EU dials up plan for standardised phone chargers

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Manufacturers likely to have to offer European customers a common charger from 2017

All mobile phones in Europe could soon have to use a standardised charger, after MEPs approved a new EU directive designed to crackdown on eWaste late last week. Industry giants such as Samsung, Apple,...

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