Apple made billions by removing charger, earphones from iPhone boxes
- 16-Mar-2022
Apple has reportedly made an estimated $6.5 billion by no longer providing chargers and earphones with its new iPhones, according to a report published in Daily Mail. In 2020, Apple announced that it would no longer ship charging bricks in iPhone boxes, citing the environmental impact of the e-waste generated by these in-box accessories. The […]
HORRIFIC: Teen left with burn marks as phone charger explodes on her face
- 25-Mar-2021
The 17-year-old had plugged her smartphone device in and put it near her bed right before she drifted off to sleep.
Apple slapped $2 million fine for selling iPhone 12 without a charger
- 23-Mar-2021
The consumer watchdog in Brazil's Sao Paulo state slapped $2 million fine against Apple which is equivalent to omitting phone charger from the iPhone 12 series.
Apple may have to bring universal charger, ditch lightning cable
- 31-Jan-2020
European Union (EU) lawmakers adopted an overwhelming majority resolution aimed at forcing Apple to bring a common charger to be used with all of its devices, effectively forcing the United States (US) tech giant to ditch its Lightning cable.
European carmakers hope to catch Tesla with faster e-car chargers
- 11-Jan-2017
FRANKFURT: Europe’s biggest carmakers are drawing on the full force of the continent’s industrial prowess to build a network of ultra-fast charging stations as they look to stoke demand for electric cars and break Tesla’s stranglehold on the market. BMW, Volkswagen, Ford and Daimler plan to build about 400 next-generation charging stations in Europe that can […]
Teen’s bedroom destroyed after phone charging on bed
- 20-Nov-2016
LONDON: It’s often been advised to avoid talking on phone when it’s charging and better not keep it plugged for long hours. Or else, consequences could be disastrous. That exactly happened to a teenage girl’s entire bedroom when it burned to a ashes after she left her phone charging on her bed overnight. The girl named […]