Gadgetory

all it takes is five minutes of charging to give a smartphone five hours of battery life qualcomm invented this super fast charging technology called quick charge four and device makers can start adding it to gadgets next year this tech is also tied in to Qualcomm x' next generation of mobile processors including the snapdragon 835 as our mobile devices demand more power battery life becomes a bigger complaint quick charging is one way to ease the pain of the drain but there are some tricky problems qualcomm had solve because if you charge too fast it can overheat the battery and that's not good no one wants another notes that a mess on their hands so the technology manages the heat of the phone and how much power the device is drinking up through the cables any device that uses this will also need to have overheating protections inside the end you plug into the wall outlet the previous generations of qualcomm spaz charging tech is in a few LG and HTC smartphones so chances are that next year's HTC and LG phones will incorporate this even faster charging technology but it goes beyond phones this can be used to fully charge up VR headsets and drones within a few minutes that means keeping your gadgets charged doesn't have to be a chore I'm Bridget Carey you can keep up with the biggest tech stories and see Netcom