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		ACCount37 20 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nokia N900 Necromancy It sure is a weird thing, but yes, the first mobile devices that shipped with USB didn't really know how to charge off it.

mghackerlady 19 days ago [–]

Which, to be fair to them, usb was never supposed to be a power delivery standard (at least not more than the 5 volts needed to power a mouse)

theshrike79 17 days ago | [–]

And now pretty much all of the portable devices in my house can be charged with 5V/2A USB :D

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