The USB Promoter Group has announced that the greatest invention in the known universe -- the reversible Type-C USB connector -- is finally ready for mass production. The USB Implementers Forum will ...

Thanks to various rumors and part leaks, we have long known that the iPhone 5 would likely have a new connector. Called Lightning, it immediately drew criticism, particularly over the fact that it'll ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The USB-C connector has seen mass adoption over the past decade, and is now found on nearly every device from expensive phones and laptops to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. With the launch of the iPhone 15 series, Apple is well on the way of making its Lightning connector obsolete. The first iPhones shipped with ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Dave Gershgorn Dave Gershgorn is a writer covering monitors, laptops, and ...

When Apple announced the MacBook in March, the new USB Type C (USB-C for short) port caused head shaking and chin scratching. Though the standard had been released in September and shown off at the ...

With this handy and inexpensive USB gadget, you can make your smartphone even more versatile and say goodbye to carting a laptop around with you.

You’re sitting there, running your hands over the skin of your shiny new Apple MacBook, Dell XPS, or Microsoft Surface Book laptop. It’s sleek, it’s thin, it’s modern! And then it hits you: Where are ...

There are a lot of connectors we use in our work, no doubt about that. Sometimes the variety is due to the technical demands of the application—DC, AC power, audio, data, RF, microwave, and so on–and ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. One of the many features laptops lost as they became ...

In recent years, many PC peripherals have adopted USB or Bluetooth to connect to PCs, but until USB became mainstream in the mid-2000s, connections via PS/2 connectors were common. Raymond Chen, a ...