Apple may have resolved a major engineering concern with its ongoing AirPower accessory project. A new product leaked indicates that the Apple AirPower “C68” project has resolved an issue wherein the Apple Watch caused drastic overheating of the three-device charge pad. The leak surfaced from Jon Prosser, and the fix could resolve the core issue […]
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Apple might be taking another stab at its AirPower wireless charging mat. Following up on the previously canceled project, a new rumor claims that Apple is both revisiting the idea, and is even at the prototyping stage. AirPower was a rare public failure for Apple, as it was announced in 2017, but was ultimately cancelled in 2019. At the […]
Peripheral maker Mophie could be working to pick up where Apple left off in its AirPower wireless charging mat efforts. Over at CES, Mophie parent company Zagg stated that Mophie is developing a wireless charging mat that has capabilities that Apple attempted to implement in the now-canceled AirPower, but was unable to make work. The device […]
Apple’s iPhone, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max handsets look as if they may include the required hardware for a two-way charging feature that was rumored for the devices, but Apple has apparently disabled the feature in the near term. This rumor stems from a tweet by reliable leaker and source Sonny Dickson, […]
Sometimes you have to fold ’em. Late Friday, Apple announced that its long-awaited AirPower charging mat product had been abruptly canceled. “After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project,” Dan Riccio, Apple’s senior VP of hardware engineering, said in a statement. “We apologize to those […]