USB-C is the universal connector, now, so why is it so hard to figure out how fast it'll be?

USB Device Tree Viewer showed me why identical USB-C cables behave differently.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The introduction of USB Type-C in 2014 was a welcome change for consumer technology. Users had grown frustrated with the confusing mess of ...

Oliver Haslam has been writing about phones, computers, games, and anything else that takes a battery or plugs in for more than he'd like to admit. With a focus on mobile and laptops, Oliver is never ...

There’s two cases when hackers have to think about USB-C connector mechanics. The first is when a USB-C connector physically breaks, and the second is when we need to put a connector on our own board.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We've finally reached the point where it's rare to find a device without a USB-C port. Laptops, tablets, and smartphones all feature at least ...

My USB-C problem grows by the day.

USB-C ports handle a lot of wear over the life of a device. It turns out the average lifespan is longer than most people give ...

Before USB standardized how we connect devices, computers were a tangle of incompatible ports. Here are the ones that USB ...

USB-C cables get no respect. Most people shop for the lowest-priced cable and call it a day under the assumption that they are all the same. They’re not though, and here’s how I weed out the good ...

Chargeasap has just introduced their new Connect Pro Magnetic charging cables. These cables are designed to solve a few different problems that most cables today face. Its magnetic nature provides ...

Sometimes when you’re making a PCB that you plan on programming over USB, but you only plan on plugging in a couple of times, it would be nice to make that connection without another BOM item. Over on ...