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OMG. One of my biggest gripes is when a company uses a proprietary charging connector. *cough cough… Samsung… Cough Cough* Well, I love Samsung products a lot, they are very close 2nd to HTC personally, but they choose to use a proprietary connector that sucks. Luckily they stick with the same connector so going from Samsung phone to Samsung phone isn’t a challange, but seriously, we need a standard. With the announcement from the CTIA yesterday, we might be closer!

“Earth Day serves as a great reminder that the wireless industry and all of us have a role to play when it comes to taking care of our planet. We recognize the need and the responsibility we have to help create a low-carbon economy, and the initiative to adopt a ‘Universal Charging Solution’ is an important step in the right direction,” said Steve Largent, President and CEO of CTIA-The Wireless Association. “A universal charger will not only be more energy efficient, it will also make life easier for consumers by allowing them to use the same charger for future handsets.”

What do you think, you want to see a universal standard for charging and syncing? I talked about this already back in February when a similar announcement was made by the GSMA and I also made a big rant back in 2006.

Source: IntoMobile

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