New Windows 11 build boasts USB 80 Gbps
Speedy Gonzales of USB
The newest builds of Windows 11 being shipped to developers contained USB 80 Gbps --the fastest USB ever.
Bombing journalists with USB drives
Not for hacking, just exploding
Some idiot has been sending journalists USB drives which explode when they are plugged in.
USB C branding becomes simplier
Data transfer speeds on show
The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the industry body managing the USB standard, has come up with much simpler branding for USB-C cables and connectors.
Windows 10 breaks USB printers
Because it can
Windows 10's latest update released on June 28, 2022, has a nasty habit of breaking USB printers.
Apple finally invents the thumb drive
Super cool technology finally makes it to the iPad
The geniuses at Apple have finally got the super cool, game changing thumb drive technology to work on its latest iPad – just 20 years behind Microsoft
Apple’s iPhone price tag has a sting in the tail for suckers
To use some of the features you paid for you have to buy more stuff
Fruity cargo cult Apple is trying to flog an incredibly over-priced Iphone X but it seems that its $1000 starting price does not include important things like a charger.
OnePlus admits to having a dodgy USB Type-C cable
Not to spec
OnePlus has admitted to designing a dodgy USB Type-C cable in what might be the first high-profile case.
Kingston unveils new HyperX Savage USB 3.1 flash drive
Offering up to 350/250 MB/s of performance
HyperX, a division of Kingston Technology Company, has unveils its newest HyperX Savage USB 3.1 flash drive.
Microsoft kills off the DVD
USB drives for everyone
Microsoft has decided that there is no point putting Windows 10 on a DVD and insisting that people install from a Flash drive.
USB 3.1 Type C demonstrated
810 MB/s speeds and up - and it flips
It feels frustrating that Apple comes out with so many great technologies and one of the last ones is the Lightning connector. You would expect that this technology would be fast, but Apple is using USB 2.0 speeds. However, it uses a reversible connector that can be plugged in from either side.