Image:
Incompatible phone chargers responsible for 51,000 tons of waste every year, claims Commission
EU to open an 'impact assessment study' to decide on a common standard for all smartphone chargers
The European Commission is considering new rules that would force all smartphone makers to adopt a common standard for device charging - a move that would force Apple to drop the Lightning port for USB-C...
To continue reading this article...
Join Computing
- Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the technology industry
- Receive important and breaking news in our daily newsletter
- Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes
- Join live member only interviews with IT leaders at the ‘IT Lounge’; your chance to ask your burning tech questions and have them answered
- Access to the Computing Delta hub providing market intelligence and research
- Receive our members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from senior IT Leaders
