The slim, new USB-C port already can shoulder the duties of power and audio ports. Starting in 2017 it could squeeze HDMI off computers, too. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

A good laptop is only as good as its ports. That’s a saying I just made up but there’s some truth to it. While there are some ultraportable laptops that can make do with just a couple of USB-C ...

And there are advancements from the PC world that have yet to be carried over, most notably its main video port format: ...

All modern desktop displays and TVs have HDMI ports. In most cases, there is more than one in a panel on the back and/or along the side. Most desktops and a good number of laptops also offer this ...

You look at a laptop’s CPU, storage, RAM, and screen size when you shop. But do you look at the ports? A laptop’s port selection can vary from one, single USB Type-C port, to a ridiculous number ...

My father wants a new PC, and is quite set on a pre-built Ryzen desktop, with integrated APU. They are hard to get if you want Ryzen 3rd gen., ie. the 7nm chips. I found this!, that's very nice. It ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

USB-C is everywhere, but that doesn't mean your ports are doing everything they could be doing. These adapters can ...

My thread got locked earlier. I had sent a private message to the moderator on this and didn't get a reply back yet. I had gotten the message of me creating same threads yet one was about temperature ...