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Apple exploring intelligent universal battery technology
Apple exploring intelligent universal battery technology
Apple is working on more effective wireless battery management systems for personal electronic devices, with a Mac serving as the hub, according to newly discovered company filings.
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Hints of a removable iPhone battery buried in patent
The Apple Core — ... apple-universal-battery-patent-iphone A recent spate of patent applications filed by Apple and unearthed by AppleInsider detail an intelligent universal battery technology that could lead to a removable battery in a future iPhone model. The Apple patent application details plans for a universal rechargeable battery that can be swapped interchangeably between, presumably, Apple devices. In fact, one patent diagram depicts a mobile phone with a port for the universal battery pack. If Apple does have real plans to bring this particular patent to life, it’s not too far a stretch ...

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