Editing Starbucks (section)

=== Electricity and Wi-Fi ===
In August 2002, Starbucks provided free [[Wi-Fi]] in the United Kingdom, although in the past, a Starbucks rewards card was required.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.engadget.com/2011-10-07-starbucks-brews-up-free-two-click-wifi-in-the-uk.html | title=Starbucks brews up free, two-click Wi-Fi in the UK | first=Lydia | last=Leavitt | work=[[Engadget]] | date=October 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theregister.com/2004/03/24/starbucks_brings_wifi/ | title=Starbucks brings Wi-Fi to 154 UK stores | first=Tony | last=Smith | work=[[The Register]] | date=March 24, 2004}}</ref>

On July 1, 2010, Starbucks offered free Wi-Fi in all of its stores in the U.S. and Canada.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/technology/15starbux.html | work=[[The New York Times]] | title=Starbucks to Offer Free Wi-Fi | first=Claire Cain | last=Miller | date=June 14, 2010 | url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2010/06/30/starbucks_offers_free_wifi_in_canada.html | title=Starbucks offers free Wi-Fi in Canada | first=Emily |last=Mathieu | work=[[Toronto Star]] | date=June 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2010/starbucks-turns-on-free-wi-fi-for-customers-july-1st/ | title=Starbucks Turns on Free Wi-Fi for Customers July 1st | work=Starbucks | date=June 29, 2010}}</ref> 
In August 2010, Starbucks began offering free Wi-Fi in Germany via [[BT Openzone]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.retailtimes.co.uk/starbucks-offers-free-wi-fi-in-germany/ | title=Starbucks offers free Wi-Fi in Germany | work=Retail Times | date=August 24, 2010 | access-date=April 19, 2021 | archive-date=April 19, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419142753/https://www.retailtimes.co.uk/starbucks-offers-free-wi-fi-in-germany/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In October 2012, Starbucks and Duracell [[Powermat]] announced a pilot program to install Powermat charging surfaces in the tabletops in selected Starbucks stores in the Boston area.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.boston.com/business/technology/innoeco/2012/10/starbucks_picks_boston_for_pil.html | title=Starbucks picks Boston for pilot test of wire less charging in partnership with Duracell Powermat | first=Scott | last=Kirsner | work=[[The Boston Globe]] | date=October 29, 2012}}</ref> Furthermore, Starbucks announced its support in the [[Power Matters Alliance]] (PMA) and its membership in the PMA board, along with Google and AT&T, in an effort to create "a real-world ecosystem of wireless power" through a universal wireless charging standard that customers could use to recharge smartphones.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.engadget.com/2012-10-29-pma-starbucks-google-att.html |title=Boston-area Starbucks testing wireless smartphone charging; Starbucks, Google and AT&T back PMA standard | first=Ben | last=Gilbert | work=[[Engadget]] | date=October 29, 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, it switched providers in the U.S. from [[AT&T]] to [[Google]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cnet.com/news/at-starbucks-at-t-is-out-and-google-is-in-for-wi-fi/ | title=At Starbucks, AT&T is out and Google is in for Wi-Fi | first=Shara |last=Tibken | work=[[CNET]] | date=July 31, 2013}}</ref>

In August 2016, [[startup company]] FluxPort introduced [[Qi (standard)|Qi]] [[inductive charging]] pads at select locations in Germany.<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fluxport-brings-qi-wireless-charging-to-starbucks-coffee-houses-300317457.html | title=FluxPort Brings Qi Wireless Charging to Starbucks Coffee Houses | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=August 24, 2016}}</ref>