cell phone chargerIt's good of the Chinese government to make a one-size-fits all cell phone charger compulsory to all mobile phone manufacturers. It will come into effect this June. The purpose of having a universal charger for all cell phones is obvious: it's a move to reduce wastage. The Chinese replace almost a hundred million (100 million) phones each year. Several cell phone manufacturers are already compliant.

Local companies like the idea. They agree that a universal charger will save design costs. It's a different story with foreign brand makers. Redesigning cell phones to accommodate Chinese chargers will be too costly. However, Sony Ericssona and Motorola promises handset models with the new universal chargers. But no word yet about this from Nokia, the largest foreign supplier of cell phones to China.

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