You may think your charging port is broken when lint, a bad cable, or a faulty adapter is responsible. Finding the cause can change whether repair makes sense.

USB uses four conductors. Should be easy to play with, but the connectors are (almost?) always molded-on, so it will be difficult to fix them. But I'm not convinced the cable is bad, unless you abused ...

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Which USB-C cable can do what? It's often not that easy to find out. A clever cable tester helps to sort cables according to their capabilities - and thus bring order to the USB cable chaos. I have a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The introduction of USB Type-C in 2014 was a welcome change for consumer technology. Users had grown frustrated with the confusing mess of ...

Just because it fits doesn't mean you should plug it into your phone.

A good charger is one piece of the puzzle as far as charging your phone is concerned. A shoddy cable can easily ruin your experience, or worse, harm your smartphone. Picking the right cable also takes ...