It’s easy to think that all USB-C cables are the same, and that any claims to superiority are just a way to jack up the price. After all, it’s just a cable, right? Such skepticism is ...

Apple changed the charging ... USB-A to USB-C port adapter for $6.99 if you’re willing to try it out. Alternatively, you could drop $29 on Apple’s USB-C to Lightning adapter and use the cable ...

The resistor required by USB spec was the wrong value, and was configured as a pull-down instead of a pull-up. This isn’t an issue of a cable not meeting a design spec. Ethernet cables ...

USB has dominated for decades as a fast, reliable specification that can be used for all sorts of computer peripherals and is also versatile enough to have charging built into the same port.