USB has been around for decades, and the sheer number of USB and Thunderbolt versions in 2025 can be bewildering. Here's what you need to know about USB 3, USB 4, Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and ...

USB-C and Thunderbolt are two of the most common types of ports for computers, smartphones, and tablets. Both ports offer high-speed I/O and support a wide range of devices. While the two ports are ...

Thunderbolt 3 has adopted the USB-C format, so all Thunderbolt 3 ports are able to use ordinary USB-C cables. Thunderbolt 3 has higher performance requirements than USB-C, so not all USB-C cables are ...

Thunderbolt 5 is a new addition to the Mac, and there’s a good chance we’ll see it as part of the new M4 MacBook Pro expected to be announced tomorrow. In the meantime though, if you’re buying a new ...

Thunderbolt is a new technology built to support high frame rate and resolution displays through a single port. It transfers data faster than your normal USB-C, allowing the user to connect different ...

Close-up of a Thunderbolt 4 port on a black laptop - Eric H Cheung/Shutterstock Whether you're buying Apple's new blazing fast M5 MacBook Air or the affordable new MacBook Neo, you'll notice that both ...

If you’ve bought a new gadget in the last few years, chances are it has a USB-C (also referred to as a USB Type-C) charging port. All the latest MacBooks, Chromebooks and Windows laptops have at least ...

Satech announced the CubeDock Thunderbolt 5 at CES in January 2026. Now the innovative connectivity tool is shipping to ...

Plenty of people require high-quality monitors for their personal computers, either for gaming, video editing, or just the desire to have a nice, big display. The question becomes how one is able to ...

One of the world’s least-exciting sentences is, “Let’s talk about technology standards!” But I promise I’m not digging down into wiring schematics, pinout diagrams, and 1,000-page protocol ...

CalDigit makes the biggest, best Thunderbolt docks around, and it’s finally getting on the Thunderbolt 4 train with its new TS4 dock — a $359.95 dock that offers a whopping 18 total ports to handle ...

Thunderbolt 4 is still relatively early on, but that isn’t stopping Intel from working on its next version of the connectivity standard, Thunderbolt 5. And thanks to a hastily deleted tweet from Intel ...