For the first time in the history of USB, a new USB plug will change course and will be designed differently than past iterations, getting rid of the infamous “duck bill” look in favor of a smaller ...

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 ...

Holy mother of all things long overdue. After years of subjecting us to fumbling and rotating cables blindly behind devices around the world, the powers that (US) be have decided to make a Universal ...

We’ve all experienced USB frustration—spending 20 minutes shoving the connector toward the receptacle again and again, hoping the gods will be kind and it just works this time, and wondering why with ...

One of the tech world's most archaic aspects is that plugs don't universally connect to ports -- even the ones that have the word "universal" right there in the name. Aside from power cords with two ...

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 ...

While a reversible "Type-A" USB connector may not meet the specifications of a certified USB cable, Apple has nevertheless shown interest in building one, a newly published patent application reveals.

It should have been made this way from the beginning. Silverstone’s new reversible USB cables gives even older phones that USB-C experience. Using the new Micro B plug, the Silverstone cable can be ...