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Why Microsoft Killed the Magnetic Charging Port on the New Surface Pro and Surface Laptop
Microsoft just announced the new 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop. I have not seen either new Windows 11 ...
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Microsoft Ditches Dedicated Charging Port on New Surface, but That Isn’t Even the Worst Part
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced two new Surface devices, the Surface Pro 12-inch and the Surface Laptop 13-inch. Both ...
Microsoft’s new Surface devices ditch magnetic charging port for USB-C
Microsoft has just announced two new Surface devices, and neither comes with the company’s Surface Connect charging port. The ...
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The bewildering world of USB-C charging, explained
There are many symbols that identify a USB-C port on a laptop as a charging port. In practice, however, you will usually only find the Thunderbolt lightning bolt (at the bottom) on the housing.
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Just In Case You Want To Charge Your Neighbor’s Tesla
Tesla vehicles have a charging port that is under a cover that only opens on command from a charging station. Well, maybe not only. [IfNotPike] reports that he was able to replay the 315MHz signal ...