USB stands for Universal Serial Bus and ever since its formation, the USB Implementers Forum have been working hard on the “Universal” part of the equation. USB Type-C, which is commonly called USB-C, ...

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October 6, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Somehow, even if we think we know which direction that USB cable is supposed to plug in, you always second guess ...

I have a drawer full of USB cables and every time I want to connect a device, I have to try them out. USB-C was supposed to simplify things: One cable for everything, that was the promise. In practice ...

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A good charger is one piece of the puzzle as far as charging your phone is concerned. A shoddy cable can easily ruin your experience, or worse, harm your smartphone. Picking the right cable also takes ...

Connecting two computers with a specific type of Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable allows you to transfer files or other data directly from one machine to another. Transfer speeds are limited to the ...

If there's one experience binding tech users together, it's trying to plug in a USB cable or device. Somehow, it's never oriented correctly the first time, and after the panic of realizing you've been ...