Some modern laptops and tablets have nothing but USB Type-C ports. Most of Microsoft’s Surface devices, meanwhile, don’t even have a single USB-C port. But the company promised last year that it would ...

Since the supported Surface systems only have one Surface Connect port, this means that you can either charge your laptop or tablet, or use the dongle to connect to a Type-C peripheral, but not both ...

Update (June 26): There's now a listing for and a photo of the coming USB-C dongle for Surface, codenamed "Tulum," on Microsoft's Surface business site. Update No. 2 (June 29): The Surface Connect to ...

The adapters will let you extend your USB-C port to add ethernet or a standard USB port. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

Alongside some new PCs, Microsoft announced new accessories, including the Surface dock 2 and the USB-C Travel Hub. The Surface Dock 2 has four USB Type-C ports, two USB Type-A, and more. The Surface ...

When it comes to connectivity, Microsoft has been a bit slow on the uptake with regards to the USB-C interface. While the company did capitulate by adding USB-C to the entry-level Surface Go ...

If there’s been one weakness of the Surface tablet series, it’s been a lack of available expansion ports—a shortcoming Microsoft addressed with the Surface Dock. But three years after the latest Dock ...

Microsoft promised to provide USB Type-C support via a dongle to the older Surface Pro and Surface Laptop last May. Nearly a year later, the firm is now promising to deliver its dongle in late 2018.

Microsoft's venerable Windows 2-in-1 tablet marches forward with new features, including a cutting-edge Intel processor, but it could be overshadowed by the much cooler Surface Pro X. I’m the deputy ...

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