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 ...

Aftermarket Micro USB cables have traditionally had a lot of problems. Sometimes they’re not properly insulated, so after just a little bit of use you get wire breaks, and then, a defective micro USB ...

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., May 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cable Matters®, an industry-leading supplier of connectivity solutions, today launched a new all-in-one Thunderbolt™ 3 and USB-C® docking station, ...

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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 ...

Upgrading to a 2016 MacBook Pro means buying USB-C adapters for everything that connects to the laptop, and those costs quickly start to add up. Fortunately, for photographers who need to read SD or ...

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cable Matters ®, an industry-leading supplier of connectivity solutions, today launched a new line of active USB-C ® cables built for compatibility ...

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In an appearance at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, Cable Matters®, an industry-leading connectivity solutions supplier, today unveiled one of the first ...

If you put in an order for a new MacBook Pro, welcome! You’re about to enter a brave new world, one where all your ports look the same as each other but remain totally different from every other port ...

One of the undoubted benefits of USB Type-C is the fact that it’s reversible. It doesn’t matter which way around it is, you can just shove it in your phone and know it’ll work. Of course, it has other ...

Despite the rise in popularity of faster USB-C cable tech, Micro USB cables are still widely used for charging Android devices, phones, cameras, and more, especially for kits manufactured before 2015.