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Your laptop, phone, camera and tablet are your lifelines. That is, until you literally hit a brick wall trying to plug them into a foreign socket to no avail. For globetrotting professionals and tech-savvy travelers, incompatible plugs aren’t a rare headache; they are a persistent problem that requires time and money to resolve each time. Why risk frying your devices, or wasting money on the wrong adapter at the airport?  This guide cuts through the confusion, giving you a clear,...

After multiple reports of smoking or flaming power banks on planes—like the recent Air Busan aircraft fire—airlines are cracking down on stricter rules for using and carrying portable chargers on flights. But with confusing watt-hour ratings and vague size rules, travelers often guess, and sometimes guess wrong.  Knowledge is your best defense. You don’t want to be pulled aside and given the ultimatum to ditch it or miss your flight. This article maps out the airline power bank policies in...

Most of us have at least one power bank. The rechargeable battery pack has emerged as a lifesaver in various critical times of need: when we’re stranded on the train heading east to west, when we’re waiting on a Grab, or even when we’re idly sitting through a family visit where the elders—and only the elders—are talking. Its benefits are numerous. However, a recently recognized danger threatens to outweigh its many perks—its inherent fire risk. It’s not the first time...