Using USB Wi-Fi adapters may seem like the only way to get Wi-Fi on an older computer, but here are two alterantives that are ...

This $5 USB-C connector solved my biggest problem with charging phones and laptops ...

If you use multiple peripherals in your business and need to connect them to your computer, you'll quickly run out of free USB ports. Keyboards, printers, mice, wireless adapters and chargers all need ...

If you own any kind of USB device, you have most likely heard about a dongle, but the term is actually very specific in what ...

A major revamp of the ports and cables of the ubiquitous connection technology will make USB connectors reversible, slimmer, and better at transmitting data and power. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

USB, or Universal Serial Bus, revolutionized how we connect and power devices when it debuted in 1996, thanks to a collaboration between Intel, Microsoft, IBM, and Compaq. Before USB, users had to ...

Talking about a LAN -- a local area network -- and the Internet is a discussion about two different animals, with the Internet being much bigger than a LAN. Not only does size differentiate a LAN from ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — You may know how to connect your laptop to your phone’s hotspot but did you know there’s a faster, more secure way of doing that? Here’s how: On your computer, ...

There were a lot of growing pains when it came to fine tuning the USB standard that almost every device you own uses, but USB ...

USB microphones are one of the most commonly used ways to record audio for various purposes, but might it be worth upgrading ...

I don't think that's quite the same thing, though - that thread is talking about USB<->Parallel convertors, where I get the feeling uziqp has a printer that has both Parallel and USB ports on the back ...