Your monitor’s USB ports are hiding secret powers

Many modern monitors come with built-in USB hubs. These hubs don’t just provide extra ports, they can transfer data at high ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft agrees that USB is a mess and it's making changes to fix it: 'Manufacturers can implement ports that look identical but differ wildly in functionality'

Have you ever gone to plug in your USB Type-C cable to extend your display, ready for the glory of a second monitor, only for nothing to happen? Well, there's a good chance it's because your USB port ...
BGR

Here's What The USB Port On Your Computer Monitor Is For

The first USB port hit the market in 1996, and the Universal Serial Bus quickly became the go-to port for connecting peripheral devices to computers. It remains a popular connection port today, with ...
PC World

How to tell if your USB cable is hiding malicious hacker hardware

We expect USB-C cables to perform a specific task: transferring either data or files between devices. We give little more thought to the matter, but malicious USB-C cables can do much more than what ...