The USB group announced a new USB connection that would be completely reversible, like the Apple Thunderbolt cable, and offer USB 3.1 speeds of up to 10 Gbit/s, eventually replacing micro USB and full ...

In over a decade, we have come across multiple USB standards, plug types and speeds. There’s the USB Type-A port that has been there for a long time now and has also come a long way. Then there’s the ...

The Type B Micro-USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 Micro-USB plugs and sockets can withstand over 10,000 mating cycles and support On-the Go technology. All USB 3.0 sockets are backward compatible with USB 2.0 ...

A Mashable Choice Award is a badge of honor, reserved for the absolute best stuff we’ve tested and loved. I have never nerded out so hard over a USB cable the way I am over Winnergear's MicFlip ...

Read part 1 of this series on the basics of transmitter and receiver testing for the latest version of USB and part 3 on power delivery. For all of its virtues around plug-and-play device ...

There will be a new type of USB plug that will hopefully solve most of the annoyances related to the ubiquitous data and power transfer cable. Taking a cue from Apple, the USB Implementers Forum (USB ...

There’s a new type of USB cable and connector on the way. USB Type-C connectors are about the same size as a micro USB connector you’d normally find on a smartphone. But the new standard is designed ...

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

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A new standard for USB connectors widely used in PCs, smart phones, etc., like the Apple Lightning connector, you can insert either side on either sideType-CIsAlready entering production stageAlthough ...

Work has begun on a new generation of USB that will break compatibility with existing connectors in order to improve ease of use and allow for thinner devices. The new connector, called Type-C, is an ...