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Articles tagged with: Phone Charger
Nokia to Replace Poorly Manufactured Phone Chargers
Nokia has identified a problem with one of its 3rd-party supplied phone chargers and has initiated a free replacement service. more
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Single Phone Charger for All Mobile Phones Gets ITU Support
The ITU has announced its support for the single-charger standard that has been proposed by the mobile phone manufacturers. The announcement comes as ITU lobbies hard to have the essential role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) recognized in the draft Copenhagen Agreement as a key part of the solution towards mitigating climate change. more
Tangled Wires Cause Phone Charger to Catch Fire
A mobile phone charger is being blamed for a fire in New Zealand that caused significant damage to a residential home. The Hamilton resident had apparently put his Sharp GX20 phone on charge for around half an hour when the charger caught fire. more
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Industry to Settle on a Generic Phone Charger for All Mobile Phones
The GSMA and 17 mobile operators and manufacturers have announced that they are committed to implementing a cross-industry standard for a universal charger for new mobile phones. The aim of the initiative, led by the GSMA, is to ensure that the mobile industry adopts a common format for mobile phone charger connections and energy-efficient chargers resulting in an estimated 50 per cent reduction in standby energy consumption and the potential elimination of up to 51,000 tonnes of duplicate chargers. more
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Tidying Up Messy Phone Charger Cables
A firm has developed a novel form of phone accessory which aims to tidy up the cables from phone chargers. The unit consists of a shelf for the phone, a cord holder to hide the charging cord and a plug adapter to plug in your existing charger. more
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O2 UK Launches Low-Energy Phone Charger
UK mobile operator, Telefónica O2 has announced the launch of an energy efficient universal mobile phone charger, which the company says is amongst the most energy efficient in the UK cutting energy consumption by as much as 70 per cent compared to standard mobile phone chargers. more
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More Eco-Friendly Mobile Phones from Nokia
Nokia is said to be planning to launch around 40 new mobile phones this year - each containing biodegradable components that can be easily recycled. D Shivakumar, VP and managing director, Nokia India, told India's Business Standard newspaper: "We will be using biodegradable phone covers, recyclable battery designs that use less harmful toxic materials and energy efficient accessories for all our forthcoming phones. Already, we have eliminated the use of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) in all our phones." more
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Vodafone Aims to Half its CO2 Emissions by 2020
Vodafone has said that by 2020 it intends to reduce its CO2 emissions by 50% against its 2006/7 baseline of 1.23 million tonnes. The company said that this target will be achieved principally by improvements in energy efficiency and increased use of renewable energy. more
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Man Apparently Killed by Power Surge in Mobile Phone
A report coming in from media outlets in Ghana is suggesting that an electrical short-circuit in a mobile phone may have killed its owner. The report in the Modern Ghana website claims that the phone rang whilst it was still charging, and when the owner, an unnamed young man answered the call - some sort of malfunction occurred and the man was thrown the ground unconscious. more
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One Billion Mobile Phone Chargers
Finland based Salcomp, a company which specialises in manufacturing mobile phone chargers says that it has just made it's billionth charger - at its plant in China on 25 October 2007. Founded in 1975, Salcomp has production plants in China, Brazil andIndia and employs some 7,800 people. more
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