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dvice.com - 2/19/2009
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Usually, when you buy a new cellphone, it comes with its own charger , which is typically unique to that phone. God forbid manufacturers had a standard plug that would work on all phones when they can make money selling you new spares and car chargers.
That's about to change. The GSMA ...
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?
Coolest Gadgets —
... 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 ...
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