The newest USB-C cables are capable of delivering video using USB-C’s Alternate Mode, or “Alt Mode.” At the moment, a Thunderbolt 4/USB4 cable can push 8K video or supply several 4K displays.

If you put a USB-C and a USB type A cable side by side, you'd notice the USB-C cable is significantly smaller. It's almost as small and slim as Apple's Lightning jack, used for charging iPhones ...

And thanks to Master & Dynamic’s new Lightning-to-3.5mm and USB-C-to-3.5mm headphone jack cables, we now know exactly how much that decision will cost: $49 for USB-C users, and $69 for Apple’s ...

So when you connect your USB-C-equipped Nexus 6P phone to a MacBook Air port designed to only provide 1.1 amps at most and use a cable without the right resistor, the phone can pull too much power ...

USB controllers are inherently more power-hungry than a 3.5mm port, and if there’s anything that will push consumers to resist change, it’s detrimental effects to battery life.

This jack-of-all-trades high-quality USB-C cable can charge at up to 100W, transfer data at 5Gbps, and connect a Mac to a 4K monitor. It’s a premium build, ...

The biggest change by far in the new spec is support for USB Power Delivery at up to 48 V and 5 A—multiply the two and you get 240 W DC. Prior to the ratification of the new EPR standard, USB-PD ...

Use the O.MG malicious cable detector: This detector by O.MG claims to detect all malicious USB cables. Use data blockers: If you’re just charging and not transferring data, a blocker will ...