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Universal phone charger OK'd

Why just mobile phones?It seems that this is an idea whose time has come. Now how about looking at other things like laptops, entertainment devices and other electronic gadgets.It is the "power level" required.We already have a "semi-universal" charger in that many devices (phones, cameras, mp3 players) can charge...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Digital music, Digital media, phone, charger, phone charger

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Universal phone charger OK'd

The Universal Charging Solution will enable the creation of one-size-fits-all chargers that can be used on any future phone, according to the International Telecommunication Union, a branch of the United Nations. A standard for a universal phone charger was approved this week by the International...

Tags: International Telecommunications Union, Phone, Telecom & Utilities, phone charger, Natalie Weinstein CNET News

News items 2009-10-26

Micro-USB to be universal EU phone charger

Micro-USB to be universal EU phone chargerthe first thing the EU got rightas compared to the shambolic case with IE8 in windows 7RE: Micro-USB to be universal EU phone chargerYes.Probably the single most influential act that Obama could take is to require, as CIC of the Armed Forces, standard batteries...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Micro-USB, phone, phone charger, charger

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Pros seem to outdo cons in new phone charger standard

Pros seem to outdo cons in new phone charger standardIt's about time. Let's see if it really happensMy cynical side has always suspected that the near universal incompatibility of chargers and other accessories was because they represented the profit margin of subsidized phones. I always dreaded phone upgrades...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, new phone charger, phone, phone charger, con, charger

Discussion threads 2007-09-21

Additional Resources

Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 - carbon black (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717The Sony Ericsson Equinox is the first phone from the manufacturer to land at T-Mobile since the TM506. In many ways the Equinox is a fitting successor; like the TM506 it has a thin flip phone design and it sports a similar feature set that includes...

Tags: display, Equinox, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, phone, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-11-03

Samsung Caliber (U.S. Cellular)

We've seen plenty of Samsung touch-screen handsets come our way, but not many of them make it to U.S. Cellular, a regional carrier based in Chicago. The only one so far has been the Samsung Delve, which made it to the carrier's lineup late last year. Now another one has...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, U.S. Cellular, Samsung Caliber, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-10-29

News to know: Apple tablet; Android; Social Search; Netflix on PS3; Verizon

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Jason D. O'Grady: Times exec hints at Apple tablet Larry Dignan: Apple slate "impending," says NYT exec editor; Much...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Phone, Social Search, Sony PlayStation 3, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Telecom & Utilities, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Samsung Blue Earth

Photo gallery:Samsung Blue EarthAs it does with most trends, Samsung is pursuing eco-friendly cell phones with vigor. It already gave us the Samsung Reclaim, and now we finally have a chance to review the Samsung Blue Earth. Forgive us if we're a bit excited, but Samsung has been holding this...

Tags: Keyboards, Cellular phones, Blue Earth, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-10-23

Verizon Wireless Razzle

Though we sometimes question the outcome, we do like it when cell phone manufacturers take a different approach to designing a phone so it stands out from the rest. The Verizon Wireless Razzle is certainly one such phone, straddling the line between a messaging phone and a music phone with...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Wireless, Razzle, phone, Qwerty-keyboard, keyboard

Product reviews 2009-10-22

Samsung Moment (Sprint)

In case you haven't noticed, the Google Android dam has broken. For almost a year HTC was the only manufacturer to offer handsets with the operating system, but in the past month, Motorola and Samsung almost fell over each other to offer Android smartphones of their own. Moto gave us...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, slider mechanism, Sprint Communications, Samsung Moment, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-10-22

Dell: A few examples of what's wrong with your tech support

The on-site tech support tech was obviously in the U.S., but ....it sounds like the "other end" of the line is somewhere half way around the planet (maybe also taking orders for "Shammy Wows") while reading off a scripted Q&A screen.Kinda like "cloud tech support"?What really hurts is that this...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Dell Computer Corp., tech support, cheap machine

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Nokia Mural 6750 (AT&T)

Photo gallery: Nokia Mural 6750Nokia has given U.S. carriers an interesting selection of cell phones over the past few months. We've seen quality music phones, quirky square models, and basic handsets just for making calls. The newest device to land on our desk, the Nokia Mural 6750 for AT&T, falls...

Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Mural, Nokia Corp., phone

Product reviews 2009-10-16

How the cordless Powermat charging system took my iPod touch hostage [review]

Unnecessary..... POS if you ask me!Cordless charging will work only whenit will be standardized and built into the various devices.what about solar-charging wireless?i've heard it was on the drawing boards...has anyone refined this 'green tech' to the point where it can be relied on?Oh, well... The transformer is such an...

Tags: Smart phones, hostage, iPod touch hostage, cordless Powermat, Powermat, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod, phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Motorola Cliq (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Motorola CliqIf anyone doubts that Google's Android has a future, then they haven't seen T-Mobile's Motorola Cliq MB200. With its easy-to-use design, spacious keyboard, and action-packed feature set, the Cliq combines an attractive, powerful device with the customization of the Android operating system. We won't say it's the...

Tags: Keyboards, Cellular phones, slider mechanism, Google Search Bar, Motorola Inc., Cliq, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-10-15

LG Bliss - white (US Cellular)

LG is one of the top makers of touch-screen feature phones, and though many of them go to big national carriers like Verizon Wireless and AT&T Wireless like the LG enV Touch and the LG Xenon for example, quite a number of them make it to regional carrier U.S. Cellular...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, U.S. Cellular, LG Electronics Inc., home screen, LG Bliss, phone, Bliss

Product reviews 2009-10-14

Garmin Nuvifone G60 (AT&T)

Photo gallery:Garmin Nuvifone G60If you've been following the story of the Garmin Nuvifone at all, you know it hasn't been the smoothest of rides. After being announced in January 2008, the launch of Garmin's first smartphone was delayed time and time again, and we had all but given up on...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, Smart phones, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., display, Garmin Ltd., Garmin nuvifone, Garmin Nuvifone G60, Nuvifone G60, smart phone

Product reviews 2009-10-09

Motorola Barrage (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:Motorola BarrageMotorola has a long history of creating durable cell phones, but with the occasional exception, they've ended up at Nextel. As we've long encouraged Moto to spread the rugged love, we were glad to see it launch the Motorola Barrage for Verizon Wireless. So named (or so we...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, feature set, Motorola Inc., Verizon Wireless, Motorola Barrage

Product reviews 2009-10-08

Motorola Entice W766 (Verizon Wireless)

The Motorola Entice W766 is the latest Motorola flip phone to join the Verizon Wireless family, and it is almost the same as the Motorola Rapture VU30, which was released late last year. It's not as sleek and shiny as the Rapture, but the Entice does have external touch-sensitive keys...

Tags: Media players, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., phone, speakerphone, display, music player

Product reviews 2009-10-07

Powermat wireless device chargers finally materialize

Am I missing something?Am I correct in that the devices being charged are sitting somewhere on this mat, much the same as they'd be sitting somewhere on a charging cord? What's the actual advantage? if built-in, it's coolIf it's built into the device, such that I *only* need...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, sleeve, wireless device charger, cord, Powermat wireless device charger, Powermat, phone, mat, wireless device, wireless

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Motorola H17

Motorola continues its trend of making tiny Bluetooth headsets with the Motorola H17. As a successor to the H15 and the H12, Motorola touts the H17 as one if its smallest headsets yet. The reason it can be so small is because it has a flip-switch boom mic that can...

Tags: charger jack, headset, H17, Motorola Inc., phone, microphone, ear hook

Product reviews 2009-10-01