This is great news and about 6 years long overdue IMO.
Is it micro or mini? I would prefer mini as I already have lots of mini USB cables but the micro is smaller and I think it may actually be a bit more robust despite being smaller.
As for apple – they should be made to add a second connection to the side or bottom for the new standard. Yes supply an adapter for the current ones but come on, having to have an adapter for the new ones is just stupid and pissing in the face of people trying to stop so much waste electrical goods. A micro usb connector won’t take up much space and they have to keep their current connector due to the amount of junk you can buy that connects to ipods.