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Forget charging mats. Apple is reportedly working on wireless charging technology with partners that would charge iPhones and iPads from a distance.</p><p>
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Bloomberg report, Apple is hoping to include the new technology in iPhones next year. It’s unclear what approach Apple and its partners will take to deviate from the current standard of wireless charging, which still requires smartphones to be placed directly on top of the charger to juice up.</p><p>
Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and Google’s Nexus 6 support wireless charging, but they require use of a charging puck, which still has to be plugged in. Apple has said before that wireless charging in its current form isn’t convenient for that reason. Bloomberg noted that Apple could get around that with a patent obtained in 2010 that would put near-field magnetic resonance technology in the iMac, so your computer would serve as the wireless charging hub. PCWorld’s Mark Hachman reported on a
similar technology called Cota at CES, which can send power up to 10 meters away.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3027242/iphone-ipad/wireless-charging-reportedly-coming-to-next-years-iphone.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Wireless charging reportedly coming to next year's iPhone
