Phones, tablets and e-readers sold in Europe will soon need to have a USB-C charger after the continent’s regulators reached an agreement in a bid to reduce so-called e-waste. Europe’s country representatives provisionally signed off on the deal , which will force a common charger on 15 types of products including phones, handheld video game consoles and portable speakers. Product makers of...
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