mobilecrunch.com - 2/18/2009
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Earlier today, the GSMA announced that it has successfully brokered a deal with leading handset manufacturers and network operators to standardize mobile chargers by 2012 (for most, but not all cellular phones).
The primary goal of this new agreement is to cut down on the environmental impact ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 2/17/2009
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news.bbc.co.uk —
The world's biggest mobile phone makers and network
operators have backed plans to create a universal phone...
recharger. Most manufacturers now produce chargers which work only with their own devices. The re-charger will consume 50% less stand-by energy ...
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Universal charger for phones plan
guardian.co.uk - 2/17/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
The mobile phone industry plans to introduce a
universal charger as part of a drive to improve...
its previously patchy environmental record. The plan from industry body the GSM Association (GSMA) is just one of a raft of "green" announcements at ...
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Universal mobile phone charger unveiled
appleinsider.com - 2/17/2009
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appleinsider.com —
Although AT&T and several other iPhone partners joined
an industry initiative to standardize mobile phone chargers over...
the next few years, Apple has yet to follow suit and may remain committed to its proprietary dock-connector interface .
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Apple absent from universal phone charger push
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Standard Universal Phone Charger by the End of the World?
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... At least according to some new film by Roland Emmerich, the guy who gave us Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow.
So, by the time we have standardized phone chargers, it may be too late. Here is a list of those cellular phone companies who will be part of the deal: AT&T, KTF, LG, mobilkom Austria, Motorola, Nokia, Orange, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Telenor, Telstra, T-Mobile, Vodafone, and 3 Group.
Source 1 and Source 2 ...
2012 Will Bring Micro-USB Chargers For Most Cell Phones
High Tech Lounge —
... same proposed Micro-USB charger tip, we won’t need to do that anymore. Also, this proposed charger will consume up to 50% less power and provider greater convenience to the end-consumer. Did you forget your charger at home? If this passes, you’ll be able to share chargers with your travel companions. Seventeen companies have signed up thus far, including LG, Motorola, Nokia, Orange, Sony Ericsson, Telstra, and Vodafone. 2012 Will Bring Micro-USB Chargers For Most Cell Phones Source: mobilecrunch.com
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