If you've got a drawer full of USB cables, you're probably aware they're not all the same, so how should you make sure you're ...

A peek at the connector itself revealed a sad truth: the device wasn’t USB 3.0 at all — it didn’t even have the right number of pins! A normal USB 3.0 connector is blue inside, and has both ...

The USB-C standard with its smaller connector has so far mostly escaped this trend, though this might be about to change thanks to the work of [Sam Ettinger]. His own description of his USB-C ...

It comes in several different formats—USB-C, USB4 and Thunderbolt—but they all have the same reversible connector at the end and are interchangeable and backwards compatible. All of Apple’s ...

If you want to use the highest USB speed, it is best to use certified cables. However, they are often not clearly labeled.

While this was an improvement over the older 30-pin connector and helped create a lot more space on the inside of its devices for other components, USB-C on iPhones had been long overdue.

Lightning is one end of the cable, with USB Type A at the other. Introduced in 2012 with the iPhone 5 and new iPods, Lightning superseded the 30-pin dock connector that dates back to 2001.

These connectors divide the USB-C plug into two parts: the connector and the shell. They snap together magnetically, and the ...

The Nintendo Switch 2’s new design has another quality-of-life feature that you may have missed in its initial reveal trailer ...