Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

I only buy Thunderbolt 4 cables now, because USB-C cables aren't made equal. These are the key differences to watch out for.

The USB-C port has become a defacto connectivity standard for modern devices, largely supplanting the ugly mess of barrel jacks and micro USB connectors that once cursed us. While their ...

It's so weird that we're hitting the point that the USB-C spec itself is faster than the Thunderbolt version. Thunderbolt 4 can't carry enough data to drive two Apple 5K displays off of one cable. But ...

USB technology has become a standard for connecting devices, transferring data, and powering electronics. Over the years, it has evolved through multiple versions, each offering improvements in speed, ...

USB-C is a heck of a connector. It is so beloved that it’s becoming mandatory among EU electronics, with other geographies considering similar approaches, and even the resistant iPhone is reportedly ...

The faster version 2.0 of the Universal Serial Bus connection technology, the center of some controversy with Windows, has been incorporated into the latest test version of Linux. Linus Torvalds, ...