Nokia, Apple, RIM and others agree on micro-USB phone charger st...

Courtesy Engadget  Mon, 06/29/2009 - 06:50

While the free-market works pretty well when, uh, left alone to be free , sometimes it needs a push from a visible hand.

Case in point, phone chargers; at the moment some 30 different types of chargers are used with handsets throughout Europe.

Today, the European Commission received industry backing of its phone charger standard that relies on a micro-USB socket.

The standard is now backed by all the majors (representing 90% of the European mobile...

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