Struggles with incompatible ports? Discover the simple $8 adapter that lets you plug USB-C cables into USB-A ports for data ...

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If you are anything like me, you probably have a drawer or a large cardboard box stuffed full of cables, adapters, and dongles that predate the Obama administration. I hold on to mine because this bin ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Mutli-monitor setups are a blessing for productivity. The simple multitasking made available through having multiple displays to keep track of ...

When Apple announced the MacBook in March, the new USB Type C (USB-C for short) port caused head shaking and chin scratching. Though the standard had been released in September and shown off at the ...

It is a fact that the release of USB back in the 90's, has highly impacted our way of interacting with computer devices, while also replacing obsolete RS232 and Parallel connections. Today it is the ...

At the start of the month we wrote about Benson Leung, a tenacious Google engineer who had made it his life mission to test various USB Type-C cables and adapters, to check whether they actually ...

Q: What are the best options for getting all the computer cables under my desk under control? A: If tackling the tangled mess of cables under your desk is a New Year's resolution, the key is strategic ...

Originally, USB was designed to use a computer as the client and allow you to plug things like keyboards, mice, USB storage dongles and phones into the computer. OTG allows for the reverse — the phone ...

Coinciding with today’s announcement of the dual USB-C port-equipped Chromebook Pixel 2 laptop, Google and Belkin today announced separate collections of new USB-C cables and adapters. These new ...

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