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USB-C charging ports become standard across EU Saturday (timesofmalta.com)

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All mobile phones, tablets, earphones and a wide range of other portable consumer electronics will need to be sold with USB-C charging ports from Saturday, the EU has announced.

First introduced around a decade ago, USB-C charging ports are reversible and capable of accelerated data transfer and charging speeds, the latter known as 'fast charging’.

In a statement on Friday, the European Parliament said that as of the following day, all such devices sold in the EU must have a USB-C charging port, with laptops set to follow suit in late April 2026.

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[–] galanthus@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Lmao you can't actually make lightning chargers, they are proprietary. Apple wouldn't want to use the same charger everyone else uses(and manufactures), as that would hurt their bottom line. So it is ABSOLUTELY their fault others didn't adopt their standard, and lightning is shit anyway.

[–] madthumbs@lemmy.world -5 points 7 months ago

Good job! I got pwned!