USB-C cables and connectors: these are controversial topics, and rightfully so – I don’t want to pull any punches. I will also show you that things don’t have to be that bad for you, as long as you’re ...

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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 ...

Oculus Quest can function as a PC VR headset with the Oculus Link feature which was introduced in beta late last year. At launch the feature only supported USB 3.0 cables, which somewhat awkwardly ...

You already know that the USB-C connection standard is difficult to sort out. As I wrote in “Explaining Thunderbolt 3, USB-C, and Everything In Between” (3 November 2016), USB-C is a hardware standard ...

That caps performance at 480Mbps, the same rate users have seen since the Lightning era and the same limitation that started ...

Your project needs a cable, and since USB-C cables are omnipresent now, it’s only natural to want to reuse them for your evil schemes. Ever seen USB 3.0 cables used for PCIe link carrying duty? It’s ...

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The motherboard I bought back in 2015 has USB 3.1, yet I still don't have a single device that would use it. I don't t know if this is just me, or the adoption is somehow much slower than expected.

Connecting two computers with a specific type of Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable allows you to transfer files or other data directly from one machine to another. Transfer speeds are limited to the ...

My Google-fu is failing me as I can't find information on this anywhere. I'd like to have some sort of a charge only cable for my nexus 5X phone when I travel so that I can use USB charging ports ...