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 ...

This guide is designed to show you the difference between USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. The Universal Serial Bus, more commonly known as USB, is a technology that has seen substantial growth and evolution ...

USB 3.0 vs. Thunderbolt is an issue for all pro users of recent Macs and, increasingly, high-end Windows systems. They're both standard on all Macs, so the issue is how much can you rely on the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nothing is more confusing in the tech world than USB. First, there's understanding every USB port symbol and icon. Some USB ports are orange ...

In the last 14 years, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) has become the standard interface to connect devices to a computer. Whether it’s an external hard drive, a camera, the mouse, a printer, or a ...

Thunderbolt has arrived on the PC after being exclusive to the Macintosh platform for more than a year. With its promise of 10Gb/s‑per‑channel throughput, what self-respecting power user wouldn’t opt ...

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a somewhat unusual USB port on it. No, it’s not reinventing one proprietary connector into another proprietary connector like Apple recently did with their “you can plug ...

Earlier on today we had a chance to visit the Macpower office here in Taipei and ran some USB 3.0 benchmarks on one of their latest hard drive caddies that is almost ready to go on sale. We compared ...

The Universal Serial Bus (commonly known as USB) could have easily been named “the most Ubiquitous Serial Bus.” According to the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) , there is an installed base of over 10 ...

New SuperSpeed USB 3.0 drives include models from (clockwise from left) Buffalo, Iomega, Seagate, and Western Digital. ALL PHOTOGRAPHS: ROBERT CARDIN When you’re in front of your PC, waiting for ...

In the latest 'Building Windows 8' blog post, Microsoft details the challenges it has faced supporting both USB 3.0 and older USB devices in the upcoming OS. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...