When I saw the GSM Association and a bevy of big partners were working on a universal phone charger I was giddy. I have drawer full of chargers and always have at least two in my backpack. Just think ...

Asian consumers will also stand to gain from an agreement inked between handset makers and the European Commission (EC) to develop a universal phone charger, since mobile manufacturers will ...

The days of scrabbling around to find the correct mobile phone charger are to end after a landmark agreement between the leading manufacturers. Companies including Apple, Nokia and Sony Ericsson ...

The mobile phone industry promised Monday to standardize phone chargers by 2012 at a trade association meeting in Barcelona, Spain. Most major handset manufacturers agreed to this, except for Apple.

MEPs and the Council of of the European Union have agreed that mobile phone manufacturers will be obliged to provide a common battery charger throughout Europe as part of a provisional deal on radio ...

The movement toward adopting a universal cellphone charger — that is, one type of charger that's compatible with all cellphones — is becoming a reality in Europe as soon as 2010. Several major mobile ...

A trio of U.S. senators is urging support for a universal charging standard for smartphones and mobile devices after the European Union recently agreed on new rules. In a letter sent Thursday to ...

Citroen India on Friday announced a strategic partnership with Jio-Bp, a fuels and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries (RIL) and bp, to build electric vehicle infrastructure and ...

When Pokémon Go became a smash hit for mobile games in July, many people found that the augmented reality game ate up their smartphone batteries. So they hit the stores, buying all sorts of Mophie ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Update: This ...