Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Update: This ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For years, the only way you could top up your phone was by connecting it to a USB cable running from a wall adapter. This proved to be quite ...

It happens to me more often than I want to admit. My phone and I are on the go, and I watch the battery drain faster than expected, and my day runs longer than I had planned. You, too, right? You're ...

a person hands plugging mobile phone into a power bank - F.j. Jimenez/Getty Images Imagine yourself just landing in Bali or Costa Rica, the humid air hitting you like a warm hug. Later, you try to ...

Nothing says misery like being out and about, away from a power source, and your phone goes dead. Lots of companies are tapping into that fear, producing products for portable power. When you shop, ...

If you’re on the go a lot, and also use your smartphone a lot, you might find that you’re running out of battery way too fast with no way to charge it. It’s a difficult problem to be in, especially ...

[Barry] sent us a tip about a video from [electronupdate], describing an experimental cell phone charger. It’s a familiar issue: Your cell phone battery is low, and you aren’t in a position to plug it ...

YouTube user Spiritplumber demonstrates how he built a cell phone charger using four parts from Radio Shack on the store counter immediately after his purchase. The parts cost around ten bucks, and ...

The power's out, your cell phone's dead. What do you do? Grab your cordless drill and head to the kitchen, of course. Unroll a few sheets of aluminum, find the mixing beater and a wooden fork, pool ...

A report from ET News claims Samsung will also follow in Google and Apple's footsteps and add 25W Qi 2.2 wireless charging support to the Galaxy S26 Ultra next year (via @Jukanlosreve ). This should ...

The bottom line: If you're like us, your charging station is a tangled mess of power strips and wires that's not only unsightly but also a minor fire hazard. Fortunately, Callpod has a way to ...