The AirPods have batteries 80 times smaller than an iPhone"s. Why don"t they charge 80 times faster?

One of the best things about the AirPods is their battery life. While most other fully wireless earbuds last 2 to 3 hours per charge, Apple"s earphones promise a solid 5-hour music-listening time, and our own testing showed that as much as six hours of continuous playback can be achieved. Not b..

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Analyst: Three new iPads to be launched this spring, none smaller than 9.7"

In a stagnant tablet market, Apple may be launching a total of three new models come spring, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts. AppleInsider has obtained the note sent out to investors on Sunday detailing the possible developments in the Apple tablet lineup.
12.9-inch iPad Pro First of all, the 12.9-inch behemoth of a tablet iPad Pro is getting a replacement, and alongside it a newly-designed 10″ or 10.5″ model will be launched. Both of them will be powered by an improved version of the iPhone 7 A10 chipset, and history is any indication, it"ll be called A10X. That chip should be manufactured by TSMC.
The third model, the analyst continues, will be a 9.7-inch one running on a modified version of the A9 chip from the iPhone 6s, to be made by Samsung. This particular model will also be the one that will sell the most units, to the tune of 50 to 60% of the total sales of all three.
There"s no successor to the 7.9-inch iPad Mini 4 in sight.
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Xiaomi Mi 6 to look like smaller version of Mi Note 2, new rumor says

The Xiaomi Mi 6 might only been the subject of a handful of rumors and leaks so far, but thanks to a leak back in October this year, we at-least got to see what it may look like:
However, if a new rumor out of China is to go by, the handset may actually look like the Chinese company"s Mi Note 2 smartphone, although a bit smaller in size.
Moving on, the new rumor – which is said to come from a renowned Chinese tipster – also says that the device will be powered by Snapdragon 835 SoC and made official in February 2017, which is thankfully inline with what we"ve previously heard.
Further, the tipster also reveals that the device will have 128GB and 256GB storage options, and black, white, and blue color options. Like the leak from October, there"s no way to confirm whether or not what the new rumor has revealed is correct. So, take all this with a pinch of salt.
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