The worst part about building your own PC? Hooking up the front panel! This quick guide to the connectors will make it less ...

In lieu of making your own marker on the cable or drive to note which way to plug it in, look for something that is on every USB connector: the seam. Lifehacker reader coren tipped us off to this ...

USB-C is a cable and connector specification, but those cables may be expected to service numerous standards, from USB 2.0/3.1/3.2, to Power Delivery (USB-PD), and alternative modes which ...

Some USB-C dongles are compatible with USB-C-equipped smartphones, meaning you can plug a USB-C dongle into your Google Pixel and connect accessories like an external drive or an Ethernet cable to it.

According to the USB-IF's press release (PDF), the new connector is "similar in size" to current micro USB 2.0 Type-B connectors (the ones you use for most non-Apple phones and tablets).

With more companies making USB-C cables and connectors, there's probably a wider range in overall quality than Lightning, which may explain your experience, but the connector itself is more ...

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 ...

The problem with the Type-C connector being so flexible, is that as new revisions and improvements were introduced to USB, it got harder and harder to tell which cable or port supported what.

The connector isn’t the brand new USB 3.1 Type C connector that will eventually find its way into phones, laptops, wearables of all types. This is your standard Type A USB plug you’ve known ...

CONEC has expanded its bayonet-locking and water-resistant series of connectors with a Mini-USB connector compliant with USB 2.0 specifications.