Raspberry Pi’s latest small and cheap single-board computer is the most powerful to date. The recently launched Raspberry Pi 4 features a quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 processor, an upgraded GPU, faster Ethernet, and for the first time it comes with three memory configuration choices: 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB. The new model is also the first to […]
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ASRock unveils a Thunderbolt 3, mini ITX graphics card
It can be hard to cram a high-performance graphics card into a small computer. But ASRock’s new RX570TM-ITX/TBT is a graphics card designed to fit inside a mini ITX PC case. The new 6.7″ x 6.7″ board features AMD Radeon RX 570 graphics with up to 8GB of GDDR5 memory. But what truly makes it […]
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Moshi’s new $40 adapter gives you back a headphone jack (and lets you charge your phone)
6 Comments on Moshi’s new $40 adapter gives you back a headphone jack (and lets you charge your phone)Smartphone accessory maker Moshi has released a new device that lets you charge your phone while simultaneously listening to music with wired headphones or speakers. That’s a problem that didn’t exist until recently, but thanks to the growing trend of smartphone makers shipping phones that lack 3.5mm headphone jacks, the $40 Moshi USB-C Digital Audio […]
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Belkin launches USB-C keyboards for Chrome OS tablets
Over the past few years we’ve seen a few convertible Chromebooks with 360-degree hinges and touchscreen displays that let you use the notebooks in tablet mode. But 2018 is the year we’re starting to see the first true Chrome OS tablets. The $600 HP Chromebook x2 is a 2-in-1 tablet with a detachable keyboard. And […]
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Microsoft’s USB Type-C adapter for Surface coming this week… for $80 (Updated)
Some modern laptops and tablets have nothing but USB Type-C ports. Most of Microsoft’s Surface devices, meanwhile, don’t even have a single USB-C port. But the company promised last year that it would eventually launch an adapter for folks who need one. And now The Verge reports that an official Microsoft Surface USB Type-C dongle will be […]
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Silicon Power C50 is a USB Type-A, Type-C, and micro USB flash drive
My smartphone has a USB Type-C port. My tablet has a micro USB port. And my laptop has two USB Type-A ports and a USB C port. I even have a few devices with mini USB ports, which means  I have a collection of USB cables with four different connectors in my house. One day […]
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USB 3.2 will bring faster speeds, even with old USB cables
The group behind the USB standard has announced that the next version of the USB specification could bring data transfer speeds that are up to twice as fast as what you see now. That’s because the upcoming USB 3.2 standard supports up to two lanes of 5 Gbps or 10 Gbps operation, rather than single-lane. You […]
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Intel: Thunderbolt 3 will be integrated with next-gen chips
It’s been a few years since the Thunderbolt 3 protocol was  introduced, and Intel says there are more than 120 PCs on the market to support the standard. But Intel’s latest chips don’t actually include native support for Thunderbolt 3. Device makers have needed to integrate a discrete Thunderbolt 3 controller, which has slowed adoption. That’s one […]
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MeegoPad T08 is a $155 PC stick with USB Type-C, Windows 10
Chinese device maker MeegoPad’s latest tiny computer is a PC stick with an Intel Atom x5-Z8350 quad-core processor, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage, making it one of the more powerful systems in its category. But what makes the MeegoPad T08 unusual is that it’s one of the first PC sticks to feature a […]
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In a perfect world Satechi’s new USB Type-C Power Meter wouldn’t be necessary…
… but we don’t live in a perfect world. Over the past few years we’ve seen a growing number of laptops, smartphones, and other devices ship with USB Type-C connectors. The new standard brings a lot of advantages including reversible cables and fast charging support. But there’s also some risk: using a USB-C cable that’s non-compliant […]