We’ve now had at least five years of USB-C ports in our devices. It’s a standard that many manufacturers and hackers can get behind. Initially, there was plenty of confusion about what we’d actually ...

Do you know your USB ABCs?

USB has been around for decades, and the sheer number of USB and Thunderbolt versions in 2025 can be bewildering. Here's what you need to know about USB 3, USB 4, Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and ...

USB-C promised simplicity, but has turned into a mystery box of different specs.

Yesterday, Benson Leung—Google engineer and intrepid USB-C cable tester—dropped the news on Twitter that a new USB-C cable specification has been released. The new spec allows for considerably heftier ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Although cloud storage services and wireless local data transfers have reduced some of the reliance on flash drives, they are still ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. USB to USB-C adapters are tiny, unassuming things that many of us don't think about at all until the moment we need one. But when that time ...

There was a time when expandable storage meant investing in a microSD card if you were using a tablet or a phone, or a portable HDD or a flash drive if you were using a notebook. They were two ...

Phone battery life is a pain, and it's especially bad when you can't find a wall plug or forgot your extra battery.

In this post, we will show you how to enable USB-C charging on a laptop in Windows 11. USB-C has revolutionized how modern laptops charge their batteries and connect to peripherals. This versatile ...