When Apple abandoned the Lightning connector in favour of USB-C a couple of years ago, many people cheered, not least in the UK and Europe, where new rules were behind the decision. With USB-C in ...

If you've seen your fair share of laptop and desktop computers, you may have noticed that some USB ports have a brightly colored bit of plastic in the middle. It's easy to assume this is just a ...

The Apple USB-C transition officially reached its final stage in February 2025 when the iPhone 16e launched as the last model completing the shift away from Lightning. With the Lightning port end now ...

C, and USB Type-B ports all provide data transfers and power delivery, though the latter is much less common on modern ...

USB ports have quietly turned into the default power outlet for phones, laptops, headphones, and even monitors, but the ...

With the prevalence of USB devices, it's easy to mix up USB headers and ports, but the header is the motherboard pin ...