Q: If USB-C is a connection standard, what do the expensive cables do for me over the cheap ones? A: Apple recently announced that they’ve switched the iPhone from their proprietary Lightning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apple may include classy, well-made, braided USB-C charging cables with the iPhone 15. They may be color-coded and longer than the ...

Those of us who’ve been waiting impatiently for a USB-C iPhone, so we can finally use a single set of cables for all our Apple devices, will be getting our wish in this year’s iPhone 15 lineup. But a ...

The iPhone 15 series, and maybe a couple of iPhone 14 variants, will get USB-C connectivity later this year when the former gets introduced. It's finally happening; Lighting is slowly dying. But ...

This week has seen three iPhone 15 cable rumors, which serve to underline the mess around USB-C cables in general. While that’s not a mess of Apple’s making, it is one the company could and should ...

Android has never been more secure—but while it’s narrowing, there’s still a gap to iPhone that Google and Samsung are working hard to overcome. Android 15’s raft of security and privacy upgrades, the ...

Leave it to Apple to comply with the EU’s USB-C mandate, only to find a way to keep its tech proprietary. There’s a report from a noted leaker that while the iPhone 15 will have a USB-C port, it will ...

All iPhone 15 models this year are expected to adopt USB-C ports for the first time, and while USB-C has several advantages over Lightning, another rumor today suggests that Apple's standard iPhone 15 ...

Commentary: USB-C's charging and data transfer versatility also brings complications that millions of folks now get to experience firsthand. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...