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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

iPads have USB-C ports... but only on the chargers, not the devices. (Maybe not the newest models) Like, WTF!? So they're paying to use the standard on the only part of the charging equation people don't really care about. Then using Lightning on the iPad itself...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

pros, minis, and modern airs used usb-c, the base ipad was the last to move off it. the fact that the tablet line is split is completely nonsense.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I have a white C to C that came with a phone, and a white C to lightning that came with the headphones. Please just make them all C