Samsung Fast Charge Wireless Charger Is Coming Soon

If you’re a fan of wireless charging and love how you can easily charge a device by placing it on top of a wireless charging surface, then you might be interested in Samsung’s recently announced fast charge wireless charger. The device was not mentioned during the company’s recent smartphone announcement, but we suppose it’s still here all the same.

The device appears to have been designed for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+ in mind. By pairing either handset with the charger, Samsung has promised faster charge times, which is apparently around 1.4 times faster than regular wireless charging, so if the speed of wireless charging has always bugged you, hopefully this fast charge will fix that.

That being said, at the end of the day it is a Qi wireless charger so even if you don’t own a Samsung handset, you can still charge your Qi-compatible devices on the charger. However they will not receive the fast charge feature since this is dependent on your phone’s hardware, but it will still act as a regular wireless charger.

The device does not come cheap as it is priced at $69.99. No word on when it will be released either as Samsung has stated that it will be coming soon, but if you’d like to learn more then hit up Samsung’s website for the details.

Key Specs	Galaxy S6 Edge	Galaxy Note 5
Status	Released	Released
Resolution	2560×1440	2560×1440
Display Diagonal	5.1″	5.7″
Processor/Soc Name	Exynos 7420, 2.0 GHz	Exynos 7420, 2.1 GHz
Max. Total Storage Capacity		64 GB
Megapixels	16 MP	16 MP
Battery Capacity (mAh)	2600 mAh	3000 mAh
Street Price		$740

Facebook, Google and other tech giants back Samsung in patent court battle against Apple

We're certain patent battles are the last thing you'd like to read this morning, but things are getting interesting in the case between Apple and Samsung. The latter party has managed to garner support from various top tech giants, including Google, HP, and Facebook, who have filed a "friend of the court" briefing at the start of July, protesting against the decision to fine Samsung $548 million.

The patent battle between Apple and Samsung has been ongoing since 2011. Apple accused Samsung of multiple patent infringements of key features from the company's iPhone. The Silicon Valley companies banding together with Samsung argue that the decision against Samsung in this case would have a negative impact on companies that invest in R&D.

"If allowed to stand, that decision will lead to absurd results and have a devastating impact on companies, including [the briefing draftees], who spend billions of dollars annually on research and development for complex technologies and their components."

It's argued that a feature, which could be a result of a few lines of code, may appear during use of a particular product, allowing the owner of said patent to receive profit generated by said product, even if the infringing element was insignificant to the user experience. The tech companies backing Samsung have urged the courts to review their decision in a rehearing.