appleinsider.com — Although AT&T and several other iPhone partners joined an industry initiative to standardize mobile phone chargers over the next few years, Apple has yet to follow suit and may remain committed to its proprietary dock-connector interface .
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fuse13Feb 18, 2009
lots of them, you idiot.unlike something like windows mobile where anyone can sell software and you can install it freely, or you can write your own and distribute how you want, apple app store is actually more limiting as they control everything.
Closed AccountFeb 18, 2009
All of the chargers in Korea are the same. You can even go into any mini mart and buy a battery that plugs into your phone if your phone dies.
pathyFeb 18, 2009
So if people wish to charge their phones they can just use any USB -> Mini-USB cable, and not have to worry about if they can locate their Apple cable.
stevemaxFeb 18, 2009
The really old ones used a charger with a wider connector. That was the single standard for Nokia chargers for at least 5 years. They changed to the current, thin connector around 2005.
sremickFeb 18, 2009
"At least with the dock connector it will work with a iPod, iPod Touch, iPhone. It will plug into a wall charger, car charger, Mac, or Windows computer; all with the same cable. Sounds like Apple already has a simi-universal connector already."Sounds like someone isn't too up on the news. Apple recently made a change to the dock connector. The connector is physically the same, but older cables/docks won't charger newer iPods/phones. Forcing you to re-buy all your accessories.
Closed AccountFeb 18, 2009
Hmm...let's see. I plug my iPod Touch into girlfriends iPod speakers she uses with her Nano...Oh "Charging is not supported on this device" Yeah, apple is ALL about usng their OWN standard...which is "subject to change" whenever the fuxk they want.
paulmassiveFeb 18, 2009
Why doesn't this surprise me...