This $5 magnetic USB-C connector can save your laptop's charging port ...

A major revamp of the ports and cables of the ubiquitous connection technology will make USB connectors reversible, slimmer, and better at transmitting data and power. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

The group overseeing the development of USB standards released the technical specifications for the USB 3.1 Type-C connector, which will eventually replace the various types of USB connectors on the ...

Wasn't a universal standard supposed to fix everything?

USB, or Universal Serial Bus, revolutionized how we connect and power devices when it debuted in 1996, thanks to a collaboration between Intel, Microsoft, IBM, and Compaq. Before USB, users had to ...

While USB-C is the most common charging port on smartphones these days, that wasn't always the case. These weird phone ...

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, ...

How many times have you gone to plug in a USB device, only to get it wrong and try to plug it in upside down? Ultratek is guessing that it’s a fairly common occurrence, and it’s recently introduced a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The introduction of USB Type-C in 2014 was a welcome change for consumer technology. Users had grown frustrated with the confusing mess of ...

If the connector is just soldered to the board, with no other support, then that's a Dell problem. A similar issue plagues Microsoft's Xbox One controllers - the micro USB port on the controller is ...

Today’s consumers have quickly become dependent on mobile devices that incorporate the USB-C, or USB-Type C, communication interface standard—from smartphones and tablets to wearables and laptops. The ...

As mobile devices get increasingly slimmer, so too will their corresponding USB connectors. Even better, you won’t have to flip the cable when you try to slip it in upside down. Finally. Development ...