The Micro USB connector on Samsung devices starting with the Galaxy S3, which used 11 pins instead of the standard five. When using an MHL cable with a 5-pin Micro USB plug to send content to a ...

In both cases, GND moved from pin 4 (on standard Type-A and Type-B) to pin 5, with pin 4 now used to support optional On-The-Go support. The Type-A variants of both of these smaller USB connector ...

Apple's new port supports an 8-pin connection, which is more powerful than Micro-USB. Brockerhoof explained that the industry-standard Micro-USB plug only has 5 pins, which wouldn't allow most ...

Standard micro-USB is designed for a maximum of 7.5W, though over time 10W chargers became the norm. And then there was the micro-USB 3.0 connector.

We see a lot of cool stuff on 9to5Toys every day but one particular item seemed worth sharing today. I bought the Lightning/30-pin/MicroUSB 4-in-1 USB cable adapter last time it made the rounds ...

Winnergear's MicFlip reversible Micro USB and full-sized USB cable is the solution we've all been waiting for.

Apple's 30-pin connection got you feeling down in a world filled with USB? Wish your iDevice cable worked with more of your gizmos? Fret not, as Innergie recently introduced its effort to solve ...

Micro USB was once the connector of choice for applications where USB-A was too big, but now USB-C has come to dominate all. It’s becoming standard across the board for many peripherals, and … ...

Lightning was initially a superior alternative to Micro-USB and its own 30-pin connectors. A few years later, though, Apple found itself clinging to Lightning despite the obvious technical ...

When you buy a new phone or tablet, you may notice that the micro-USB charging and data port is a pretty snug fit. Over time, that fit gets looser and looser, and if some of your gadgets don't ...