There's also the talk about USB-C vs Thunderbolt, highlighting yet another improvement that it brings over Lightning — native video output. Apple licenses its proprietary Lightning connector ...

There's also the talk about USB-C vs Thunderbolt, highlighting yet another improvement that it brings over Lightning — native video output. Apple licenses its proprietary Lightning connector as ...

A hot potato: The European Union decided to impose USB-C as the de-facto standard for data communication and battery charging on small devices two years ago. The new rule is now going into effect ...

The EU’s Common Charger Directive went into effect on December 28, 2024, meaning several categories of devices now need to support charging via USB-C to be eligible for sale in the region.

The Common Charger Directive demands that a "USB-C receptacle" be equipped on "radio equipment" that is "equipped with a removable or embedded rechargeable battery" and "can be recharged via wired ...

As of Saturday, EU consumers will no longer need a different charger for their smartphones, tablets, cameras, headphones, video game consoles and other devices, as USB Type-C charging ports are to ...

In a solemn reminder that no system is 100% safe and unhackable, it was announced over the weekend that security researchers have managed to successfully hack Apple’s proprietary ACE3 USB-C ...

The original Nintendo Switch has a single USB-C port on the underside of the tablet, but the Nintendo Switch 2 has doubled the number of Type-C ports on the system to two. The Nintendo Switch 2 ...

From December 28th, a large percentage of the gadgets bought inside the EU are required to charge via USB-C. The goal for Directive 2022/2380, known colloquially as the common charging solution ...

USB is dead! Long live… USB-C! Yes, having been around in some form or other since the ’90s, the humble Universal Serial Bus has undergone a transformation in the past few years. Even the models on ...