USB-C is the latest and greatest version of the USB port and receptacle. But have you ever stopped to consider what it means?

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 ...

I don't care about HDMI or DisplayPort; every monitor should just use USB Type-C to connect to your PC, and here's why.

USB Type-C is the newly introduced and powerful interconnect standard for USB. When paired with the new Power Delivery (PD) specification, Type-C offers enhancements to the existing USB 3.1 ...

For more help with cables, check out Glenn Fleishman’s new book, Take Control of Untangling Connections. It answers common questions and aids in troubleshooting problems. You’ll learn how to recognize ...

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 ...

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With a tethered dock, rather than plugging the laptop into a frame, just a single USB cable is required. With a tethered dock, rather than plugging the laptop into a frame, just a single USB cable is ...

These powerful, reversible charging ports are all the rage, and are coming to a phone near you. Here's everything you need to know as new USB-C phones rush out. Jessica Dolcourt VP, Content Operations ...

Update March 9th 2015: Apple has confirmed its radical new MacBook will be the first mass market device to fit USB Type-C. Just one port will single-handedly replace the power, video and data ports, ...