Struggles with incompatible ports? Discover the simple $8 adapter that lets you plug USB-C cables into USB-A ports for data ...

USB users unite: If you can’t tell which way is up, you’re not alone. While the USB port has taken over technology, connecting everything from printers and keyboards to smartphones and tablets, it’s ...

It sucks that new phones and tablets don’t come with charger blocks anymore, but the silver lining is you get to choose your own—and there are some really good ones that don’t cost much. Right now, ...

The final design of the new type of USB plug that will replace all other USB connectors, has been unveiled. The USB Type-C plug is reversible so users will no longer have to stab blindly at USB ports ...

Interested in USB-C chargers and charging? Here’s the sequel to this story that shows the world has indeed changed. We’re here to tell you about the second way USB-C is great for technology. You ...

It happens to me about, oh, 14 trillion times every day: I go to plug something into my computer’s USB port, and it doesn’t fit because I’ve got the plug-head upside down. Then I mutter some curse ...

Plugging in a USB cable is often an exercise in frustration, involving multiple jiggling and flipping attempts when really this should be a straightforward connection. Avoid this annoyance going ...

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, ...

The Micro USB plug is very small: just as wide, half as tall, and twice as thick as an SD card. It allows an iPhone be connected to a Micro USB cable instead of the traditional 30-pin connector. The ...

This concept design eases one of the most annoying inconveniences that humans suffer in the modern age: trying to stick USB plugs into sockets, and getting them the wrong way around. We have all done ...

You go to plug your trusty thumbdrive into the computer but it doesn't fit, so you flip it. But that doesn't work either. You flip it again, and by some miracle, now the drive slides into the port ...