We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Before USB-C entered the scene in 2014, smartphones used mini USB and micro USB, as well as the Lightning Port, exclusive to Apple devices.

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 ...

The USB, or Universal Serial Bus, is a common type of connector or port that has been an integral part of our lives for many years. Most computing devices or peripherals we use, like our keyboards and ...

Google is developing another Linux terminal app. The app runs a full Debian environment. Developers will be able to build Android apps on device. For some time, Android has had access to a terminal ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

The distro in question is Proxmox though that likely isn’t a factor. It’s straightforward to start the systemd unit that fires up console on /dev/ttyUSB0 and connect to it, log in, etc…. But I don’t ...

If you've been using computers for more than a couple of decades, you've probably used a serial port to attach peripherals like your mouse and modem. Until the USB standard rendered them obsolete in ...

Google is going that extra mile in smartphone security with Android 16 by adding a feature that can potentially rescue users from serious online threats, particularly while charging in public places.

Most Pixel phones have already received the update that allows the use of a full Linux terminal environment. However, with Android 15, only 16GB of storage space can be allocated to the environment, ...

Wireless Android Auto adapters come in a lot of shapes and forms nowadays, but most are not very good at hiding in plain sight. That’s the appeal of a new wireless Android Auto adapter from Ottocast, ...

Earlier this week, Apple’s Beats brand announced a USB-C cable that it is advertising as “universally compatible” and, in a rare event, sees an Android phone in an Apple-made ad. Beats USB-C cables ...

A Google employee has revealed why the company recently added a Linux Terminal app to Android. According to the Google employee, the main purpose of the Linux Terminal feature is to bring more Linux ...