UK consumers should be able to buy a clockwork mobile phone charger by the end of 2001. The device will allow mobile users to use their phone even if the battery has run flat. It consists of a small ...

A group of mobile phone makers is out to raise awareness that battery chargers consume energy when left idle but plugged into an outlet. Around two-thirds of the energy used by mobile devices is ...

Here are a few tips that could help us better handle our mobile phone battery as well as the charger. There have been warnings that leaving the mobile phone to fully discharge and charging it every ...

LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson have joined forces to launch a common energy-rating system for mobile-phone chargers to alert shoppers which models are the most power hungry ...

Keeping your phone charger plugged into the wall even when you're not charging your device seems pretty innocuous and convenient. However, this habit can be both expensive and risky. Experts warn that ...

They sound convenient and responsible on paper, but not every solar cell phone charger will live up to the hype. Jessica Dolcourt VP, Content Operations and Commerce, CNET Group and CNET Labs Jessica ...

While USB-C is the most common charging port on smartphones these days, that wasn't always the case. These weird phone ...

Nowadays, we love to rally against devices that still use micro-USB, but things used to be much, much worse.

Steps are being taken to standardize mobile-phone chargers, though a universal charger for all mobile devices will take longer. The Commission claims some of the credit for the agreement reached among ...

Remember in the bad old days when we had to tape directions to our bike’s gas tank? Well, smartphones have become an essential part of riding, and fewer and fewer of us can find ways to leave them ...

A group of mobile phone makers is out to raise awareness that charging devices consume energy when left idle but plugged into an outlet. Around two-thirds of the energy used by mobile devices is ...