06-30-2009, 09:39 AM
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Universal phone charger on the horizon
The simplest of things can make a big difference
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A deal's been done between industry bosses and the European Commission in Brussels to work towards a 'one size fits all' charger.
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it means a universal charger, which will use a micro-USB connection, should be available by next year.
Under the accord, the companies, including Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Apple, Motorola, Research in Motion and Samsung, are committed to developing the charger.
It will work for data-enabled mobile phones that support USB data exchange.
The 10 companies involved represent 90% of the European mobile market so the vast majority of the estimated 350 - 400 million users across the EU would be covered by any changes.
EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen says he also wants to see the common charger expand in the years ahead to cover other phones, existing phones, cameras and laptops.
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Stupidly simple, but it just required getting the big guns to agree 
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/h...00/8124293.stm
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