When I saw the GSM Association and a bevy of big partners were working on a universal phone charger I was giddy. I have drawer full of chargers and always have at least two in my backpack. Just think ...

It might be difficult to believe, but 17 different mobile phone manufacturers and mobile service providers all agree on something that will actually make your mobile life a little easier in the coming ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Update: This ...

A new standard for mobile phone chargers will bring about innovation in this space, according to the GSM Association (GSMA). The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) last week approved the ...

The European Union says it has received a sample of a charger that will be used by 14 handset makers across the continent sometime in the not too distant future. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a ...

Barcelona, Spain — Universal chargers for mobile phones could be widely available by 2012, resulting from a commitment by 17 leading mobile operators and the GSMA global cellular trade group, ...

BOSTON - Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Thursday renewed her call for the United States to follow the European Union's lead on universal chargers for smartphones and other mobile devices. "Consumers shouldn ...

All mobile phones on the European market will soon have to use a standard charger after the European Parliament voted on a directive on Thursday (13 March). Mobile phone and smartphone producers such ...

The Europe Union is getting a complete mobile technology upgrade after government leaders overwhelmingly voted to establish a universal cell phone charger. For the people of 28 European countries, the ...

MEPs and the Council of of the European Union have agreed that mobile phone manufacturers will be obliged to provide a common battery charger throughout Europe as part of a provisional deal on radio ...

March 12, 2007 March 12, 2007 The world’s first universal mobile phone charger is being introduced at CEBIT this week. Designed by Professor Luigi Colani, a nearly 80-year-old legend in the field of ...

The mobile phone industry promised Monday to standardize phone chargers by 2012 at a trade association meeting in Barcelona, Spain. Most major handset manufacturers agreed to this, except for Apple.