New HTC phone will be sold without charger in bid to cut waste

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Network operator O2 will pilot the charger-free scheme in the UK for the soon-to-be-released smartphone

A new flagship smartphone by Taiwanese phone company HTC will be sold without a charger in a pioneering bid to cut down on electronic waste. Network operator O2, which will trial the pilot for the as-yet...

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