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Friday, October 30, 2009
Universal phone charger approved - BBC
A new mobile phone charger that will work with any future handset has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations Industry body the GSMA says that 51,000 tonnes of redundant chargers are generated each year. Currently most chargers are product or brand specific, so people tend to change them when they upgrade to a new phone. However, the new energy-efficient chargers can be kept for much longer.
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