Thanks to the efforts of the European Commission: Apple, Motorola, Nokia, Blackberry and Samsung will release phones with standard microUSB chargers.
This will make it easy for customers as one charger can charge all their phones, will reduce the e-waste and bring standardisation.
If you are in the market for a new phone, ensure that its using microUSB.
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Now its time for notebooks and netbooks to standardise on a common charger. It should be 12 volts so that car batteries can be used in places where power is a problem.