I keep going to extreme lengths to use USB-C for every product I can, and it's so worth it.

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Step aside grandpa, it's time for the younger generation to take center stage.

USB-C has become an industry standard, ending a tech era plagued by myriad connector types. Why has this occurred, and what ...

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Look around your house and chances are you have at least a few devices that use Universal Serial Bus. On average, some 3 billion USB ports are shipped each year, making it by far the most successful ...

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USB-C is the brand-new, seemingly universal standard for modern ports and accessories, but that doesn't mean each USB-C ...

Our poll about micro-USB devices gathered over 11,450 votes. We asked people about the micro-USB devices that they are still using, and the accessories space dominated the results. It’s still very ...

One of the chief annoyances about USB cables is that they can only be plugged in one way—and you will invariably try to plug a USB cord in the wrong way at least once before succeeding. That’s one of ...