Archives February 2026

USB4 docks look like the perfect one-cable solution in 2026: plug in once and suddenly your laptop has monitors, Ethernet, fast storage, and a desk that feels clean. The headache is that “USB-C shape” still hides a lot of different capabilities. Two ports that look identical can support different modes, and two docks that claim similar speeds can behave very […]

Wireless charging in 2026 is convenient enough that it’s easy to use it the wrong way: you drop the phone on a pad, assume it’s “safe by default,” and then wonder why it’s warm, why charging speed jumps up and down, or why the battery seems to age faster than expected. The truth is that wireless charging is less efficient […]