Wasn't a universal standard supposed to fix everything?

I have a drawer full of USB cables and every time I want to connect a device, I have to try them out. USB-C was supposed to simplify things: One cable for everything, that was the promise. In practice ...

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USB-C is the port of the future. We’re seeing more and more devices changing to the new standard, and it’s now almost impossible to find an Android phone above $300 that’s still using the outdated ...

Let’s be clear – it’s not enough to have USB-C to USB-C cables. There’s a lot of cables that we might want to acquire for our day-to-day use, perhaps, for a transition period while we still own some ...

The ubiquitous charging and data port is getting even more useful, with new docking stations and accessories -- and some now supporting the new USB 4. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...