Could Apple Inc. (AAPL) Change Its Mind So Quickly? – Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK)

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We’re talking about a “virtual charging area” that could span approximately 1 meter from the power supply, which also means a user could theoretically keep all sorts of other Apple gadgets charged, such as keyboards, mice, iPads, or laptops.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has also filed some other patents on inductive charging, so perhaps its solution will ultimately be some combination of various approaches.

Fat chance
DIGITIMES questions whether or not this feature will make it out this year. Since Apple has clearly adopted a strategy of incremental “S” upgrades every other year, the 2013 iPhone 5S is expected to feature a similar design. A feature like wireless charging, inductive or otherwise, would probably require the iPhone to be redesigned, which makes it unlikely that investors will see this happen in 2013.

The article Could Apple Change Its Mind So Quickly? originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Evan Niu, CFA.

Fool contributor Evan Niu, CFA, owns shares of Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Apple and Google. The Motley Fool owns shares of Apple and Google.

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