The rumor mill is in full swing. Apple reportedly plans to remove the included wall charger — and possibly even a Lightning cable and the usual earbuds — from the upcoming iPhone 12, which is expected to be announced early this fall. Why would Apple do this? Margins are dropping in the consumer electronics industry, and it is thought that, like the recently released iPhone SE, the price of the base iPhone 12 may be dropping to squeeze out competition from Samsung and other Android players. With those margins becoming thinner, Apple may be wanting to shave a few dollars off every shipping unit. The replacement to the puny 5W charger in the base iPhone 11 is said to be a new 20W USB-C charger, but it — and potentially the USB-C to Lightning cable to go with it — will cost extra. We also hear rumors the AirPower, which was canceled in the late product engineering stages in 2018, may have a new lease on life as a high-end accessory coming later this year. Based on recent spy reports of observed late production samples, Cupertino appears to have solved the myriad of technical issues that kept it from being…