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Micro-USB Charging Port to be Standard for Mobile Phones

Although we are getting the micro-USB charging port in more and more new mobile phones, devices from some manufacturers, for example Samsung and Apple, are still using a different proprietary port sometimes. The European Standardisation Bodies CEN-CENELEC and ETSI have now formalized the official standards for the manufacturer after joined agreement signed by Apple, Emblaze [...]

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Europe to Standardize Phone Chargers with Micro USB Port

Announced on Monday, European Commission is getting supports from major mobile phone manufacturers for using micro-USB port to charge the phone battery. Those manufacturers represent about 90 percent of Europe’s market share, which include Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Apple, LG, NEC, RIM (BlackBerry), Qualcomm and Texas Instruments. [via slashgear]

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European Commission acts to cut cost of texting and mobile data services abroad

Mobile phone users can expect the cost of sending text messages from abroad in the EU to be much cheaper next summer. The European Commission today proposed to reduce the price of roaming text messages by 60% as of 1 July 2009. EU citizens travelling in other EU countries should pay no more than €0.11 [...]

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European Commission plans ending roaming rip-offs for text messages abroad

The 2.5 billion text messages sent every year by roaming customers in the EU cost over 10 times more than domestic short messages (SMS), show figures released today by the European Commission. The average cost of a roaming text message in the EU between October 2007 and March 2008 was €0.29 according to the European [...]

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