USB-C promised simplicity, but has turned into a mystery box of different specs.

Your USB-C port does way more than charge—here's what you're missing ...

Your USB-A port's color matters more than you'd think — here's what to look for before you plug in ...

In the electronics industry, USB Type-C is in the mind of every system designer. This interface consolidates data, power and video into a single connector interface. It is also bringing a real ...

The USB-C format offers ever-growing capabilities in audio, video, and data transfer, as well as device charging. But not ...

For more help with cables, check out Glenn Fleishman’s new book, Take Control of Untangling Connections. It answers common questions and aids in troubleshooting problems. You’ll learn how to recognize ...

As mentioned in a recent post, one of the motivations for my acquisition of a Google Chrome OS-based Pixelbook is that it’ll enable me to do a hands-on evaluation of its latest-generation external ...

USB cables? What a pain. You can never find the right type of connector when you need one, or you can’t figure out which way is up when you plug the cable in. These ...

USB Type-C is the newly introduced and powerful interconnect standard for USB. When paired with the new Power Delivery (PD) specification, Type-C offers enhancements to the existing USB 3.1 ...

We recently explained the difference between USB-C and Thunderbolt, in this guide, we will look at the difference between USB-C and Lightning connectors and cables. The cables we use play a vital role ...

Thinking about buying a new iPhone? Get ready to swap your Lightning cable for USB-C. The iPhone 15 models that Apple introduced on Sept. 12 have a USB-C port instead of the Lightning port, which the ...

Modern laptops come with a dizzying array of ports—or maybe only one, in the case of some extremely svelte ultraportables. But how can you know what they all do, or what you might want in a new system ...