A USB-C Port Isn't A Guarantee Of High Speeds: Here's Why

USB-C promised simplicity, but has turned into a mystery box of different specs.
PC World

Your USB-C cables aren’t broken. This $14 tester shows what’s really going on

I have a drawer full of USB cables and every time I want to connect a device, I have to try them out. USB-C was supposed to simplify things: One cable for everything, that was the promise. In practice ...
MUO on MSN

Every USB-C cable looks identical, but this tiny chip tells you which ones actually work

E-marker chips should be the one specification you should look out for when buying a USB-C cable.

I tested every USB-C cable I own. Half weren’t worth keeping

A $50 USB-C cable tester revealed which of my cables were actually useless. I happily got rid of them and haven't looked back.
SlashGear

Are All USB-C Cables The Same? What You Need To Know Before You Buy

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 ...

USB-C promised to put an end to cable clutter, but there’s a strange quirk that many users have already noticed: if you rotate the connector and plug it back in, it sudden…

Is your USB-C cable acting up? Discover why flipping the plug changes your charging speed and how to spot a faulty cable.
HotHardware

USB-C Authentication Program Stops Shoddy Cables From Frying Your Smartphones And Laptops

If you’ve been bitten by crappy USB-C cables over the past year (and there are plenty of them out there circulating in the wild), help is on the way. Amazon made a credible first step by banning USB-C ...
New Atlas

USB Type-C Authentication Program launched to protect your devices

With the arrival of USB-C a few years back, plugging into laptops, tablets and smartphones became even easier than before. Users no longer had to worry about which way up the cable needed to be before ...