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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by nomel on Friday January 31, 2020 @11:30PM (#22208672)
The charge ports of cellphones have almost always had data capabilities built in.
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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by anticensor on Saturday February 01, 2020 @06:29AM (#22209980)
Old Nokia chargers disagree with various barrel connectors. It is not like "Anyone with thin-barreled Nokia charger?" was in the distant past.
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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by nomel on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @03:29PM (#22250678)
Correct, thus my use of "almost always". For an example of an earlier dual purpose port, the Sony Ericsson line from 2000.
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