The small black cylinder near the end of many power and data cables is not a decorative lump of plastic, it is a deliberate ...

Communication between countries was once reliant on ships, pen and paper, and subject to unfortunate weather conditions. Then came the subsea cable. After some delays, the first trans-Atlantic subsea ...

USB-C is so hot right now. Even though it’s been in laptops, tablets, phones and even video game controllers for nearly a decade, the port is on the tip of everyone’s tongue, as Apple made USB-C the ...

SATA is an abbreviation for Serial Advanced Technology Attachment which is an IDE standard. It is a data access standard interface in modern computers used to transfer data at high rates via compact ...

While most modern Ethernet cables you buy won't present an issue, some older Ethernet cables can actually throttle your ...

Using an Ethernet cable over Wi-Fi guarantees a more stable and faster gaming experience for players. CAT-8 cables provide superior internet speeds, but CAT-6 cables are more than enough for most ...

Gold-plated HDMI cables provide no benefit to signal transmission or image quality compared to plastic ones. They can, ...

Before Wi-Fi became ubiquitous, Ethernet was the way to link devices together. By running Ethernet cables in a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), you could send traffic back and ...

The HDMI connector is one of the most important solutions for connecting source devices and displays in modern electronics. It’s a consumer-facing connector that is the mainstay of modern TVs, games ...

The forthcoming HDMI 2.2 standard will bring more bandwidth, a new way to get a handle on lip-sync errors and a new, backward-compatible cable, the HDMI Forum said at CES 2025. The good news is that ...

NATO officials have expressed alarm over suspected sabotage attempts on underwater cables and pipelines that connect nine countries in the Baltic Sea region. Recent months have seen a sharp rise in ...