Below is a list of common wire connectors and their intended purposes. There are far more than 12 types of wire connectors ...

USB-C cables and connectors: these are controversial topics, and rightfully so – I don’t want to pull any punches. I will also show you that things don’t have to be that bad for you, as long as you’re ...

In the early days of personal computing a parallel printer cable could refer to any of a wide range of cables that connected a computer and a printer. Over time, standards were established or adopted, ...

Mixing PSU cables might seem harmless, since old and new cables look visually identical. However, PSU cables like the 6-pin, ...

Using an Ethernet cable over Wi-Fi guarantees a more stable and faster gaming experience for players. CAT-8 cables provide superior internet speeds, but CAT-6 cables are more than enough for most ...

The USB Type-C standard — a set of rules to make smarter USB cables, connectors, and plugs — continues to evolve while expanding the range of applications it can serve. The one-piece solution for the ...

Component video cable, in just a few years, has gone from being a relatively uncommon and esoteric way to hook up video devices to being the near-universal analog video signal standard for home ...

Trying to save a few bucks by purchasing offbrand cables? We've all done it -- but there's something you should know about new USB Type-C connectors popping up on cellphones (Nexus, OnePlus), laptops ...

The USB Promoter Group has announced that the greatest invention in the known universe -- the reversible Type-C USB connector -- is finally ready for mass production. The USB Implementers Forum will ...

At the start of the month we wrote about Benson Leung, a tenacious Google engineer who had made it his life mission to test various USB Type-C cables and adapters, to check whether they actually ...