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 ...

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 ...

The wireless industry’s Universal Charging Solution (UCS) initiative is a boon for the environment, handset makers seeking economies of scale, and most cellphone users.But for accessory makers and ...

An initiative backed by both mobile phone manufacturers and operators will result in a universal charger based on the Micro-USB interface for new mobile phones. Moving to a universal charger will be a ...

Cell phone makers Tuesday pledged to introduce a universal charger for handsets by 2012. Under the scheme, phone makers have pledged that a majority of new handset models will include the universal ...

Get a new mobile phone — and toss yet another old, incompatible phone charger. The GSMA mobile phone industry association promises to make that wasteful practice a thing of the past. The group on ...

Seventeen mobile phone manufacturers and operators have committed to develop standards for universal cell phone chargers by 2012. The initiative, led by the European mobile communications organization ...

SHANGHAI &#151 China will start to enforce a compulsory universal cell phone charger standard this month. Some see it as a benefit, while others are grumbling that it will add cost and cause hassles ...

An initiative backed by both mobile phone manufacturers and operators will result in a universal charger based on the Micro-USB interface for new mobile phones. Moving to a universal charger will be a ...

Starting next year, Apple, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, and RIM will begin making handsets with a standard phone charger based on the micro-USB connector. The goal is to reduce the number of useless ...