1 CHARGER FITS ALL.THE world's biggest mobile phone makers and networks have agreed to create a universal re-charger that will fit most phones by 2012. The charger, which will fit into a common USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. connector, should also consume 50 per cent less stand-by energy than today. Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson For an arrangement of Sony Ericsson products, see list of Sony Ericsson products Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. , LG, T-Mobile, Orange, 3, AT&T and Vodafone have all backed the plan after coming under pressure from the European Commission. The GSM Association (GSM Association, Dublin, Ireland, www.gsmworld.com) A membership association founded in 1987 that promotes the development and evolution of the GSM communications standard worldwide. , an umbrella group for the mobile industry, estimated the charger will mean the elimination of up to 51,000 tons of duplicates. GSM's Michael O'Hara said: "This is a broad agreement that will move the industry to a single, energy-efficient charger." The European Commission said there were more than 30 different kinds of charger in use across Europe. |
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