Adb install/uploading of apk taking ages

Ok, I finally found the answer. The reason is that I used another mini USB cable than the one provided with the Nexus device. I'm reproducing it at 100%.

When I use the cable from my Galaxy SPlus, the Nexus don't want to upload the file (even if the device is recognized, and that everything seems fine). The upload never ends.

And the inverse is true too, when using the USB cable device of my Nexus 10 with my Galaxy SPlus, this time the device itself is not recognized.

I tried that on two different PCs. I thought that mini USB cables were all compatible. But no. The answer I don't have is : why ?

A slight variation of the different USB cable solution is that I just switched USB ports; problem solved. This was even after rebooting both my desktop and phone not being enough.