Gomadic QuadCharge reviewed, better than sliced bread
by Sean Cooper 
posted Nov 9th 2007 @ 9:01AM 
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Chinese government demands all handsets be rechargeable via USB
by Darren Murph posted Dec 22nd 2006 @ 4:59PM
Following South Korea's lead, the Chinese government is now demanding that future handsets, regardless of brand, be able to recharge via a standard USB port. The Ministry of Information Industry (MII) hopes that the mandate will slash phone costs for users, eliminate proprietary hassles, and more importantly, eliminate waste within the country. Considering nearly "100 million" folks in China alone replace their phone annually, that's a lot of antiquated chargers hitting the junk pile, and this new standard hopes to cure the problem and cut back on waste before it gets too out of hand. While we've no idea when this mandate will actually be enforced, these head honchos sound pretty serious, and considering the estimated $306 million the country will be saving, we wouldn't doubt their earnestness.[Via Techdirt]
