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 ...

Apple announced on Sept. 12, 2023, that it plans to adopt the USB-C connector for all four new iPhone 15 models, helping USB-C become the connector of choice of the electronics industry, nine years ...

Most new-age laptops from reputable brands come with the SSD soldered onto the motherboard, which means you can't really upgrade the storage as per your needs. You're ...

Starting your Surface from a USB drive can be useful if you want to change firmware settings or Windows startup settings or if your Surface device does not turn on, start, boot, or wake from sleep.

Mackie's Blackjack works equally well with iOS and Mac. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac If you want to listen to music on your Mac, you either suffer its built-in speakers, or you plug a speaker ...

USB ports have been a staple of televisions (particularly smart TV models) for quite some time, but what business does this port — that's usually on a desktop PC or laptop — have hanging out on the ...

It's tough to imagine a time before USB, when connecting devices to your computer meant juggling between a myriad of proprietary ports. As a solution, Intel, alongside other companies like Microsoft ...

Have you already tried Chrome OS using a virtual machine, and were less than impressed? Well now you can get a feel for how Google’s Web-centric operating system will run natively on your machine. The ...

Last year we wrote about the “USB Killer"—a DIY USB stick that fried almost everything (laptops, smartphones, consoles, cars) that it was plugged into. Now the USB Killer has been mass produced—you ...

Let’s set the scene: You’re out in the world, doing what you do, when you stumble upon an abandoned USB flash drive. What could be inside? Perhaps it’s simply ...

The "Charging This Device Via USB" notification is a crucial feature that allows you to manage how your Android device interacts with your computer when connected via USB. However, this notification ...

How to track down USB devices in Windows 10 with Microsoft’s USB Device Viewer Your email has been sent This handy tool is tucked inside the Windows Driver Kit. Here's a look at how you can use it to ...