The Micro USB connector on Samsung devices starting with the Galaxy S3, which used 11 pins instead of the standard five. When using an MHL cable with a 5-pin Micro USB plug to send content to a large ...

The spaghetti-like nightmare that forms many users' collection of phone chargers, headset connectors and data cables could be set to end after a major mobile industry forum agreed to standardise on ...

Android smartphones have used the USB Micro-B connector for both data transfer and charging almost exclusively since their introduction in 2008. Android tablets also use Micro USB but often have a ...

A USB-C connection can charge devices up to 20 times faster than basic USB, depending on the USB protocol built into the ...

Sure, we own dozens of micro-USB cables, but we don't always have one with us when we need to charge up smartphones, cameras, e-readers and countless other devices. That's why we're happy to get ...

[timecom-gdgt url=”http://gdgt.com/samsung/pl90/” style=”full” float=”right”] Samsung takes a page from Flip’s playbook with the introduction of the ...

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 ...

If you’ve fully embraced the new USB Type-C specification and have moved over to USB-C chargers and devices but still have a few Micro-USB devices kicking around, you’ll no doubt be carrying around ...

Etters, Pa.—Aimed at mobile phones, MP3 players, PDAs and digital cameras, FCI's latest connector complies with the physical, electrical and environmental requirements of USB 2.0 standard. The new ...

The biggest phone maker is no longer standing on the sidelines in a technology transition that should make all your devices easier to use. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...