USB Type-A. USB Type-B. Mini-USB Type-A. Mini-USB Type-B. Micro-USB Type-A. Micro-USB Type-B. That special, ugly variant of micro-USB Type-B you need to use for phones (and some hard drives) with USB ...

Look around your house and chances are you have at least a few devices that use Universal Serial Bus. On average, some 3 billion USB ports are shipped each year, making it by far the most successful ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The UBS Implementers Forum has settled on the final design for the next USB cable and port. USB 3.1 ...

USB Implementers Forum (USB IF) has revealed that the new USB 3.1 Type-C connector will come with symmetrical plugs so that there is no confusion for users while plugging the ends into devices. The ...

Apple introduced Lightning connector in 2012 as a replacement for the aging 30-pin connector. Instead of going with an industry standard, the company opted to build its own bidirectional connector, ...

There’s an old joke that says USB cables do not exist in three-dimensional Euclidian space. Try to plug a USB cable in a socket, and the first try will always be wrong. Flip it, try to plug it in, and ...

It’s really, finally, truly, seriously-not-kidding, actually happening: reversible USB connectors are on the way. The USB Type C connector, a small connector that looks a bit like Apple’s Lightning ...

One of the biggest problems with the current USB connections it that they have to be pushed-in the right way around. Which sometimes isn’t the easiest to do if you are fumbling around at the back of ...

Omron has launched a long-life USB-C type connector aimed at the inspection and testing of smartphones, digital cameras, headphones, notebook computers and games consoles. “USB-C has been growing in ...

One day the tech world will have embraced the USB-C connector – until then, we're reliant on devices like Kingston's DataTraveler microDuo 3C USB Flash drive to bridge old and new. The double-sided ...