Besides charging the tablet, the dock’s purpose is to provide room-filling audio with a larger speaker system. But the dock’s speakers go kaput if you’re using the tablet’s USB-C port.

To connect your phone to a TV using a USB cable and MHL, first hook up your phone via an MHL adapter. The adapter will require power either from a USB port on the cable or an external source.

There's no doubt that USB-C is a big step up from previous iterations of the standard, you can even use it to output a ...

Using the USB-C port on your smartphone can open up a world of possibilities. Here are a few useful gadgets you can use with your iPhone or Android.

We asked, you told us: You are still using tons of micro-USB devices Smartphones with micro-USB ports are still being used, but accessories is a space where the port still rules the roost.