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Here Come the Universal Smartphone Chargers!: Mobile Technology News « — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:48:09 +0000

[...] A year-and-a-half after an EU commission requested research into a universal phone charging standard, various telecommunications bodies around the globe have approved micro USB as the universal standard to charge data-enabled mobile phones. It’s good news, but even better is widespread support from handset makers all around the globe, which should reduce the number of redundant charging solutions for consumers and, according to the GSM Association, will eliminate 51,000 tons of such duplicate chargers from being manufactured on a yearly basis. [...]

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10 Ways Phone Companies Are Going Green: Cleantech News « — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:01:15 +0000

[...] Hopefully, this problem is slowly resolving, thanks to a push from the computing industry and the micro-USB regulations that will set in by [...]

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Wireless Phone Charging — Worth $50: Cleantech News « — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:35:00 +0000

[...] proprietary mobile charging solutions are annoying, according to the In-Stat survey, although, micro-USB regulations will change all that by [...]

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Your Next iPad: What Features Will It Have? « Apple News Daily — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:32:02 +0000

[...] the European Commission, several smartphone manufacturers, including Apple, have agreed to create a universal charger, likely via micro-USB port. Of course, USB and cameras aren’t all that will be in iPad [...]

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By: New Handset Chargers Aren’t Quite Smart, But Power Phones Phones 50 Percent Faster

Fri, 07 May 2010 15:49:14 +0000

[...] aimed at providing a more universal charging solution, however. Several top handset makers agreed last year to use the Micro USB interface for charging handsets and T-Mobile’s new offerings follow suit. All three chargers provide a second USB port as [...]

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Global Geek News Podcast #29 | Global Geek News — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:54:06 +0000

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By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:54:14 +0000

the image you have is the MiniUSB, not the MicroUSB.

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By: Viens lādētājs mobilajiem telefoniem? Jau nākamgad? | Kristapa Skuteļa (krizdabz) blogs

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:14:35 +0000

[...] Oma Malika blogā šodien izlasīju kādu varbūt ne īpaši skaļu, tomēr ļoti praktiski noderīgu ziņu. Proti, Eiropas Komisija aicina mobilo tehnoloģiju industrijas flagmaņus (kā ražotājus, tā tīklu operatorus) izstrādāt un piedāvāt Eiropas Savienības klientiem vienotu mobilo tālruņu lādētāju standartu. Galvenie mobilo telefonu ražotāji (Apple (!!!), LG, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Qualcomm, Research In Motion (RIM), Samsung, Sony Ericsson un Texas Instruments) ir vienojušies saskaņot ES lietotos lādētājus. Saprašanās memorandā (SM), kas šodien tika iesniegts Komisijai, nozare apņemas nodrošināt lādētāju savietojamību, izmantojot micro-USB savienojumu. Pirmā jauno savstarpēji savietojamo mobilo telefonu paaudze ES tirgū nonāks 2010. gadā. [...]

By: Jesse Kopelman

Jesse Kopelman — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:42:08 +0000

The real issue isn’t the charger that comes in the box with the phone, it is the additional chargers that most people like to buy (car charger, spare to keep in your briefcase, and so on). Vendors charge excessive prices for their proprietary accessories. What costs $15-20 with the Motorola tag on it can usually be got in OEM form for $1 from eBay or Amazon.

Without the government forcing vendors to do this, I doubt we’ll see it in the US. In theory you can already charge an USB-port equiped phone with any generic USB charger, since the max amperage specified by USB is very low (0.5A) and using lower than the vendor specified amperage is safe (just makes charging a bit slower). But it didn’t take long for vendors to start adding little modifications to their phones so that they’d only charge if given exactly the expected amperage — as delivered by their overpriced proprietary chargers.