There’s an old joke that says USB cables do not exist in three-dimensional Euclidian space. Try to plug a USB cable in a socket, and the first try will always be wrong. Flip it, try to plug it in, and ...

USB Type C is the Yahoo Tech Technology of the Year. It is one really amazing connector, capable of replacing the power, video, audio, and data jacks of every phone, tablet, and laptop—from every ...

Read part 1 of this series on the basics of transmitter and receiver testing for the latest version of USB and part 2 on type-C cable assemblies. The USB PD (Power Delivery) revision 2.0 is the ...

On September 12, 2012, Apple said farewell to its clunky 15-pin connector and brought in a sleek, smooth, reversible 8-pin connector called the Lightning plug. It served the Apple ecosystem well, with ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Simpler branding is here, but there’s no guarantee manufacturers will actually use it Simpler branding is here, ...

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 ...

There’s two cases when hackers have to think about USB-C connector mechanics. The first is when a USB-C connector physically breaks, and the second is when we need to put a connector on our own board.

We take a lot of technology for granted these days -- the convenience of USB that we overlook is perhaps one of the best examples of this. The Universal Serial Bus standard was released by Intel in ...

It’s time to retire Lightning, but it had a very good run. It’s time to retire Lightning, but it had a very good run. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in ...