The USB Type-C connector and power delivery (PD) specification has brought radical changes to the mobile device industry, and USB Type-C PD 3.0 could optimize battery charging for portable devices.

Being able to deliver up to 240W over a single Type-C cable will power any gaming laptop around at full pelt. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The USB standard is touted for its ability to connect devices of all types with uniform consistency, however it's not quite ...

Apple retired its Lightning charger on Tuesday exactly 11 years to the day it was first announced. The effort marks a milestone moment for the company by finally adopting USB-C, a universal charging ...

Universal connectors are convenient in theory. Without visual differences, it's hard to tell which USB-C cables support each ...

Given this inevitability then, it’s high time that manufacturers abandon proprietary charging protocols in favor of universal standards, and here’s why. Even though Samsung and Nothing drew some flak ...

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Oliver Haslam has been writing about phones, computers, games, and anything else that takes a battery or plugs in for more than he'd like to admit. With a focus on mobile and laptops, Oliver is never ...

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 ...

In this post, we will show you how to enable USB-C charging on a laptop in Windows 11. USB-C has revolutionized how modern laptops charge their batteries and connect to peripherals. This versatile ...