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Exclusive: iPhone reverse wireless charging development continues after Apple missed target

February 7, 2023
Apple is continuing its work on full reverse wireless charging support for the iPhone, despite engineering delays. 9to5Mac has heard from sources familiar with the matter that Apple had hoped to debut the feature with the iPhone 14 Pro lineup, but failed to meet that deadline. Nonetheless, our sources indicate that Apple engineers are pressing ahead with the development of bilateral wireless…
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Webb Detects Extremely Small Main Belt Asteroid

February 6, 2023
An asteroid roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum – between 300 to 650 feet (100 to 200 meters) in length – has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Their project used data from the calibration of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), in which the team serendipitously detected an interloping asteroid. The object is likely the…
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Latest OnePlus Pad leaks reveal MediaTek chip, stylus and keyboard, and more specs

February 6, 2023
Tomorrow OnePlus is set to launch its first-ever Android tablet, and ahead of that event fresh leaks are telling us more about the OnePlus Pad, including its specs and stylus/keyboard accessories. In a Weibo post (via GSMArena), an official-looking promo video for the OnePlus Pad shows off a stylus and a keyboard accessory for the upcoming tablet. There are really no details shown off here for…
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iPhone 14 discounts suggest lower than expected demand in China

February 6, 2023
Two of China’s biggest smartphone retailers are offering iPhone 14 discounts equivalent to well over $100 – a level of price cut usually restricted to older handsets. One analyst estimates that sales of the four iPhone 14 models were some 28% lower than those of the iPhone 13 line-up at the same point … Background Apple recently reported its holiday quarter revenue, which was down 5%…
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