EU lawmakers, with eye on Apple, call for common mobile charger

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EU lawmakers, with eye on Apple, call for common mobile charger

Overwhelmingly call for rules to establish a common plug for all device makers.

EU lawmakers overwhelmingly called on Thursday for rules to establish a common charger for all mobile device makers across Europe, a drive that iPhone maker Apple has criticised. Members of the European Parliament voted by 582-40 for a resolution urging the European Commission, which drafts EU ...

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