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Apple is out of the wireless charging race, and that’s fine by us
Tech
April 19, 2019
Apple is out of the wireless charging race, and that’s fine by us
Let’s travel back in time. The day is 12 September 2017, Apple had just unveiled the revolutionary iPhone X alongside the iPhone 8 — making an unprecedented move by skipping the iPhone 9. The surprises didn’t stop there. Apple signalled its intent to “move the industry forward” by also announcing the Apple AirPower; a wireless charging pad that allowed users to charge up to 3 Apple devices at a time with a specialised iPhone notification display. They set its release date as 2018. It’s now 2019. The AirPower has yet to arrive in stores. In fact, it never will. On…
Tech Brief: R.I.P. Picasa, Tumblr Breaks Free, Nissan Haunts Offices
Tech
February 20, 2016
Tech Brief: R.I.P. Picasa, Tumblr Breaks Free, Nissan Haunts Offices
Welcome to Tech Brief, your weekly wrap-up on all that’s happened in the tech and startup industries this week! This week we saw the final nail in the coffin for Picasa, Tumblr freed from the evil clutches of Yahoo, Nissan dabbling with the paranormal, and Samsung giving the first peek at the Galaxy S7 to a… llama. We’ve got some great stories for you in this edition of Tech Brief. R.I.P. Picasa (2002 – 2016) After shaping the early days of online photo services, Google‘s image organising program Picasa will no longer be supported from 15 March 2016. In an…