Oliver Haslam has been writing about phones, computers, games, and anything else that takes a battery or plugs in for more than he'd like to admit. With a focus on mobile and laptops, Oliver is never ...

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USB-C is inevitable -- smaller, reversible, faster, and handles power plus display signals. USB-A remains essential: mice, dongles, and drives still use it -- removing ports force you to use adapters.

We all know the importance of USB flash drives, right? These are tiny but very useful. USB flash drives give us the freedom to access our essential files from any system. We take them for granted, but ...

USB-C is the modern connection standard shared by most new devices today. It comes in several different formats—USB-C, USB4 and Thunderbolt—but they all have the same reversible connector at the end ...

When you are in the market for external storage solutions, two of the most common options you'll find are USB flash drives and external hard drives. Despite the difference in their names, both use the ...

Some modern monitors support video over USB-C, offering an alternative to dedicated DisplayPort and HDMI connections. Hooking up a mouse and keyboard to your monitor can make it easier to control ...

If you want to format a write-protected USB pen drive on Windows 11/10, here is how you can do that. There are three methods to format a write-protected USB flash drive, and all of them are built into ...

You’ve probably noticed the USB port on your smart TV, but have you ever actually used it? That little port can do a lot more than you might expect. There’s something satisfying about having your own ...

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