Thursday, February 19, 2009
Why did it take them so long?
Mobiles to have same charging socket by 2012. Key mobile phone industry players have agreed to fit phones with the same power socket by 2012, industry group GSMA said on Tuesday. It said handsets would have a micro USB interface, already used to transfer pictures from digital cameras to a computer. The initial group of companies that have signed for the change include Nokia, LG, Motorola, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. Operators such as AT&T, Orange, Telefonica, T-Mobile and Vodafone are also part of the initiative. The GSMA said that eventually it expected mobile phones to ship without a charging plug and cable because everybody would have one.
...Well, what took the industry so long? The USB plug has been available for many years now. USB stands for Universal Serial Bus and is an obvious choice. Why mobile phone manufacturers did not use this universal connector from day one is beyond me. There was never any need for umpteen different chargers for people and hotel owners to collect. Common sense has prevailed at last! Now, I wonder if the mobile phone industry could get together again and agree a common operating system for all mobile telephones? With the same operating system and menus anybody could use any mobile telephone on the market without scratching their head or wading through a manual. After all, anyone can go into an internet cafe and use a computer without thinking how to use it!
Mobiles to have same charging socket by 2012. Key mobile phone industry players have agreed to fit phones with the same power socket by 2012, industry group GSMA said on Tuesday. It said handsets would have a micro USB interface, already used to transfer pictures from digital cameras to a computer. The initial group of companies that have signed for the change include Nokia, LG, Motorola, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. Operators such as AT&T, Orange, Telefonica, T-Mobile and Vodafone are also part of the initiative. The GSMA said that eventually it expected mobile phones to ship without a charging plug and cable because everybody would have one.
...Well, what took the industry so long? The USB plug has been available for many years now. USB stands for Universal Serial Bus and is an obvious choice. Why mobile phone manufacturers did not use this universal connector from day one is beyond me. There was never any need for umpteen different chargers for people and hotel owners to collect. Common sense has prevailed at last! Now, I wonder if the mobile phone industry could get together again and agree a common operating system for all mobile telephones? With the same operating system and menus anybody could use any mobile telephone on the market without scratching their head or wading through a manual. After all, anyone can go into an internet cafe and use a computer without thinking how to use it!
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