Major cell phone makers are moving towards the announcement of a universal cell phone charger, which will make life easier for cell phone owners. Right now most cell phone makers develop proprietary charges that work only with their phones.

The current initiative is backed by Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG, T-Mobile, Orange, 3, AT&T and Vodafone.

They say the new re-charger will be very green, and could help reduce the environmental damage of current chargers by a significant amount.

"By supporting this industry initiative on common charging solutions, and enabling consumers to choose if they need a charger with every new device or can re-use existing ones, we can contribute further in improving the industry's environmental footprint," Nokia said in a statement.

The idea wasn't necessarily that of the phone manufacturers. The European Commission has been pressuring them to make this decision for years.

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