Report: Apple's AirPower charger delayed for a September release

A report from Mark Gurman of Bloomberg delves on why Apple's long anticipated AirPower has been seen as AirVapour. Announced in September last year, many expected the AirPower charger, which can triple charge an iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods with a special charging case.

AirPower (which should have been called Apple Juice, in my opinion) offers an elegant solution to multi Apple device users which need to be charged nightly. Creating a multifunctional wireless charger, it seems, is harder than many expected. Specially since AirPower aims to cater to three devices simultaneously. Apple will use the Qi wireless charging standard, but with a lot customization and possibly an Apple processor.

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Samsung asks global partners and to stop Galaxy Note7 sales and replacements

Updated on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 9:35AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Samsung Galaxy Note7 has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. We've not even had a chance to review this flagship handset but have already published multiple posts regarding various dangerous fires and explosions due to faulty batteries. Even as the company tried to get in front of the issue and kicked off a global replacement program. Well, after some of the replacement units started exploding it seems that the issue is bigger than many thought.

Samsung has just issued a statement asking all global partners to stop sales of replacement Galaxy Note7 units and has also asked all, "Canadian consumers with either an original Galaxy Note7 or replacement Galaxy Note7 device should power down and stop using the device. Details of the remedies available for Note7 customers are detailed below."

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 explodes in hotel room causing fire damage

Despite issuing a global recall last week, Samsung is still a hot topic because of its defective Galaxy Note 7 flagship. Reports of a Note 7 spontanously exploding in a hotel in Austrialia and causing US $1,400.00 worth of damage.

“My brand new Note7 exploded this morning while I was still asleep, it was plugged in and charging,” he said. “Phone completely fried, I can’t eject the SIM tray to retrieved [sic] my SIM or the SD card. I was using original charger and cable if you are wondering. Charred the hotel room bed sheet and the carpet when I whacked it down to the floor, burnt one of my finger [sic] while doing that too.”

Credit to Samsung, they gave the customer a loaner to replace his charred device and they apparently also covered all the damage done to the hotel room. 

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First Look: Microsoft Lumia 650

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Lumia 650 is the latest Windows Phone smartphone you've never heard of. Aimed at the mid-range and specifically to enterprise users, it is the thinnest Windows Phone device ever shipped and also one of the few new ways you can check out where Windows 10 on mobile is at today.

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