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 ...

The universal serial bus (USB) enables users to connect plug-and-play devices to a PC, but different kinds of USB exist. USB 1.0 and 1.1 are older versions of the interface that are much slower than ...

Intel will tell you its new high-speed interconnect technology, Thunderbolt, is not in competition with Universal Serial Bus (USB), the ubiquitous standard for connecting computers with other devices.

External hard drives and flash drives typically operate best with the newer USB 3.2 or USB4 ports to ensure you get the ...

Your future computer or phone will be capable of stupidly fast transfer speeds. The USB 3.0 Promoter Group unveiled the USB 3.2 specification that effectively doubles the current USB 3.1 spec by ...

Intel is in hot water with Nvidia and other chip rivals over the position is has taken in the development of a new data-transfer technology for the PC, dubbed USB 3.0. Normally, this would make a lot ...

While USB hubs may seem like a simple solution for a common problem, they do have some limitations you should know if you're ...

Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, smartphones: how they define the computing experience and the hardware that makes them tick. He has served as an ...

One piece of technology that's hard to avoid every day, besides your phone, is a USB port. They're everywhere -- on your laptop, phone, tablet, PlayStation, or even in your car or on your couch.

Ever seen an orange USB port and wondered what it means? Discover the purpose of the color, whether it indicates certain ...

Almost any modern communication need can be handled with a wireless solution. File transfers, streaming video, peripheral connections — all of these can be accomplished without a physical connection.