We’ve been recently looking into USB 2.0 – the ubiquitous point-to-point communications standard. USB 2 is completely different from USB 3, the blue-connector next-generation USB standard. For ...

Recently [Dillan Stock] bought a $17 ‘mushroom’ lamp from his local Kmart that listed ‘USB-C rechargeable’ as one of its features. Unfortunately while this is technically true, there’s a pretty major ...

Apple products are popular for their security. It is very difficult to hack Apple devices. The reasoning behind buying Apple devices for most people is that all Apple devices including iPhones are ...

It seems like the ACE3 USB-C controller used on Apple iPhone 15 and newer can be hacked thanks to insufficient safeguards in the controller's firmware. The breach was achieved by security researchers ...

Tired of hunting for remotes or freezing in your office? Check out how a tiny USB-C universal remote turned my phone into a ...

A security researcher has worked out how to hack a proprietary USB-C controller used by Apple, an issue that could eventually lead to new iPhone jailbreaks and other security problems. As one of the ...

The HP TouchPad holds a rather strange place in the history of modern tablet computers. First launched in 2011 as a $500 tablet running webOS 3.0 software, the tablet was canceled just a few months ...

Android 16 introduces a powerful new security measure that automatically blocks USB connections when your phone is locked, requiring device authentication before any external USB drives or peripherals ...

The whole point of a smartphone is that you don’t need a ton of peripherals to use it. But if you’ve ever wanted to plug a USB keyboard, webcam, or external monitor into your phone, it looks like ...

Apple has released a fresh software update for iPhones and iPads to plug a critical flaw that could allow bad actors to extract data even from a locked device. The company says if granted physical ...