Created by
The passive aggression of connecting USB to PS/2
Your mouse once understood two protocols. What's your excuse?
Personal Tech27 Mar 2025 | 109
USB
Universal Serial Bus is a series of connection standards for computer cable and device connections first produced in 19
Good news! You'll soon be able to send faxes again with Windows 11 24H2
Microsoft squashes eSCL bug
OSes11 Dec 2024 | 22
$180 for an overpriced, dubious SSD drive? Maybe don't join the USB Club
No specs and few details, but the promise of access to an exclusive community is still drawing buyers
Off-Prem24 Oct 2024 | 29
UK ponders USB-C as common charging standard
Will it also plug into some common sense?
Personal Tech14 Oct 2024 | 339
Gadget designers get chunky option as USB 20 Gbps controller arrives
Set to bring mighty performance in a small BGA package
Systems02 Oct 2024 | 7
You're not imagining things – USB memory sticks are getting worse
It's all down to recommissioned kit, claim techies tasked with retrieving data from busted gear
Storage07 Feb 2024 | 123
BROADER TOPICS
USB Cart of Death: The wheeled scourge that drove Windows devs to despair
Stout heart a requisite for software engineers in days of yore
Bootnotes25 Nov 2023 | 89
Apple finds another use for USB-C – a cheaper Pencil
It’s also shorter, lousy under pressure, and needs a dongle on the cheapest iPad
Personal Tech18 Oct 2023 | 11
Chinese malware intended to infect USB drives accidentally infects networked storage too
Hides itself from popular Asian AV, also uses games to do its dirty work
Security23 Jun 2023 | 23
Another redesign on the cards for iPhone as EU rules call for removable batteries
They're changing it wrong, aren't they Apple?
Personal Tech20 Jun 2023 | 259
Cheapest, oldest, slowest part fixed very modern Mac
On Call Making different generations of tech work in harmony sometimes requires a strange dance
Personal Tech19 May 2023 | 164
India sets USB-C charging deadline for smartphones
We'll have what Europe's having
Personal Tech29 Dec 2022 | 46
Europe's USB-C deadline: Lightning must be struck from iPhone by December, 2024
Single market's worth $95.12 billion to Apple, so it's not like it had a choice
Personal Tech08 Dec 2022 | 93
India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging for smart devices
Move for consumer welfare and preventable e-waste as nation seeks to ramp up electronics production
Personal Tech18 Nov 2022 | 70
Only iPhone 15 Pro models will have higher data transfer speeds on USB-C – analyst
Ming-Chi Kuo is prognosticating again
Personal Tech17 Nov 2022 | 35
Apple exec confirms iPhones will switch to USB-C because 'we have no choice'
Sure you have a choice. You could abandon the European market
Personal Tech27 Oct 2022 | 136
DisplayPort standards bods school USB standards bods with latest revision
Video Electronics Standards Association shows the USB Implementers Forum how it's done
Personal Tech20 Oct 2022 | 38
Next-gen Thunderbolt capable of 120Gbps for 8K displays
Oh snap. It's not going to work with existing passive cables if they're longer than a meter
Personal Tech19 Oct 2022 | 24
USB-C iPhone, anyone? EU finalizes charging standard rule
It's officially official: Mobile devices will be required to use USB-C from 2024, with laptops following in 2026
Personal Tech04 Oct 2022 | 129
Fixing an upside-down USB plug: A case of supporting the insupportable
On Call Support chap braved fire and a mile-long run, only to find Windows 95 was the final hurdle
Personal Tech30 Sep 2022 | 214
USB-C to hit 80Gbps under updated USB4 v. 2.0 spec
You’re going to need new cables and learn to recognize revised logos
Personal Tech02 Sep 2022 | 117
Biting the hand that feeds IT
