Opinion: Time to clean out your box of stray cables


I’ve been trying to standardise on USB-C for my charging cables (they usually offer faster charging), so I am tossing some of my charging cables that have the older USB-A connectors. — Jim Rossman/TNS

If you are anything like me, you have a box of stray or unused cables somewhere in your house.

My box of cables might be bigger than most, because I get a lot of gadgets to review.

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