EU Committee Votes To Make All Smartphone Vendors Utilize a Standard Charger

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The EU has been known to make a lot of odd decisions when it comes to tech, but one committee's latest vote is one that most people will likely agree with: Standardized smartphone chargers (http://hothardware.com/News/EU-Votes-to-Make-All-Smartphone-Vendors-Utilize-a-Standard-Charger/). If passed, this decision would cut down on never having the right charger handy, but as far as the EU is concerned, this is all about a reduction of waste. The initial vote went down on Thursday, and given its market saturation, it seems likely that micro USB would be the target standard. Now, it's a matter of waiting on the EU Parliament to make its vote.

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