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Samsung, Foxconn are backing cable-free phone tech

By Stephen Nellis

Aug 17 2017 6:48AM

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Samsung, Foxconn are backing cable-free phone tech

A start-up backed by Tony Fadell, one of the fathers of the Apple iPod, will today announe it is working with Samsung Electronics, Foxconn parent Hon Hai Precision Industry and others on a new way for mobile phones to transfer large amounts of data without using wires or wi-fi connections. Chief ...

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