How-To Geek on MSN

Please stop putting this ancient 30-year-old port on new printers

I’m tired of trying to plug my printer in and failing multiple times because of the archaic USB-B connector on it. That ...

4 Things You Can Do With Your Fire TV Stick's Micro-USB Port

With the right adapter, the micro-USB port on your Fire TV Stick can be used for charging devices, external data storage, and ...
InfoQ

Agentic Terminal - How Your Terminal Comes Alive with CLI Agents

In this article author Sachin Joglekar discusses the transformation of CLI terminals becoming agentic where developers can state goals while the AI agents plan, call tools, iterate, ask for approval ...
XDA Developers on MSN

You, too, can turn a USB port into an SNES cartridge reader with this cool dock

As spotted by The Verge, this cool little piece is called the SN Operator. It comes to us via Epilogue, which previously released the GB Operator, a dock that allows you to plug Game Boy and Game Boy ...
BGR

What Does It Mean When A USB Port Is Black?

During your computing or gadget exploits, you may notice that the USB ports in your devices are sometimes different colors. While it may seem like this is to give things a more artistic flair, the ...
PC World

This 7-port USB-C hub drops to $17, its best-ever price for Black Friday

Need more ports on your laptop? There’s an easy solution waiting for you this Black Friday. All you need is this Ugreen Revodok 7-in-1 USB-C hub, and now’s a great time to nab it because it’s only $17 ...
PC World

Here’s how I keep my USB-C ports clean for the best performance

USB-C ports are a bit smaller than their USB-A counterparts. That doesn’t protect them from getting dirty. Over time USB-C ports will collect dust, grime, and debris that can even make it difficult to ...
9to5Mac

Apple found clever iPhone Air innovation for a thinner USB-C port

Last year when rumors started swirling around Apple’s plans for an ultra-thin new iPhone, one limitation on thinness was expected to be the USB-C charging port. But it turns out, Apple had a clever ...
BGR

Here's What The USB Port On Your Computer Monitor Is For

The first USB port hit the market in 1996, and the Universal Serial Bus quickly became the go-to port for connecting peripheral devices to computers. It remains a popular connection port today, with ...
Android Police

4 surprising ways I use my Pixel 8 Pro's USB port

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...
Engadget

An engineer's new smartphone cases can give any iPhone a USB-C port

Ken Pillonel has a history of developing clever projects that add USB-C support to gadgets that have less common, outdated port types. After creating the first ever USB-C iPhone back in 2021, the ...