Sales of peripherals could get a boost this year as the two primary technologies for connecting external devices to PCs get turbocharged. PC makers in recent months have begun installing a high-speed ...

Apple Computer has almost single-handedly succeeded in turning USB into an accepted interface standard. Sony, Apple, and others are currently making FireWire into the industry standard for multimedia.

The movie version could be titled "Showdown at the High-speed Corral." Whatever it's ultimately called, a drama is unfolding around high-speed standards for connecting computing devices, with an Intel ...

Microsoft will not support a budding peripheral-connection standard in its forthcoming Windows XP operating system, instead favoring a technology developed by Apple Computer. The Redmond, Wash.-based ...

Intel demonstrated a working version of USB 3.0 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. Here's why it will make eSATA and FireWire obsolete. When USB 3.0 is expected to hit the market ...

Apple's new MacBook and MacBook Pro models contain more innovation than just their case design, graphics, and the improved accessibility of their internals. Here's a look at other details related to ...

I haven't had an external drive since I stopped using my SCSI tower about five years ago. Since then I've tolerated the acceptable speeds of IDE for the tradeoff in large amounts of storage. As my box ...

Last year’s introduction of the Power Mac G5 made USB 2.0 ports standard issue. These ports complement FireWire for the connection of DV cameras, hard drives, scanners, and a variety of input devices.

I’ve been leading you astray about data cable in the last couple of columns (April 24, June 5). Many broadcast facilities now have a huge percentage of data cables, such as Category 5 or 5e or 6, in ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Western Digital Corp. on Monday announced availability of ...

Belkin Corp. on Monday announced new FireWire and USB 2.0 hubs designed with Apple’s Mac mini in mind. The new Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4-Port Hub and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and FireWire 6-Port Hub for Mac mini ...