Your smartphone and laptop won't offer excellent battery life forever. That's why we recommend this power bank with enough ...

USB ports have quietly turned into the default power outlet for phones, laptops, headphones, and even monitors, but the ...

The Anker MagGo wireless power bank is an excellent accessory that can charge your phone and other accessories on the go, ...

This fast-charging power bank has a built-in USB-C cable and it's only $31 now (was $40) with this Amazon deal.

Arguably the most useful part of USB’s power capabilities is the ability to charge batteries in portable devices, but there is more to battery charging than picking a power source, USB or otherwise.

The first USB power specification. Introduced in 2007, USB Battery Charging was fixed at 7.5 watts, 5 volts and 1.5 amps. When Version 1.2 was introduced in 2010, the following terms were coined to ...

Your typical dinky iPhone power bank is absolutely no help for keeping a MacBook Pro going for hours when no wall socket is available. You need something serious, like the HyperJuice 245W USB-C ...

A few years ago, it was difficult to find a USB-C battery pack capable of charging a MacBook at a speed of 30 or 45W, but with Apple and other companies increasingly embracing USB-C technology for ...

C, and USB Type-B ports all provide data transfers and power delivery, though the latter is much less common on modern ...

Apple's Retina MacBook uses a brand new USB-C connector for power, which means that it's able to be charged by external USB battery packs much like an iPhone or an iPad. But because of its higher 29 ...

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