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USB Type-C has widely become the de facto primary means of wired connection for most of our electronic devices. It forms the ...

Beyond charging, your USB-C port is a hub for productivity. Here's how you can unlock its full potential with these 5 clever ...

We keep everything on our phones these days. While most of us do back up to the cloud, whether it be iCloud, Google, One Drive, or another service, there are times you may want to offload files from ...

Maxim is aiming at charging lithium-ion or lithium-polymer cells from USB Type-C sources with the MAX77860 switch-mode (2 or 4MHz) buck charger that can flip direction, becoming a boost converter to ...

In our review of the Microsoft Lumia 950 I noted that there is support for USB OTG and Type-C peripherals. Now, we'll go more in-depth and show you some of the more practical things you can do with it ...

As reliable as the growing cloud system is, it’s always better—and recommended—to store your files in a hardware device. Pen Drives are inexpensive, portable and convenient, which also makes them ...

USB is dead! Long live… USB-C! Yes, having been around in some form or other since the ’90s, the humble Universal Serial Bus has undergone a transformation in the past few years. Even the models on ...

Virtually all smartphone manufacturers have eliminated the 3.5mm audio jack even though it has long been the standard connector for a huge range of audio equipment over the past century. Most flagship ...

USB has been around for decades, and the sheer number of USB and Thunderbolt versions in 2025 can be bewildering. Here's what you need to know about USB 3, USB 4, Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and ...

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 ...