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 ...

Handset manufacturers say they will increase support for micro-USB charging across their products due for Asian markets, as part of efforts to follow similar plans in Europe. From January next year, ...

Everyone who has a cell phone has, somewhere, a drawer filled with old chargers from long-gone handsets. Those days soon will come to an end in Europe, where all the top mobile phone producers have ...

Back in February, the GSM Association announced an agreed universal phone charger standard. Now the European Union has signed a bunch of manufacturers up to the same standard, with one surprising ...

Europeans might soon have an easier time finding the right charging cords for each of their devices. The European Parliament approved a measure Tuesday that would require all cellphones and other ...

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 ...

Starting next year, Apple and other cell phone manufacturers will begin selling data-enabled phones in Europe that have standard for cell phone chargers. Marguerite Reardon Former senior reporter ...

Here’s a useful gadget to keep all your gadgets charged up, the IonHub Universal charger. IonHub travel charger is a cell phone travel charger, an iPhone/iPod travel charger and much more! Ionhub ...

The GSM Association announced the creation of a universal cell phone charger that will function with most mobile phones by 2012. The technology is based on the popular micro-USB interface.

— -- The GSM Association announced the creation of a universal cell phone charger that will function with most mobile phones by 2012. The technology is based on the popular micro-USB interface.