SlashGear have reported that Nokia will join the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) which means we will start seeing Nokia phones starting to use wireless charging features. Wireless charging is extremely handy as you generally plug in a charging mat in to the wall then any compatible devices that are sat on the mat are charged wirelessly. This saves the messy tangle of wires that you find behind your desk. However, there is a problem with wireless charging compatibility as not all devices are compatible which kind of ruins the point of it.
The Wireless Power Consortium was designed to bring a standard to wireless charging. When members sign up they agree to use a standard so that their devices can be charged on other members mats and vice versa. With Nokia signing up for the standard its a step in the right direction.
As of now there appears to be 14 members of the group that includes Nokia, Sanyo, Texas Instruments, Olympus as well as companies like Duracell.
It will be great to see the day when anything places on your desk will automatically charge without having to worry about compatibility and cables.