USB-C is the future of computer connectivity, but there is a great deal of confusion over USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, USB 3.1, and what any given cable with USB-C connectors is capable of. AppleInsider ...

Not all USB cables are created equal -- some can't even transfer data. A lot of the ones stashed in your drawer might only be ...

Although there is a USB 2.0 to Type C female-male connector, the WSKEN X1 Pro data cable brings simplicity to the entire package with a magnetic detachable connection.

While a USB 2.0 port could deliver just 2.5 watts of power, about enough to slowly charge a phone, USB 3.1 upped this to about 4.5 watts, and the initial uses of USB-C topped out at 15 watts of power.

USB Type-C has the same type of connectors at both ends – same receptacles at the host and client devices and the same plugs at both ends of the cable. Figure 1 shows a USB Type-C receptacle pin map.

Since it’s a USB 2.0 cable, data transfers to or from your computer will be dog slow compared to a USB 3.1 cable. Moving a 1GB file might take a few seconds on a USB 3.1 cable and nearly a ...

Table 1 shows the differences between USB 3.1 and the previous generation from a PHY validation perspective. With the release of the 3.1 specification, USB 3.0 technically no longer exists. Instead, ...

The product listing for this cable promises data transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps (i.e., USB 3.2 Gen 2×1), but this setup physically cannot achieve those speeds. It will max out at 480Mbps, a ...

But this little charging cable changed all that for me. It’s got USB-C, Micro USB, and Lightning connectors built into a single head, and it’s fully retractable so it never takes up space. I ...

USB 2.0 debuted with a maximum data transfer rate of up to 480 Mbps, a generational improvement over USB 1.0 and 1.1. While the advertised speeds aren't fancy, you can reliably use thumb drives or ...

Compared with the basic USB-C charging cables above, USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 cables offer much faster data-transfer speeds and can send 4K, 60-frames-per-second video to external monitors with USB-C inputs.

Available today from Amazon in 1-foot (0.3m), 1.6-foot (0.5m), and 3.3-foot (1m) lengths for $23, $27, and $33, respectively, the new cables obviously don’t do anything on their own — you’d ...