The Universal Serial Bus, or USB for short, was introduced in 1996 as a solution by technology giants like Microsoft and IBM. The idea was to make connecting hardware to computers less of a hassle and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As foreign as the idea has become over the years, there once was a time when computers' I/O panels were littered with many different standard ...

There’s a new, super-fast, version of USB 4 on the horizon and you won’t even have to buy a brand new cable to take advantage of it. The USB Promoter Group announced that the next-gen USB Version 2.0 ...

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: USB-C is confusing. A USB-C port or cable can support a range of speeds, power capabilities, and other features, depending on the specification used.

The USB Promoter Group released the specification for USB4 Version 2.0 [PDF] on September 1, 2022, giving the tech community an idea of what it can expect for the ports on our next laptops, desktops, ...

The power delivery input on the Anker 7-in-1 USB-C Hub supports up to 100 watts from a compatible USB-C charger and can deliver up to 85 watts to a compatible laptop. So, thin laptops can charge at ...

Discount (or even grey market) electronics can be economical ways to get a job done, but one usually pays in other ways. [Majenko] ran into this when a need to capture some HDMI video output ended up ...