As someone who has written about the joys of USB-C for nearly a decade (for instance, in “USBefuddled: Untangling the Rat’s Nest of USB-C Standards and Cables,” 3 December 2021), it has been a delight ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For as reliant as many of us have become on our smartphones, they all share one particular limitation: They inevitably need to recharge. How ...

The USB-C simplification began with the European Union guidelines a couple of years ago. Late last year, with the iPhone 15 series, Apple made the transition from Lightning ports to USB-C as the ...

USB-C is, ultimately, a good thing. It’s the same connector used to charge pretty much every Android phone, in addition to most laptops, tablets and the majority of accessories including headphones ...

It’s official – the lightning cable is over. Bowing to EU-pressure (although they’ll probably never admit it), Apple has swapped iPhone charging cables for only the second time in history: from its ...

This charger’s compact cube shape stands out from the crowd of classic USB-C chargers. The charging performance is impressive overall. However, the distribution of power to the individual ports is not ...

Apple’s recent shift from a lightning connector to USB-C for the iPhone 15 is a welcome relief for many of us who want all of our go-to tech accessories to play nice in the sandbox together. After ...

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It seems like Apple is trying to pull a fast one, quite literally, on its early adopters. While experts are in agreement that the iPhone 15, which is reportedly set to be revealed on September 12 or ...

Now that Apple doesn't include power adapters with new iPhones, you have to supply your own, and it can be a little confusing figuring out what you need specifically to get the fastest charging speeds ...