There's more to USB 3.0 than just fast storage; like Intel's Thunderbolt, it can carry video or networking data as well, with the right adapter. Thanks to some advances from DisplayLink (the ...

Have a USB device near you? Look closely at the port -- do you see a color? It turns out that it actually means something.

Nearly a decade after USB 2.0 was first introduced, this practically ubiquitous technology is poised for its first major upgrade in years. Symwave, a semiconductor startup, and hard-drive maker ...

When you’re in front of your PC, waiting for something to trans fer to removable media, that’s when seconds feel like minutes, and minutes feel like hours. And data storage scenarios such as that one ...

In the last 14 years, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) has become the standard interface to connect devices to a computer. Whether it’s an external hard drive, a camera, the mouse, a printer, or a ...

In a USB function – an embedded device with a USB interface – there is a USB peripheral controller chip. As shown in Figure 2, this chip has two key functions: it interfaces to the USB system ...

Despite the fact that USB Type-C was designed to make life easier with its error-less insertion initiative – it’s symmetrical after all – there have been a number of concerning issues that have ...

According to the group, this new specification is primarily about allowing manufacturers to remove the old 3.5mm jack socket, while also enabling slimmer devices, improved water resistance, and new ...

USB 3.0 is coming, and the hour approaches when the computer and electronics industries can sink their collective teeth into a new, faster USB interface for the first time in ten years. USB 2.0, with ...