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.
Uhm why are you complaining here? Thunderbolt (intel and apple) is compatible with USB-C. And also sucks to be apple for always having an extra and refusing to use USB specifications. They are the ONLY ONE who are solely on thunderbolt. Reminds you of Firewire?
And why is Europe intervening here (Europe isnt a government btw) to dictate consumer friendly practices. For example remember when every Phone had its own Charging Port? Reduced to Micro-USB.