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Apple confirms that HomePod may leave white rings on wooden surfaces with oil or wax finish

As nifty as the HomePod may be, it can possibly leave white rings on wood surfaces with an oil or wax finish. The discovery was noted in reviews by Wirecutter and Pocket-lint as well as highlighted by VentureBeat, with at least one user sharing the problem on Twitter. Pocket-lint’s Stuart Miles offered the following statement […]

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Apple receives patent for Smart Cover wireless charging system

It’s sort of a weird patent application, but apparently it’s been pushed through. Per 9to5Mac, Apple on Thursday published an Apple patent application that details a system of inductively charging an iPad through the Smart Cover. The idea is that rather than plugging in the iPad, the Smart Cover would include an inductive power transmitter […]