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-C with Power Delivery promises to be the latest and greatest version of the tried-and-true USB format, but just how much power will it send your devices?

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 ...

Hackers love their ThinkPads. They’re easy to work on, well documented, and offer plenty of potential for upgrades. For the more daring, there’s also a wide array of community-developed modifications ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Learn how to enable USB-C charging on Windows 11 laptops in 6 quick steps. Update drivers, BIOS, and use the right port for ...

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 ...