USB 3.1 was a hot topic at CES this year, with multiple vendors talking up the standard's performance and new, reversible connector. Shipping hardware is still some months away, but early performance ...

SuperSpeed USB 3.1 is poised to slowly take over as the newest version of this popular interface. It boosts data-transfer rates to 10 Gbits/s, compared with 5 Gbits/s for USB 3.0. Along with the ...

I have a USB Type-C cable—yeah, the reversible one. I can’t connect it to anything I own yet, but it’s a real thing that’s in production and shipping to companies. Most of CES amounts to so much smoke ...

In the electronics industry, USB Type-C is in the mind of every system designer. This interface consolidates data, power and video into a single connector interface. It is also bringing a real ...

If you thought USB 3.0 was face-meltingly fast, wait until you try transferring files with what’s coming next. On Thursday, the USB promoter group announced that it’s signed off on the final ...

The announcement of the new Retina MacBook has prompted a flurry of attention to the USB Type C spec, a story we’ve been following since the port was just a gleam in the USB-IF’s eye. It’s not the ...

Printers from yesteryear used parallel ports. Modems used serials ports — which were available in either 9- or 25-pin varieties. High-speed devices like scanners and external drives used to connect ...

The USB 3.0 Promoter Group teased us with the prospect of a 10Gbps USB standard back in January, and it now has something to show for its work: the alliance has finalized its specification under the ...

The USB 3.0 Promoter Group has completed its specification for USB 3.1, paving the way for the faster format. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional.

As the flood gates open for USB 3.1 devices, the storage market has been rather active in getting solutions to market. One of those vendors happens to be Vantec, a company that has enjoyed great ...

With the next evolution of USB now here with the launch of USB 3.1, vendors are quickly ramping up production of storage solutions among others to utilize the increase in performance. With this comes ...

ASUS announced the world's fastest and first complete line-up of SuperSpeed+ USB 3.1 solutions, including motherboards with built-in USB 3.1 and two ASUS USB 3.1 Cards. ASUS motherboards with built-in ...