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 ...

Your extra HDMI ports can be used to add a soundbar to your smart TV, connect streaming sticks to run apps your TV can’t, and ...

The first USB port hit the market in 1996, and the Universal Serial Bus quickly became the go-to port for connecting peripheral devices to computers. It remains a popular connection port today, with ...

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 ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Over the past year or so, one of the biggest tech stories has been about one of the smallest things: ...