Welcome back to InterrupTech. Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry. We cover wireless power, Google Android all over CTIA, Verizon joins up with Google Voice, doubleTwist becomes a serious iTunes competitor, and Flash on every phone except the iPhone.

This week in tech saw a lot of open jaws and head shaking from observers like me. This week, I’ll point out the top four moves that makes me suspect drugs may have played a role in their decision to move them to the light of day. Here in tech, things move pretty fast; if you don’t stop and point out the crack heads, you could miss them.

This week:

• “We can squeeze one more release from Windows Mobile 2003″
• AT&T really hates iPhone users?
• Wireless power is here, do you want it?
• Flash on your phone; whether you like it or not<

The Powermat is now available and we’ve got the iPhone 3G receiver/case. Place the phone in the case and then place it on the Powermat charging mat. Then your phone charges wirelessly. Does it work like Powermat says? Gadgetell finds out.

We’ve seen the Powermat at tradeshows and Gadgetell had some hands on time for plenty of testing. Powermat is a wireless charging solution. If you get a Powermat receiver and a mat you can simply place your device on the mat to charge it. The claim is that you won’t need to hunt for or organize cables any more (besides the one that powers the Powermat Home & Office Mat). How did it perform? Is this really the future? Keep reading.

We first laid eyes on Powermat back at CES in January 2009. The system would charge your electronics wirelessly. All you had to do was place an adapter on your phone and then place that device on a charging mat. Wireless charging was supposed to become a reality from Powermat around the summer of 2009. more »

Witricity, a wireless electricity developer, predicts that televisions and computers may stop relying on their power cords for operation within the year. Witricity is on the verge of releasing technology that powers light bulbs wirelessly from a wall socket placed several feet away. Witricity works by converting electric power into a magnetic field and then more »

WildCharge is now taking orders for its WildCharge system for a number of cellphones. It looks like wireless power is finally happening. The WildCharge site is even offering one day delivery. You can buy a skin, a mat, or a bundle for several phones. It’s a simple idea. Place a case on your phone and more »

Want to know how exactly wireless power works? Here’s how Fulton’s ecoupled system does it. The system uses inductive coupling. There are three ways to power things. You could place something like a lamp to provide power to it and no charging would take place. The other two ways are charging high energy or low energy devices.

The system also knows the difference between a high and low power device. If you place a device on top of the wrong coupling location, no power will be sent to the device.

A magnetic connection does not provide power, but it does help you place the device on the right spot. Communication is done via the magnet, so debris or even things like paper won’t stop communication if placed between a mat and a device. Testing took place to make sure the magnets would not interfere with any data on computers or other devices.

Fulton Innovation brought its ecoupled wireless charging system to CES. While a competitor showed marketable products, Fulton showed working models but no finished products with release dates.

The booth simulated a home with an office, a living room, and a kitchen so a consumer or manufacturer could see how the system could be used in everyday life. On display was a modded iPhone, a Nintendo Wii remote, a remote control, a blender, several other cell phones, a laptop charger, and a portable tool chest.

If the Powermat wireless charging system lives up to its claims, Powermat is going to be huge. The idea is simple, just place a device like a phone on a Powermat and your phone is charged. There is no need for lots of wires or numerous power adapters; you just need a mat and a device. We’ve got a huge photo gallery on this one.

The walk through of the product was fantastic. Powermat had actual working versions of their product. The first thing to see was the iPhone in a sleek case atop a white mat.