How Do You Tell What Type Of USB Ports You Have?

To identify the specific USB ports and connectors on your devices, you can simply look at their shape and color, or check ...
Tidbits

USBefuddled: Untangling the Rat’s Nest of USB-C Standards and Cables

For more help with cables, check out Glenn Fleishman’s new book, Take Control of Untangling Connections. It answers common questions and aids in troubleshooting problems. You’ll learn how to recognize ...
Computerworld

Optical cables for Thunderbolt ports shipped by Sumitomo

For more than a year Intel has talked about graduating from copper wires to fiber optics for Thunderbolt ports on Apple’s Mac computers, and Sumitomo Electric Industries has became one of the first ...
AppleInsider

One cable to rule them all: a look at Apple's retired connectors through the years

There has been a near-constant debate about Apple and the choices it has made with ports and connectors spanning the company's entire history. AppleInsider takes a look back at most of the different ...
CNET

With new USB connector, no more wrong-way-up cables

A major revamp of the ports and cables of the ubiquitous connection technology will make USB connectors reversible, slimmer, and better at transmitting data and power. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...