Telecom firms back standard phone charger in Europe

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -

Top mobile telephone suppliers have agreed to back an EU-wide harmonization of phone chargers, the European Commission said on Monday, hailing the pact as good news for consumers and the environment.

The agreement by Nokia, Sony Ericsson and other industry majors will mean that telephones compatible with standard charging devices are available in Europe from next year, said the EU executive, which has pushed for such a deal.

"People will not have to throw away their charger whenever they buy a new phone," said EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen, estimating that unwanted phone accessories accounted for thousands of tons of waste in Europe each year.

The Commission said the agreement would involve the creation of an EU norm, and that the new generation of mobile phones would use a standard micro-USB socket to ensure compatibility.

Motorola, Apple, LG, NEC, Qualcomm, Research in Motion, Samsung and Texas Instruments have also signed the agreement, the Commission said.

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Interesting news, at least it will be standard now.

Apple will have to redesign the USB charger if they're going to comply with a Mini-USB design :confused:
 
Knowing any "standard" proposed by Nokia they will probably make literally a charger standard - and they will be separate cable with different stupid plug going into microusb socket in charger.
 
Apple won't let go of the Dock Connector - it's a vast source of revenue for them!

My guess is the iPhone will either have a mini-USB port or a Dock Connect to mini-USB adapter. Of course this will function only for charging...
 
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Apple won't let go of the Dock Connector - it's a vast source of revenue for them!

My guess is the iPhone will either have a mini-USB port or a Dock Connect to mini-USB adapter. Of course this will function only for charging...
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I was thinking more along the lines of..

30-pin iPod > Mini-USB

Essentially, changing the head of the current USB leads or providing an adapter of somekind.
 
What about all the third party docks as well? I bought a zeppelin yesterday and I'm getting a bit worried now!
 
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