Here's what every different USB port type actually means

C, and USB Type-B ports are used in all sorts of devices nowadays, but they're not all made the same, and some are becoming ...
Ars Technica

Strange question: are USB cables with male A-type connectors on both ends "a thing"?

Subject line says it all. I'm looking to connect an Xbox Series S/X controller to my PC via USB cable, and have a USB-A female/USB-C male adapter, but I'm trying to remember whether I would also have ...
EDN

USB: Deciphering the signaling, connector, and power delivery differences

As mentioned in a recent post, one of the motivations for my acquisition of a Google Chrome OS-based Pixelbook is that it’ll enable me to do a hands-on evaluation of its latest-generation external ...
PC World

You don’t have to wait to buy USB cables that fit both ways

The USB 3.0 Promoter Group announced on Wednesday that it had finalized a new type of connector for USB cables that would fit into your PC no matter which way the cable is oriented. But if a USB 2.0 ...
CNET

USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3: One port to connect them all

Look around your house and chances are you have at least a few devices that use Universal Serial Bus. On average, some 3 billion USB ports are shipped each year, making it by far the most successful ...
Ars Technica

Tiny, reversible USB Type-C connector finalized

The USB Promoter Group announced today that it has finalized the design of the USB Type-C plug, a new type of USB plug that’s designed to completely replace every size of all current USB connectors.