To identify the specific USB ports and connectors on your devices, you can simply look at their shape and color, or check ...

Connecting two computers with a specific type of Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable allows you to transfer files or other data directly from one machine to another. Transfer speeds are limited to the ...

Under normal circumstances, connecting two computers to one another via a regular universal serial bus cable could damage the USB ports on both PCs. But, some USB cables, also referred to as ...

For more than a year Intel has talked about graduating from copper wires to fiber optics for Thunderbolt ports on Apple’s Mac computers, and Sumitomo Electric Industries has became one of the first ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

When it comes to choosing your cable, there are various USB-to-USB options on the market. We recommend selecting the bridged cable, also known as a USB networking cable. This cable has an electronic ...

Most modern laptops use a USB-C port for charging, offering a convenient, compact, and high-wattage method to charge your laptop and charge it faster than most traditional designs. The actual speed it ...

The tech-obsessed Internet had a big laugh at the expense of the USB Implementers Forum in March, when the organization announced a new USB-C naming scheme that made the format more confusing than it ...

Use the suggestions if your Windows 11/10 computer freezes when an ethernet cable is plugged in. If your computer has more than one ethernet port, connect the ethernet cable to another port and see if ...

Q: What are the best options for organizing computer cables under my desk? They’re out of control and I need help. A: If tackling the tangled mess of cables under your desk is a New Year’s resolution, ...

Why are display port to display port cables so difficult to find. Impossible to find retail, and a surprising lack of options even online. Good luck finding a 12 or 15 foot one. Even monoprice only ...