It's not only the iPhone 4S that will ship on 14 October [1] - so too will Apple's long-promised dock-to-micro-USB adaptor.

Punters eager to "use third-party micro USB cables and chargers to sync or charge your iPhone" will be able to do so for a mere consideration of £8.

Apple promised in February 2011 that it would add micro USB compatibility to the iPhone during the course of the year.

Its pledge followed a European Commission scheme to establish micro USB as a standard form of charger interface [2] for smartphones, the better to ensure fewer chargers need ship, resulting in less electronics waste. ®

Links

1. http://www.reghardware.com/2011/10/04/lets_talk_iphone/
2. http://www.reghardware.com/2011/02/09/ec_common_phone_charger/