You can probably instantly recognize the USB, microphone, printer, speaker, SD card and power connectors found on your PC. Older computers, however, often have legacy ports that you may not need or ...

I’m a big proponent of DIY PC building and I tend to describe it as “relatively straightforward.” For the most part, everything just plugs in where it should. But there is one aspect of putting ...

When it comes to technology, there are different ways to establish physical connection with different devices. This article discusses the types of cables and connectors that are commonly used. The ...

I recently acquired a number of computer monitors for next to nothing from Indiana University surplus. Amongst them are two Samsung monitors, a 15GL and a 17GLS. Both of these have a hd-15 like ...

The plug and socket that provides charging and data transfer between Apple devices and a computer or sound system. The current interface is USB Type C, which superseded Apple's own 30-pin and ...

There has been a near-constant debate about Apple and the choices it has made with ports and connectors spanning the company's entire history. AppleInsider takes a look back at most of the different ...

Apple has just won a patent, which I totally saw coming a mile away, that seemingly allows for their semi-ubiquitous 30-pin connector to support “DisplayPort (dual lane),” which sounds a lot like the ...

Rumor mill: Recent reports have sparked concern that Nvidia's upcoming series of graphics cards might consume significantly more power than the RTX 4000 series. A breakdown of MSI's latest power ...