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    Belkin announces a new USB-C charger for the car that supports USB Power Delivery for fast charging

    Belkin has just announced a USB Type-C car charger that supports the USB Power Deliver standard for some USB Type-C devices. This means your USB Type-C device will charger faster when it's at a lower percentage, just like it would if you were using the stock charger that shipped with your device.
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    SanDisk announces Dual USB-C/ USB-A flash drive for use in smartphones and tablets

    SanDisk has announced an exciting new flash drive accessory today. It's a dual USB-C/USB-A Flash Drive. The flash drive features a switch that lets you expose a connector for either port type, which means you can use the same USB stick for both your laptop and other USB Type-C devices you have...
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    Eye-Plug is an accessory that can add 3D photo shooting to any USB-C phone

    An interesting new accessory called Eye-Plug has been revealed. It's a small camera that plugs into a phone's USB Type-C port. Once plugged in, the phone can take 3D photos like any phone with built-in dual cameras could. You can take 3D photos with the front or rear camera thanks to the...
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    USBCheck detects whether your USB-C cable is safe

    With a lot of bad USB Type-C cables out there, it's probably worth double checking to see if yours is safe to use. An app called USBCheck aims to help by performing a quick check to see if your cable is compliant with the USB Type-C spec. The catch is that it only works for certain devices...
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    LG G5 might support both USB Type-C Power Delivery and Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

    One of the reasons Benson Leung -- a reviewer of USB Type-C cables -- recommended against buying the LG G5 was because its USB Type-C port was non-compliant due to the fact that the phone implements Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0. But new evidence seems to suggest LG is using a technique that...
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    Charging the HTC 10 with a regular USB Type-C charger can be risky

    It wasn't that long ago when Google's Benson Leung said he would not recommend products like the HTC 10 or the LG G5 because they used Qualcomm's Quick Charge technology with their USB Type-C ports. Jerry of Android Central recently plugged his HTC 10 into the regular Pixel C charger and when...
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    Samsung may finally adopt USB Type-C with the Galaxy Note 6

    The Samsung Galaxy S7 still uses a standard microUSB post, but it loks like Samsung will finally bring USB Type-C to one of its flagship devices with the introduction of the Galaxy Note 6 later this year. It's unclear if the phone will use USB 3.1 or if the older USB 3.0 standard would be...
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    Intel hopes to kill the 3.5mm audio jack to promote USB Type-C audio

    Intel is working on new specifications for USB-C audio which it hopes will help manufacturers finally ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack. LeEco is already on board with this idea as three of its new phones don't even come with a 3.5mm headphone jack. HTC and JBL are also moving towards this goal by...
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    Qualcomm releases an official statement about its USB Type-C + Quick Charge 3.0 specification

    A Google engineer recently said he would never recommend the LG G5 or the HTC 10 because they used Quick Charge technology and that means they are not USB Type-C compliant. Android Central reached out to Qualcomm for a statement and they were told Qualcomm's Quick Charge technology is...
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    USB Type-C reviewer refuses to recommend the LG G5 and HTC 10 due to spec incompliance

    Benson Leung has recently mentioned that he can't recommend the HTC 10 or LG G5 in his quest to highlight proper and improper USB Type-C products. This is because both devices use Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, and according to him Quick Charge 3.0 is not spec compliant with the USB Type-C...
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    LeEco introduces three new smartphones which ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack

    When you're trying to make a name for yourself, you need to offer something bold. That's exactly what LeEco did today with the introduction of the Le 2, Le 2 Pro and Le Max 2 - the first Android devices in years which don't come with a 3.5mm headphone jack. LeEco's new phone will all rely on USB...
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    The USB Implementers Forum announces an authentication spec for USB Type-C

    Sadly, there have been a lot of faulty USB Type-C cables damaging customers' products and the USB Implementers Forum is doing something about it. The organization has just announced the USB Type-C Authentication specification and this is said to stop faulty cables before they damage your products.
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    Monoprice releases a new, cheaper, colorful series of USB Type-C cables called Palette

    USB Type-C cables are very popular right now since brand new devices are using them and people need to replace their old cables. Monoprice is known for their inexpensive cables and the company has just announced a new series that will cost between $3.99 to $5.99 per cable(depending on the length).
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    HTC is working on USB Type-C powered noise-canceling headphones with JBL

    Due to the fact that HTC is extremely focused on bringing a "Hi-Fi" experience to the masses with the HTC 10, the company is partnering with JBL to create something really awesome. The two companies are currently working on a set of noise-cancelling headphones that are powered by the USB Type-C...
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    Amazon bans non-compliant USB Type-C cables

    After many of its customers have suffered the ill-fate of purchasing a non-compliant USB Type-C cable from Amazon, the company is now banning any USB Type-C cables that are not fully compliant with the standard. This doesn't guarantee that cheap non-compliant cables will not make their way to...
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    Meizu PRO 6 leaks in more photos flaunting gold and white color variation

    A few days after the 2016 product road-map for Meizu's products was leaked, there are now more images of the latest powerhouse device, the Meizu PRO 6. Looking much like it's predecessor, the PRO 5, the PRO 6 features a few differences, one of which is the addition of a Gold option. The Meizu...
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    USB Type-C tester's Pixel laptop has been destroyed by a bad cable

    Benson Leung -- the martyr at Google who took it upon himself to test and review all the third-party USB Type-C cables out there -- has recently had his laptop destroyed by one such cable. Benson always warned that using out-of-spec cables could cause severe damage, but we hadn't heard of an...
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    Sony announces a new flash drive with both USB-A and USB-C connectors

    Sony has just announced the USM-CA1 flash drive that will be available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB options that feature both a USB Type-A and USB Type-C connector. Sony says this USB thumb drive will support read speeds at up to 130MB/s and it will be available in February.
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    SCOSCHE Announces a Handful of USB Type-C Accessories

    SCOSCHE has been working on some USB Type-C accessories and today they announced them to the world. The strikeLINE is a USB-C to USB-A adapter for using a USB-A cable in a USB-C port. They also announced the strikeLINE USB-C Charge & Sync cables Then there is the strikePORT adapters that...
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    ASUS Unveils the World's 1st Portable Monitor with USB Type-C

    The MB169C+ is a followup to the MB168B+, which was a USB 3.0 monitor. However, the MB169C+ has a 15.6-inch display and comes with a USB Type-C port At this time there is no information about price or release date other than "between $200 and $300"
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    ASUS Chairman Confirms the ZenFone 3 Will Feature USB Type-C

    Trusted Reviews was able to sit down with a chairman of ASUS to talk about the future of the company. In the interview, it was revealed that the upcoming ZenFone 3 would feature the highly sought after USB Type-C port.
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