USB-C eliminates proprietary barrel plug chargers that we’ve been using for laptops and myriads of other devices. It fights proprietary phone charger standards by explicitly making them non-compliant, ...

USB Type-C is the most flexible connection for notebooks and smartphones. The most important of its many capabilities is as a charging socket for battery-powered devices. USB-C should finally make ...

If you’ve bought a new gadget in the last few years, chances are it has a USB-C (also referred to as a USB Type-C) charging port. All the latest MacBooks, Chromebooks and Windows laptops have at least ...

Under USB-PD, cables are not trusted by default. If a cable can’t explicitly confirm that it supports higher wattage, the ...

I recently received a Latitude 7370 (thanks Little-Zen!) which uses a 45W USB-C charger. I also bought an all-in-one USB-C hub to handle pretty much all the things my previous laptop had numerous ...

Modern laptops -- and even many desktop systems -- come with a limited selection of ports. This is where a dock comes in handy, and the Plugable UD-CA1A USB-C dock is an affordable solution to boost ...

USB-C has truly become the universal port to rule them all but it isn't a clear-cut victory yet. In addition to Thunderbolt 3 and 4, which is like USB-C but isn't, implementations of USB-C features ...

At first glance, USB-C looks as if it's going to simplify things: one port that you can plug anything into, because USB-C can support anything from normal USB power and data connections to MHL, ...

The announcement of a new USB-C 240W Power Delivery standard means that far more powerful laptops and other devices can be powered by the now-ubiquitous reversible plug. The bad news, however, is it ...

In brief: The USB Implementers Forum announced a new revision to the USB-C standard. With the USB-C revision 2.1, the interface's power delivery will be upgraded from 100W to 240W, allowing devices ...

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Plugable has launched its latest product, the Plugable USB-C 9-in-1 Hub with 140W Power Delivery Pass-through. The company says it’s for professionals and hybrid workers who require seamless ...