Mophie's line-up of smartphone chargers.
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Battery-drained Pokémon Go fans may need Mophie’s universal smartphone chargers

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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When Pokémon Go became a smash hit for mobile games in July, many people found that the augmented reality game ate up their smartphone batteries. So they hit the stores, buying all sorts of Mophie Juice Pack mobile battery cases and Mophie Powerstation external chargers.

Now the company is unveiling a whole new line-up of universal external power chargers for mobile devices. They include Powerstation USB chargers, Powerstation USB-C chargers for the newest smartphones, and Powerstation Plus chargers with removable tips. Mophie is the No. 1 battery-charging case maker in North America, according to market researcher NPD Group.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.