Your PC may know more about past USB devices than you expect.

A $50 USB-C cable tester revealed which of my cables were actually useless. I happily got rid of them and haven't looked back.

USB ports don't tell you much by themselves, but you can learn a lot by running a few simple tests ...

Docking stations have become an essential part of many modern workstations. When a laptop is your primary computer, having a docking station available to ...

French serial entrepreneur and open-source legend Jean-Baptiste Kempf has been building Kyber, an infrastructure layer to control remote devices in real time.

We often rely on a mobile hotspot when internet access isn't available or dependable. While traveling, it's extremely useful, allowing us to quickly check emails or perform important tasks. All you ...

Trey Paul was a CNET senior editor covering broadband. His 20+ years of experience as a writer and editor include time at the broadband marketplace Allconnect, as well as working with clients like ...

The Universal USB Installer (UUI) is a powerful bootable USB software tool for creating USB boot drives from ISO files, perfect for installing Linux or Windows, running live systems, or building ...

Windows 11's new "internet speed test" tool sounds handy… until you click it. Turns out it's basically just a glorified shortcut that launches Bing in your browser. A couple of days ago, Microsoft ...

Microsoft is testing a built-in network speed test in Windows 11’s taskbar, alongside Sysmon integration and other feature updates in preview builds. Microsoft is testing a new network speed test ...

Windows 11 is getting a built-in way to measure your connection speed, and it’s placed right where you already look when something feels off. Instead of jumping to a third-party site or installing ...