Although many use portable speakers via Bluetooth nowadays, most speakers still have USB ports for reasons other than playing ...

From portable gaming handhelds to smartphones, our lives rely on portable, untethered electronics, and it can't hurt to always have a charger on hand. Fortunately, they don't have to be expensive.

USB charging is so commonplace that it's taken for granted, but it's a minor miracle that there's finally a universal standard. Those old enough to remember what a headache it was to have a whole bin ...

The Apple USB-C transition officially reached its final stage in February 2025 when the iPhone 16e launched as the last model completing the shift away from Lightning. With the Lightning port end now ...

The 2027 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack is here Billed as the “world’s most powerful muscle car,” the 2027 Daytona EV comes with a Tesla-style charging port from the factory. An AC charging adapter ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

USB ports are not the easiest connections to understand. For years, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has struggled to come up with a way to clearly label the many iterations of this common wired ...

Looking for a desktop charging station that has enough ports and delivers enough power to satisfy all of your needs? Amazon has discounted the hefty Sabrent 8-Port 252W USB Desktop Charging Station to ...

As a busy mom, one of the bigger inconveniences in my life is when I’m in my car and my phone is on the verge of dying. I can always plug it into one of my car’s USB ports to charge, but rooting ...

Apple traditionally announces its new lineup of iPhones, iPads, and other gadgets every fall, and did not disappoint in 2025. Along with the release of the iPhone 17 and AirPods Pro 3, the company ...

Last year when rumors started swirling around Apple’s plans for an ultra-thin new iPhone, one limitation on thinness was expected to be the USB-C charging port. But it turns out, Apple had a clever ...