The device includes a fixed micro-USB connector and a pop-out flexible cable to plug into your computer or another power source.

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We experienced this issue with a MacBook Air and Samsung Galaxy Note II -- you can force the flexible cable to twist into the necessary position, but it appears to cause quite a bit of tension, and our ChargeCard was visibly damaged after just a few minutes of use.

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So whatever Apple or anyone else proposes to do in the way of providing the kind of flexible access to programming on demand that many cable subscribers say they want depends on the cooperation of the cable companies such as Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, Charter, and others.

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Lyons remains an important site for Nexans, both for its new research centre and a highly flexible manufacturing plant that can produce more than 2, 500 different types of cable.

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