Your DisplayPort 2.1 Monitor Might Not Be Running DisplayPort 2.1
Your DisplayPort 2.1 monitor and graphics card may support UHBR20, but that doesn't mean you're getting it. Here's how a seemingly harmless cable choice can change everything.
This $82 USB cable hides a Wi-Fi microcontroller inside its connector
Hacknect can emulate keystrokes, execute payloads remotely, and wipe itself clean on command
Audiophile myth challenged as $4,000 boutique audio cable fails to beat $7 Amazon Basics in lab test
High-end RCA cable marketing falls flat under analyzer testing
Fiber HDMI cables enable full-bandwidth 8K over runs up to 990 feet
Active optical cables claim stable 48Gbps, with pricing from about $150 at 30m to $500 at 300m
Charter's Cox deal approved: Higher broadband prices could follow as FCC clears $34.5B merger
The merger would vault Charter ahead of Comcast while erasing one of the few remaining independent cable players
This new PC design snaps together like Lego and has zero visible cables
Back to the Future (BTF) 3.0: An ongoing war against cables
Asrock is going "green" to try and prevent melting GPU cables
A new cable that's been specifically designed to avoid dangerous temperature issues
Tired of slow speeds, two Michigan residents are building their own fiber ISP
Meanwhile, Comcast is reaching out to former customers with discounted rates to win them back
HDMI 2.2 standard finalized: doubles bandwidth to 96 Gbps, 16K resolution support
New Ultra96 cables required to unlock full bandwidth
A shortage of high-voltage power cables could stall the clean energy transition
A cable crunch is coming, warns NKT CEO Claes Westerlind
China unveils GPMI, an HDMI and DisplayPort rival with 192 Gbps bandwidth and 480W power delivery
It's USB-C compatible and supports 8K video, networking, and high-wattage power delivery
Nvidia RTX 5090 graphics card power cable melts at both ends, bulge spotted at PSU side
This bulge won't boost your performance
First report of an Nvidia RTX 5080 power connector melting emerges
Gamers Nexus' Steve is on the case
Cableless GPU design supports backward compatibility and up to 1,000W
New GPUs would include motherboard power connectors and conventional 12V-2x6 connectors
Hackers extend Toslink audio cables to 143 kilometers, achieve IP data transmission
How about boosting Toslink's range from 10 meters to 143 kilometers?
New USB logos will simplify branding on hubs and cables
Goodbye, ambiguous USB branding
In brief: Identifying which USB standard is being used can be a pain for users looking to purchase cables or docking stations. Terms like "USB 3.2 Gen 2" leave people scratching their heads due to their ambiguity. Thankfully, those names are finally being phased out, thanks to a new USB labeling system.
HDMI 2.2 to be unveiled at CES, offering higher bandwidth, resolutions, and refresh rates
Possibly supported by Nvidia and AMD next-gen graphics cards
Something to look forward to: CES is just a few weeks away, and it turns out that one of the many new tech products on show will be the new HDMI 2.2 standard. The next version of HDMI will offer increased bandwidth, supporting a wide range of higher resolutions and refresh rates, though you might need a new cable. The new standard could also be supported in the next generation of graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD.
World's first USB4 2.0 cables promise 80Gbps speeds
Double the USB4 data transfer speeds and 240W of charging power
AI can see what's on your screen by reading HDMI electromagnetic radiation
Researchers say the technique is already being used in the wild
Shiver me timbers: Security researchers have demonstrated that it's possible to spy on what's visible on your screen by intercepting electromagnetic radiation from video cables with great accuracy, thanks to artificial intelligence. The team from Uruguay's University of the Republic says their AI-powered cable-tapping method is good enough that these attacks are likely already happening.
New CopprLink standard extends PCIe reach over wire for 64GT/s connections
CopprLink for PCIe 7.0 technology at 128.0 GT/s is also in the works
FCC finally bans cable industry's "hidden fee" scam
Big Cable is not happy about it either
Seasonic recommends using a hairdryer to pre-bend RTX 4090 power cables
The RTX 4090 has an MSRP of $1,599
Poorly manufactured adapter responsible for melting Nvidia RTX 4090 cables, report claims
A very bad solder job
A hot potato: As Nvidia continues to investigate incidents of burning and melting power adapters that come bundled with its new RTX 4090 graphics card, the team over at Igor's Lab believes it has found the culprit. According to the publication, the issue isn't the 12VHPWR connection itself but rather, the quad 8-pin to 16-pin adapter distributed by Nvidia. Specifically, whoever manufactured the adapter performed a very poor soldering job.
DisplayPort vs HDMI: What's Best for High Refresh Rate Gaming?
DisplayPort and HDMI: In this article we'll point out the differences between the two interfaces, how the choice of monitor fits into this, and why GPU vendors seem to prefer DisplayPort over HDMI.
