Everyone needs cables, whether you’re looking for a new Lightning cable for your iPhone or iPad, or an extra Micro-USB cable for your Android phone, Bluetooth speaker, or portable hard drive. You ...

I've got some old cords that have a micro-usb port on one end and a wall plug on the other. These are for charging mobile phones I used to have. Should I toss them or save them for future phones I'll ...

We scoff at micro-USB today, but it was the best connector ever made – at least until USB Type-C, aka USB-C showed up. We’re more than ready to wave goodbye to it, but it does deserve a look back at ...

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 ...

The CTIA Super Mobility 2015 started in Las Vegas earlier today, and one of the exhibitors at the trade show, SCOSCHE Industries, has already unveiled its latest range of USB charging and data syncing ...

We’ve been poring over Apple’s change to the 8.4mm by 2.6mm USB Type C standard since we got tipped the design of the new MacBook late last year. It is a big change for Apple and puts the future of ...

Here's your first look at the USB cable that, in all likelihood, you'll be plugging in thousands of times over the next few years. The organization in charge of the USB standard, used by billions of ...

Sony has ditched the proprietary charging cable for its next model of PS Vita, heading to a standard micro-USB charger instead. Nic Healey is a Senior Editor with CNET, based in the Australia office.