known as magnetic resonance charging might…
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How To: Charge a PS4 DualShock 4 Controller in Standby Mode
Did you know it’s possible to charge an exhausted PS4 DualShock 4 controller through the USB ports when the console is in standby/rest mode? And following the recent 2.0 update you can restrict the amount of time you’d like it to charge for – prolonging the pad’s overall lifespan. Here’s how: Go onto the PS4 XMB…
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‘Wave’ Hoax – Don’t Microwave Your iPhone!
Hey guys, today we’re here to talk to you about this exciting new hoax from the internet. It’s called Wave and we’re excited to announce that if you’re dumb enough to put your iPhone into a microwave, you probably shouldn’t be allowed to own either an iPhone or a microwave. The hoax, titled as ‘Wave…
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UK Scientists Charge Phone Using Sound
Researchers working at the Queen Mary University of London have devised a unique and ingenious method of charging a smartphone, anytime and anywhere, using only the sounds we hear around us every day. The smartphone they have built uses a scientific principle known as the piezoelectric effect, and takes the sound in the atmosphere around…
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Moto 360 Release Date Timeframe Announced
More info on that amazing Moto 360 smartwatch has emerged, with a ‘top secret’ charging method detailed, something to do with the device’s purple posterior… well, the rear of the device. Here’s a picture so you can mull it over amongst yourselves. Okay, I lied, it’s a lot less secret than you think. Motorola have…