Google and HP's innovative charger is hotter than the companies had intended. Dec. 17, 2013 — -- When Google and HP announced the Chromebook 11 in October it made a big deal about the laptop's ...

Under USB-PD, cables are not trusted by default. If a cable can’t explicitly confirm that it supports higher wattage, the charger and laptop will immediately fall back to a lower, safer power level.

We don't pay much attention to the charging cables that come with our laptops, simply plugging them in when the battery is low. As such, we typically ignore the box on the charging cable. However, ...

Charging your laptop is something that you have to do often to take advantage of its portability. But unlike your phone's compact adapter, laptop chargers are usually bulky. While some newer laptops ...