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Electronics Hardware

The first USB4-supported devices could arrive in late 2020

The specification has hit version 0.7 behind-the-scenes

By Cohen Coberly , June 14, 2019, 3:54 PM 19 comments

Microsoft Software

Windows 10 is about to change the 'safely remove USB drive' default option

Yank out your flash drive at any time without worrying

By Rob Thubron , April 8, 2019, 6:32 AM 17 comments

Security

Chinese woman carrying malware-loaded USB drive arrested at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort

Yujing Zhang gained entry to the club illegally

By Rob Thubron , April 3, 2019, 7:08 AM

Industry The Web

Opinion: Tech standards still making slow but steady progress with USB 4 and WebAuthn

Here's to a faster, easier, and more secure 2020

By Bob O'Donnell , March 5, 2019, 11:41 AM

Hardware Electronics

USB 4 will double the speed of USB 3.2 to 40Gbps

And feature Thunderbolt 3 integration

By Rob Thubron , March 4, 2019, 11:05 AM 17 comments

Industry Electronics

20Gbps USB 3.2 coming to desktops this year, brings new branding for USB 3.0 & USB 3.1

How to make USB even more confusing

By Rob Thubron , February 27, 2019, 6:47 AM 18 comments

Electronics

Lenovo introduces the ThinkVision M14, a 14-inch portable USB-C monitor

Lenovo's latest adds extra screen space while on the go

By Shawn Knight , February 26, 2019, 3:47 PM

Tech Culture

Working USB stick discovered in year-old leopard seal poop

A search is now on for the drive's owner

By Rob Thubron , February 6, 2019, 5:25 AM 8 comments

Electronics Security

USB Type-C authentication program launches to protect against hardware hacks

Still optional for OEMs, but a step in the right direction

By Greg Synek , January 2, 2019, 11:15 AM

Security

Hackers steal millions from banks by sneaking devices onto networks

Mr. Robot style

By Rob Thubron , December 10, 2018, 6:17 AM 7 comments

Windows To Go: How to Install and Run Windows 10 from a USB Drive

FEATURE By Mark Turner, November 28, 2018, 12:50 AM TechSpot Software

Did you know that a full copy of Windows can be installed and run from a USB drive? Microsoft introduced "Windows To Go" with Windows 8 Enterprise and has continued supporting the feature in Windows 10, which can be kept on a pen drive in your pocket as a portable operating system.

Tech Culture

Japan's cybersecurity minister says he's never used a computer

What is this "USB" you speak of?

By Rob Thubron , November 15, 2018, 5:58 AM 21 comments

How to Backup USB Drives and Restore Them, Bootable State and All

FEATURE By Mark Turner, October 12, 2018, 6:16 AM TechSpot Software

Do you keep a bootable USB drive handy? Since we only tend to keep a few USB drives available, we tend to overwrite the contents of Windows installation media and the like after a single use. Intending to save some time and effort on the next go-around, we sought methods to preserve an exact copy of bootable USB drives which could be restored from a backup file when needed.