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 ...

Working from home likely means you're working on some form of laptop or tablet, and if it was made in the last couple of years, one thing's for sure: It doesn't have near enough ports to connect all ...

You may be wondering if the USB ports on your computer are able to utilize the fastest speeds, but it's not straight forward. Here's how to tell what you have.

USB ports are synonymous with the convenience of plug-and-play, but that doesn't mean every USB device is safe. Here are some ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

After more than 25 years the venerable VGA port is finally disappearing from computers, but the interface is proving tough to phase out completely and will linger for years in projectors, monitors and ...

Switching among your work, personal, and gaming PCs can be a slog. With a KVM switch, you can press a button and access each one from a single set of peripherals. We tested a bunch—here's what to know ...

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 ...