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Qi2 Upgrade Could Bring 50W Wireless Charging To iPhone And Galaxy Devices

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi held a Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) Qi Off-Cycle Meeting at its Beijing headquarters from June 22nd to 25th, and confirmed several details about the upcoming Qi 50W wireless charging standard.

Just last year, Qi2 received 25W charging support, but noted that proprietary standards from OnePlus, Xiaomi, and Honor were already going as high as 80W. With this move, Xiaomi and other members of the WPC, are hoping the universal Qi2 50W standard will launch and be more widely adopted in 2028.

The WPC Qi Off-Cycle Meeting hosted over 20 major companies including Apple, Google, Samsung, and Huawei. Reportedly, the new Qi standards were tested and confirmed broadly compatible with in-development hardware. This is welcome news for the next generation of mid-range and flagship smartphones expected to leverage the technology, though newer Qi standards can take a while to be adopted.

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Lenovo denies using banned Chinese SSDs where they're not allowed

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Forget the Kindle Scribe: I've tested the ViWoods AiPaper and it's the better epaper writing tablet at 33% off…

Here's the thing about an epaper writing tablet like the Kindle Scribe: not everyone needs one. Digital notebooks like the reMarkable Paper Pure or the Boox Go 10.3 are aimed at productivity rather than reading, and the latter is what most people want from an E Ink

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Accountable Intelligence: Why India must get healthcare AI right

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