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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on EU commissioner pushing for standard connector for all cellphones]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wow, first, I guess.<br><br>Dunno if I dig this one too much. Personally, I'd be happy if miniUSB became a standard for charging.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dishbreak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2009 10:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on EU commissioner pushing for standard connector for all cellphones]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why don't they standardize using mini/micro usb, or iGo's connector system of one charger, multiple tips?<br><br>It's as redundant as asking why Engadget isn't mobile/Windows Mobile friendly?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[NuShrike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2009 12:34AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on EU commissioner pushing for standard connector for all cellphones]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[MicroUSB should be the standard.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Al]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2009 1:33AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on EU commissioner pushing for standard connector for all cellphones]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[What about the China incident recently? Where the chinese government was toying with forcing mobile phone manufacturers into making all phones able to charge through USB 3.0, seems much more preferable to me than any common charger. That still requires you to lug around a charger, where as if you could charge through USB, you could charge almost anywhere without any need for such things, as wherever you went would be likely to have such a connector available.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Poul]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2009 5:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on EU commissioner pushing for standard connector for all cellphones]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[+1 on USB, though please no stupid micro-USB crap, just standard mini-B.  Everyone already has a billion and one of these cables, so it's a good thing to allow people to just carry a few of those and be able to charge + sync everything.<br><br>Do something like HTC's ExtUSB if you need to extend the port, but make sure that power and data are right there so I can take a standard USB cable I already own, plug it in, and not only charge but also access any cards, the phone's memory, and tether.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Harlow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2009 5:52PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on EU commissioner pushing for standard connector for all cellphones]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is no longer a "standard mini-B". Mini USB has been deprecated in favour of Micro USB.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[3247]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 18th 2009 4:24AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on EU commissioner pushing for standard connector for all cellphones]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/15/eu-commissioner-pushing-for-standard-connector-for-all-cellphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[There's been an anouncement today on MWC by Rob Conway, chef of GSMA, that the new standard is going to be based on MircoUSB and for now supported by 20 companies, like Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, LG and Sony Ericsson as well as some carriers.<br>Cf.: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/MWC-Hersteller-versprechen-einheitliche-Handy-Netzteile--/meldung/132700" rel="nofollow">http://www.heise.de/newsticker/MWC-Hersteller-versprechen-einheitliche-Handy-Netzteile--/meldung/132700</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[CarrotMan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 17th 2009 2:29PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>