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 ...

If you've ever wondered why so many gadgets made before the mid-2010s used the slim, tapered Micro-USB connector, and why almost everything today has moved to the oval-shaped USB-C port, the answer ...

C, and USB Type-B ports are used in all sorts of devices nowadays, but they're not all made the same, and some are becoming less common.

Smartphone users who get annoyed with ill-fitting USB connectors, tangled cables and slow data transfer speeds have a solution in Flippy - the world's first reversible micro-USB cable. Flippy is a ...

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 ...

Plugging in a laptop or phone with USB-C is a no-brainer, but there are loads of other unexpected devices you can also use ...

With the right adapter, the micro-USB port on your Fire TV Stick can be used for charging devices, external data storage, and ...

A few weeks back, Apple launched its new iOS flagship: the iPhone 5. A bigger version of the iPhone 4S (literally) but anyhow, a pretty cool device that has some improvements over the older models.

Despite the rise in popularity of faster USB-C cable tech, Micro USB cables are still widely used for charging Android devices, phones, cameras, and more, especially for kits manufactured before 2015.