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• Two standards groups backing wireless charging plan to merge

  Two of three groups aiming to establish a standard for wireless charging of mobile devices have agreed to merge with an eye to quicker adoption and economies of scale for the technology.

• Dell is the first PC maker to join wireless power group

  Dell has become a member of the Alliance for Wireless Power, an indication that the company is eyeing the technology for some of its products.

• Fragmented wireless charging field thins as organisations unite

  Two rival consortiums defining wireless power standards have merged specifications, narrowing the field of organizations competing to define how mobile devices are charged when they are not plugged into power outlets.

• Bluetooth Smart going into wireless device chargers

  Mobile devices will be able to talk to wireless charging platforms through a partnership between the Alliance for Wireless Power and the backers of Bluetooth.