There is a drawer in most homes now that holds eight or nine cables with the same oval plug on the end, and no way of telling ...

If you can explain what a USB PID, a J state, a K state, and an SOF are, you can probably stop reading now. But if you don’t know or you want a refresher, you can spend 15 minutes watching [Sine Lab’s ...

Following Apple's announcement that it was switching to a USB-C connection for its iPhones, there's been a lot of confusion surrounding the technology. USB-C connectors are becoming universal as ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Anyone who has used a mobile or portable device, laptop, or PC in the past decade will be aware of USB. The technology helped solve a problem that plagued ...

Tech pro ThioJoe explains unusual USB types that most users have never seen and how they differ from standard connectors.

Not every power station is right for you. How much power it can deliver is important, but equally essential is having the right types of ports. Not having enough AC outlets to run lights or small ...

USB ports have quietly turned into the default power outlet for phones, laptops, headphones, and even monitors, but the wattage behind that familiar rectangle is far from uniform. Depending on the ...

Once you’ve unboxed your MacBook Neo, it’s important to know that the two ports on the side are not equal in terms of ability. While both are equal when it comes to the charging function, the USB 3 ...

I could spoil this entire article and tell you right off the bat which high-speed bus protocol you should be looking at for you current and future external storage needs… But where’s the fun in that?

I’d always assumed that because hi-fi stands for high fidelity, Wi-Fi was short for wireless fidelity. Nope: Phil Belanger, a founding member of the Wi-Fi Alliance who led its name selection, said ...