While your router might seem like a single-purpose device, you can use its USB port for a variety of cool things. Here are some use cases worth exploring.

The articles about proliferating USB data storage devices in a variety of shapes prompted a fair amount of e-mail, including a pointer from one reader who gave me the URL for a sampler of, ah, ...

Many people still balk at keeping sensitive data and files in the cloud. Myself included. There have been so many security breaches over the past five-plus years that I just don’t trust keeping my ...

That USB port on your router looks useful, but plugging in the wrong device can create security and performance problems ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The lack of a sufficient number of USB ports and limited onboard storage are two of the major problems faced by many laptop owners, as ...

The USB104+, a new four-port USB 2.0 host controller from Parvus, can directly power attached devices and delivers transfer rates 40 times faster than legacy USB 1.1 products. This 3.55×3.775-in.

Most new-age laptops from reputable brands come with the SSD soldered onto the motherboard, which means you can't really upgrade the storage as per your needs. You're ...

Lenny Goodman, an IS director at Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. in Memphis, said his company recently found itself dealing with a proliferation of user-owned plug-and-play USB port drives that ...

That drawer full of old USB drives may look useful, but think twice before reusing them, as some tasks become far riskier ...