USB Type-C is the most flexible connection for notebooks and smartphones. The most important of its many capabilities is as a charging socket for battery-powered devices. USB-C should finally make ...

The modern world runs on USB, also known as Universal Serial Bus. Whether it's the old-school USB-A ports built into hotel lamps or high-powered Thunderbolt powering entire workstations, USB is still ...

USB-C and Thunderbolt cables might look identical on the outside, with their small oval connectors, but there is a significant difference internally.

Oliver Haslam has been writing about phones, computers, games, and anything else that takes a battery or plugs in for more than he'd like to admit. With a focus on mobile and laptops, Oliver is never ...

USB, or -- Universal Serial Bus to give it its full title -- has been around since 1996. The now ubiquitous technology is built into innumerable electronic devices, including smartphones, computers, ...

Question. What's the difference between USB 3.1, USB 3.1 Gen 2, and USB 3.2 Gen 2? Answer, they're all exactly the same, they're just different iterations of the totally bananas naming schemes that ...

The best USB-C hubs will expand your laptop’s capabilities, offering additional ports for connecting legacy peripherals such as printers, mice, and keyboards. That’s true of each of the USB-C hubs I ...

11 ports on a hub sounds like a lot, and is a number more often associated with a full Mac docking station. The Anker 565 is a smaller, more portable solution than a dock, measuring 5.4 by 2.2 by 0.6 ...

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...

Miri is a creative writer with a passion for gaming and animation. She started gaming way back in 1994 on the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis and has been a console gamer ever since. She's currently a ...

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