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Twelve South’s slick 3-in-1 charging stand has dropped to a new low price
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and if you somehow managed to skip your spring cleaning earlier this year, the turning of the season offers a fresh chance to declutter your space. Thankfully, the Twelve South HiRise 3 Deluxe offers a stylish way to organize your desk or bedside table, and it’s currently available for a new low…
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On Sale For Under $30, You’ll Love Anker’s Neat 7-in-1 Charging Station
Anker 525 (7-in-1) Charging Station $29.99 $65.99 Save $36 Attached to a 5ft extension cord, this Anker charging station has two 65W USB-C ports, two USB-A ports, and three AC outlets on the back. It has everything you’ll need for your desk, office, or bedside. If you’re gearing up to travel this summer or want to clean up your desk…
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You’ll Love This Powerful Anker Charging Station on Sale for $36
Anker 100W Desktop Charging Station (9-in-1) Experience the convenience of high-capacity charging with this 100W desktop charger. It features four USB-C and two USB-A ports to power your essentials and AC outlets for everything else. If you want to clean up your desk with one charging station that can do a little bit of everything, we have you covered. The…
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Most Common EV Charging Problems and How to Avoid Them
Even though plenty of drivers experience problems with public chargers, there are ways to help prevent certain headaches and otherwise make a trip in an EV or PHEV go smoothly. Here are some tips to help you stay powered up—at home or on the road—with less hassle. (For even more information, read our Secrets to Electric Car Charging.) Have multiple…
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Secrets to Electric Car Charging Revealed
DC fast chargers aren’t as ubiquitous as gas stations or as quick to use as a gas pump, but they’re becoming more common off major highways and at rest stops. Apps such as PlugShare and A Better Routeplanner will help you find them and provide charging speeds and costs. Many in-car navigation systems will do the same. To minimize the…
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How to check your iPhone’s battery health, peak performance & optimized charging
Did you know that your iPhone automatically manages its performance to prevent unexpected shutdowns? This system is known as Peak Performance Capability, and it first made headlines back in late 2017, when it sparked controversy among users and tech experts. Apple responded to the backlash by adding detailed battery health information and controls in iOS 11.3. Today, you can view…
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Adaptive Charging could soon extend the lifespan of your Pixel Watch
Google could soon bring its Adaptive Charging battery protection feature from its Pixel phones to the Pixel Watch line. The feature is designed to preserve battery health by preventing overcharging, and hinges on its ability to predict your charging schedule. Android Authority spotted code strings that reference Adaptive Charging in the latest version of the Pixel Watch Management Service system…
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EV charging in America: all the news about building a new electric car infrastructure
The state of electric vehicle charging in North America is shaping up like the smartphone charging wars — but focused on much more expensive hardware. Right now, like USB-C and Android phones, the Combined Charging System (CCS, Type 1) plug is on a greater variety of cars. Meanwhile, Tesla’s plug was long compared to Apple and Lightning. But while Apple…
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8 Ways to Speed Up Slow Charging on a Laptop
Does your Windows laptop take ages to charge? Slow charging can be frustrating. Unless your laptop battery is near the end of its lifespan, you can follow a few simple practices to get your laptop powered up faster. So what are these practices, and how do they boost charging speed? 1 Use the Original Charger and Cable Jason Fitzpatrick /…
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Elon Musk learns how EV charging works from Pete Buttigieg
You’d think Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and its wide-reaching Supercharger network, would already know about the workings of the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program that has dedicated $7.5 billion to building a national charging network. However, he needed Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to chime in on X yesterday to stop some Republican leaders from spreading…
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