Once upon a time, my house was littered with cat 5 cables—those oversized-phone-cord-like things that connect computers to Ethernet networks. Challenged by family and visitors, I once argued that you ...

A company has brought USB kill drives to market. These are flash drives loaded with system-destroying capacitors, not conventional flash. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in ...

USB 3.0 can speed up your setup or tank it depending on what you connect. Learn which devices benefit and which ones fall apart under interference.

Think about your desk in your office — your desktop and drawers are likely littered with USB flash drives. They are given out at conferences and trade shows, and they are now a ubiquitous staple of ...

Hackers can destroy your computer with a USB drive. This isn’t an exaggeration or a hyperbole — a Russian security researcher designed a device that plugs into a normal USB socket that can overcharge ...

Flash drive prices fell steadily over the first three quarters of 2024 to an average of $0.085 per gigabyte (GB) in September 2024. That’s a drop of just over 10% since April and is the result of ...

Microsoft's PowerPoint platform is commonly used to create slideshows focused on a central theme in a format conducive to presentation in front of an audience. The software also allows users to design ...

My first posting on the topic of Autorun/Autoplay, Test your defenses against malicious USB flash drives, described three ways that bad guys trick people into running malicious software that resides ...

Samsung has developed a new computer flash technology with so much capacity it could replace mini hard drives in some PCs, the company said Monday. South Korean-based Samsung said its latest NAND ...

Ask PC Gamer is our weekly question and advice column. Have a burning question about the smoke coming out of your PC? Send your problems to letters@pcgamer.com. Is it necessary to "eject" a USB flash ...

Can an employee bring a claim against an employer if the employer bases an employment-related decision on information obtained from a personal data storage device? On June 26, the Florida Third ...