The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is one of today's most useful and prevalent connection methods. So many electronic components in the market—from cameras to computers to cell phones—have USB-enabled ...

USB is dirty. Just like you’d never stick your body parts into a mysterious public hole, neither should you plug your iPhone into a public charging station. iOS is pretty good at rejecting unknown ...

We like USB-C here at Hackaday, but like all specifications it is up to manufacturers to follow it and sometimes… they don’t. Sick of commercial cables either don’t label their safe wattage, or ...

Choosing the correct USB-C charger and cable for you laptop is about as fun as visiting the dentist, but new logos released today should go a long way toward making things easier. The USB Implementers ...

I only buy Thunderbolt 4 cables now, because USB-C cables aren't made equal. These are the key differences to watch out for.

When it first launched in 2014, USB-C was supposed to fix a lot of problems with the way people connect personal tech. Hailed as one connection to rule them all, it was developed to handle power, data ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Now that Apple has decided to go down the USB C route for ...