Author: Rebecca

External battery for iPhone and other Apple devices is now a virtual necessity

The broad range of gadgets from the manufacturer has ensured a never ending need for more power.

The release of the Apple Watch on Friday was only the latest edition to the family of gadgets being sold by that technology giant, and the more of them people own, the greater the need for an external battery for iPhone, iPad, iPod the Watch, and even the MacBook.

These devices have considerable battery life, but that depends on the user’s ability to remember to charge.

When it was just about the smartphone, itself , an external battery for iPhone is useful and it can help a user through some tight situations if the usage of the phone was very high or if they forgot to plug the device in overnight (or during a power failure, for that matter). However, with all of the additional gadgets combined, portable cell phone chargers aren’t just for smartphones, anymore. They are needed for all of the various screens that we use in our day to day lives, which, to an increasing extent, will be including smartwatches, too.

This means that having an external battery for iPhone, tablet, smartwatch, and laptop charging can be a lifesaver.

iphone 6 plus - external battery for iphoneAs our dependence on these devices grow, and as we use a growing number of them on a steady basis, portable cell phone chargers are becoming as commonplace as the smartphones, themselves. This is because we use these gadgets to such an extent that it becomes virtually impossible to have to wait a half hour, an hour, or more, to have the opportunity to plug into a wall socket for the length of time that it takes to recharge.

With an iPhone external battery pack, it means that the device can be charged as though it were plugged into a wall, but it can be done while on the go. This means that a smartphone, smartwatch, or other gadget can be plugged in while in your pocket, in your purse or bag, or even in your hand, and can rebuild its power.

It is also important to make sure that the external battery for iPhone and device charging that is selected is large enough to actually provide all the juice that is needed to keep those gadgets going. Those little lipstick-shaped chargers may be great for an MP3 player emergency, but when it comes to the rest of your i-devices, look for good quality 10000mah portable cell phone chargers to know you’ll always have all the power you need.

Apple Pay will be available to Canadian users by November

The iOS based mobile payments system will be making the leap north from the United States this year.

According to recent reports in the Wall Street Journal, Apple Pay is preparing to launch in a new market before the end of 2015, as it gets itself ready to step north into Canada for a November roll out.

The mobile payments service is already available in the United States, but it has yet to head anywhere else.

iOS device users in other countries may have been waiting to be able to use Apple Pay, but since it was first launched in October 2014, it has been available exclusively in the United States. Now, it looks as though it will become available in other countries, or at least one more, as it will be opening up in Canada this year. Six of the major banks in Canada have been reported to be in talks with Apple with regards to its wireless, contactless mobile payments system.

Despite the fact that Apple Pay is associated with higher fees, it does look as though Canadian banks are ready to support it.

apple pay iphone mobile paymentsThe banks with which Apple has been discussing its mobile payments include: TD Canada Trust, Scotiabank, CIBC, the Royal Bank of Canada, the Bank of Montreal, and the National Bank of Canada. These are some extremely influential institutions over the Canadian marketplace, when it is taken into account that they make up more than 90 percent of all bank accounts in the country.

These banks have indicated that they are prepared to support the smartphone based payments services from Apple, regardless of the fact that there have been some serious concerns expressed about higher fees and even some security problems.

The country is virtually ready, already, with the technology and infrastructure that would be required or the implementation of Apple Pay, as a vast number of the country’s businesses and retailers have already implemented the type of contactless terminals that would be needed to make the service work for iPhone (and Apple Watch) users. The country was among the first to broadly adopt chip-and-PIN tech as well as credit card NFC technology based tap-and-pay terminals.