European Standard

UN Approves MicroUSB Universal Phone Charger Standard

12:00AM October 25, 2009 | Chris Jacob

The International Telecommunication Union, a branch of the UN, has decided on a standard for phone chargers that should finally cut down on a huge chunk of unnecessary e-waste. It’s about time. More »


Mobile

Why Can’t We Get A Standard Phone Charger Like Europe?

4:39AM June 30, 2009 | Jason Chen

Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG, NEC, Qualcomm, RIM, Samsung and Apple have all agreed to use the microUSB standard in their phones made for the European market. Why can’t we have that? More »