USB is dirty. Just like you’d never stick your body parts into a mysterious public hole, neither should you plug your iPhone into a public charging station. iOS is pretty good at rejecting unknown ...

October 6, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Somehow, even if we think we know which direction that USB cable is supposed to plug in, you always second guess ...

February 24, 2012 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Plugging in a USB cable is often an exercise in frustration, involving multiple jiggling and flipping attempts ...

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Before we start talking about USB cables, I know some people ...

Apple equips its Macs with Thunderbolt ports that are compatible with USB-C. The MacBook Pro comes with either two or three of these ports, depending on the model you pick. A new MacBook Air has a ...

Apple's 12-inch MacBook has only a single shared port. Here's how to connect data, video, power and more to it. Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native ...

You go to plug your trusty thumbdrive into the computer but it doesn't fit, so you flip it. But that doesn't work either. You flip it again, and by some miracle, now the drive slides into the port ...