In late 2022, the European Union passed a landmark law requiring all smartphones and other electronic devices sold in the ...

Apple's premium 2-meter USB-C cable delivers up to 240W of power for rapid charging and high-speed data transfers - now $5 ...

We're so used to using USB-C for charging that we forget it's also a fully featured data port, and hackers can use people's desperation to find a charger for their phone or laptop to their advantage.

Smartphone manufacturers have been omitting the power bricks (you know, the wall plug adapters for USB cables) from their ...

Some devices come with their own USB-C cables for charging, but some, like many phones these days, do not, and that's why you ...

The USB-C port has become nearly omnipresent, in part because it isn't limited to charging and data transfer, at least if you ...

Apple has launched its latest lineup of iPhone 15 phones, but in addition to the upgrades, it made a major change, ditching the Lightning connector that has been a staple since 2012’s iPhone 5 in ...

I hate cable messes but my job practically requires me to live in an eternal tangle of cables, wires, and an impossible-to-manage proprietary and universal charging hell. USB-C made a lot of things ...

Let’s be clear – it’s not enough to have USB-C to USB-C cables. There’s a lot of cables that we might want to acquire for our day-to-day use, perhaps, for a transition period while we still own some ...

USB-C as the “One Cable To Rule Them All” has certainly been a success. While USB-A is still around for now, most of us have ...

Though the switch is ultimately a net positive for the majority of Apple fans, there have potentially been some hiccups for ...

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 ...