One of the most common ways people break their smartphones is by ruining the charging port, usually by tripping over the charging cord and yanking it out. Once you’ve broken the charging port, your ...

There are a lot of advantages to the USB Type-C protocol. Cables are reversible, so there’s no way to insert one upside down. The protocol allows for speedy data transfers, video output to ...

The change was noted by Google engineer Benson Leung. Over the past few months, Leung has exposed dozens of sub-standard USB Type-C cables that could fatally damage devices or even start a fire. In ...

Wireless device users have long preferred options that give them the ability to charge their devices quickly. At the same time, they don’t want to have to worry about the potential danger associated ...

The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) today announced the launch of the USB Type-C Authentication specification, a software protocol that will serve as a line of defense protecting USB-C products from ...

Why it matters: Exploiting USB devices and the protocol itself has become far too easy in recent years. Widespread availability of inexpensive malicious hardware has lead many to simply disable unused ...

With the arrival of USB-C a few years back, plugging into laptops, tablets and smartphones became even easier than before. Users no longer had to worry about which way up the cable needed to be before ...

Although the popularity of wireless charging for smartphones and other mobile devices is growing quickly, charging cables are unlikely to disappear completely anytime soon. That’s because wired ...

A versatile cable tester can identify miswired or non-functional audio, USB, HDMI, and RJ45 cables in seconds, preventing costly mistakes for home or professional setups. This device lights up to show ...