USB-C cables look more or less the same, but they don't all work the same way. That disconnect is the source of one of the standard's biggest frustrations.

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 ...

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 ...

We’ve now had at least five years of USB-C ports in our devices. It’s a standard that many manufacturers and hackers can get behind. Initially, there was plenty of confusion about what we’d actually ...

This small charger packs a mighty punch. It’s a three-in-one, so you get a built-in power bank, a foldable wall charger, and ...

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 ...

Slightly under 10 years ago, when I reviewed a new Apple MacBook, I devoted a surprising percentage of my wordage to its port. Yes, port—it had only one. The sleek, minimalist laptop was one of the ...

I bought the wrong HDMI-to-USB-C cable, and it taught me how direction, port support, and cable type actually matter.

Beats today announced an expansion of its cable lineup that first debuted a year ago, introducing a longer 10-foot (3-meter) ...

With today’s adoption of the EU’s Common Charger rule, laptops across the continent have joined the USB-C revolution with ...

Buyers of Apple’s newest iPhones may have been left in a state of confusion. When the devices hit stores last month, there was a quiet divide between models: the $699 iPhone 11 came with a standard ...

You might have seen this type of charger on some of your newer devices. It's a USB-C cable. USB-C is great. It can transfer data, power, video, audio, and it's not limited to one manufacturer, like ...