The easiest way to connect computer peripherals is through a Universal Serial Bus (USB). The USB is a plug-and-play interface between the PC and the peripherals. The main advantage of USB is that the ...

Many laser printers last for years, so businesses often keep older laser printers around even after upgrading other hardware. Many older laser printers use a parallel port interface rather than the ...

As mentioned in a recent post, one of the motivations for my acquisition of a Google Chrome OS-based Pixelbook is that it’ll enable me to do a hands-on evaluation of its latest-generation external ...

Two identical USB-C cables can charge at wildly different speeds, and that’s the problem.

If your system fails to recognize the camera when plugged with a USB cable, first and foremost thing you have to do is to check if there is a loose connection anywhere. Reinsert the USB cable into ...

Apple's 12-inch MacBook has only a single shared port. Here's how to connect data, video, power and more to it. Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native ...

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 ...

We’ve now had at least five years of USB-C ports in our devices. It’s a standard that many manufacturers and hackers can get behind. Initially, there was plenty of confusion about what we’d actually ...