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Mobile chargers, a.k.a. power banks, come in all shapes and sizes. But not many can actually recharge themselves by harnessing the power of the sun. This one can, and it’s pretty awesome in other ways, too — starting with the price. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Amazon seller Oreato has the Oryto …

Back in October, Amazon updated its value-price 10-inch tablet, the Fire HD 10, and now its popular Fire HD 8 gets a similar update, adding a faster processor, 2GB of RAM (up from 1.5), USB-C charging and 32GB of storage in the base 8-inch model (up from 16GB). The new model is $90, or $10 more than the previous HD …

Just because we’re all staying home these days doesn’t mean we don’t need a good power bank or two. In fact, I’ve redefined portability in recent weeks as “working away from an outlet,” rather than working away from home. That can be on the living room sofa or out in the backyard. And with some excellent prices on power banks …

Power banks are a dime a dozen, but most of them are boring black bricks missing one feature or another. The latest from iOttie, however, not only does all the things, but also looks nice doing them. Still, $50 struck me as a little pricey, so I asked the company to give Cheapskate readers a deal. Which it did: For …

Most of us have largely gotten over it by now, but when phone makers started omitting the headphone jack, it seemed like an apocalyptic event. One thing that hasn’t changed: I lose my headphone jack adapter. All. The. Time. I keep buying new ones, which is why I need to find inexpensive replacements. Today, I found a replacement that’s both …

Portable chargers — even inexpensive ones — are a dime a dozen, so we keep our eyes peeled for models that bring something a little extra to the table. RAVPower has a portable charger that packs 10,000 mAh in its pocket-size frame (at 5.4×2.7×0.59 inches, it’s roughly the size of a phone). It has a pair of 2.4A USB-A ports, …

Forget about carrying a bag full of USB chargers and AC adapters — it’s the 21st Century, and if you have a collection of relatively recent gadgets, you can probably keep them all topped off with a single charger. Many modern laptops — like  MacBooks, the HP Spectre, Dell XPS and Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 — can be charged through …

The European Parliament has voted to have one common charger for all mobile devices — which could mean the end of the line for Apple’s Lightning charger in the EU. The measure passed by a vote of 582 to 40, and it calls for new guidelines to be adopted by July 2020. The next step would be for the European …

Forcing Apple to change iPhones from Lightning to USB-C connectors would cause “an unprecedented volume of electronic waste,” the company said Thursday. The remark follows a European Commission call earlier this month for a common charger for all mobile phones, an effort to reduce waste and make life easier for consumers. Apple argues, however, that this would create even more waste, because …

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The first PCs using Thunderbolt 4 will arrive this year along with Intel’s new Tiger Lake processor, but it appears the all-purpose port won’t be any faster at transferring data than the 4-year-old Thunderbolt 3. There’s still room for other improvements, but …