Your laptop's USB-C port placement matters more than you think. Having two USB-C ports that both support Power Delivery—one on each side—changes how you work, travel, and connect devices. Yet most ...

USB-C ports are on nearly every new consumer electronic device on the market these days. This is thanks to an EU mandate that forced all tech makers including Apple to ditch its proprietary Lightning ...

Apple sometimes mixes up connector types among devices, and that might confuse people even more over the differences between USB-C and Thunderbolt. The connectors look alike, work similarly and accept ...

If you've owned a MacBook that was released between 2016 and 2020, you've probably noticed that there isn't much variety when it comes to the port selection. There's usually just a headphone jack, a ...

Laptop USB-C Ports Are Not Created Equal. Microsoft Wants to Change That Not every USB-C port on a laptop supports data, power, and an additional display, so Microsoft is calling on vendors to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Laptops used to boast of enough ports to plug in a mouse, a flash drive, maybe even a printer, all at once. These days, you're lucky if you ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Apple's Lightning port on older iPhone devices is reasonably capable, but it pales in comparison to the USB-C port, particularly when paired ...

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