Not all USB-C cables are made the same. Some of them may not work for data transfer, while others may even damage your device. Here's how to avoid them.

Android's USB tethering lets you reliably share internet from your phone, but it may fail sometimes. Here are some quick fixes to get it working again.

A European Union mandate has forced Apple to ditch the Lightning port for USB-C on the iPhone 15. Here's what you need to know. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The introduction of USB Type-C in 2014 was a welcome change for consumer technology. Users had grown frustrated with the confusing mess of ...

Shopping for a USB-C cable at a store as wide and deep as Amazon can drive anyone nuts. Besides USB-C cables of every color and braid, hundreds, if not thousands of vendors vie for your attention by ...

USB-C cables get no respect. Most people shop for the lowest-priced cable and call it a day under the assumption that they are all the same. They’re not though, and here’s how I weed out the good ...

That’s because iPhone 17 supports any USB-C headphones, including Apple’s USB-C EarPods. So you can use these headphones with your phone, and then also plug them into the USB-C port on your Mac or ...

A cable with a USB-C plug at one or both ends often reveals little about what it’s capable of doing. Despite guidelines for labeling set by the USB-IF (the USB trade group) and Intel’s Thunderbolt ...

USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 are no longer new technology. But the similarities and differences can still wind up confusing even long-time users of the Mac. Where this tends to manifest itself these days ...

When USB-C first arrived, it seemed like we had finally achieved the digital dream of one, universal plug that could do everything. The reality, however, is much more annoying. While everything from ...

Apple’s recent shift from a lightning connector to USB-C for the iPhone 15 is a welcome relief for many of us who want all of our go-to tech accessories to play nice in the sandbox together. After ...