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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Have a USB device near you? Look closely at the port -- do you see a color? It turns out that it actually means something. There's a standardized ...

USB-C is everywhere in 2025. If you've felt like every new device you buy, from smartphones to laptops and tablets, uses a USB-C port for charging, you're not imagining things. USB-C has quickly ...

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When Windows warns of a "problem with this drive, " it’s usually not because the USB is failing—it’s tied to something called the dirty bit. The system flags incomplete file transfers, often caused by ...

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Come along with me on a journey as we delve into the swirling, echoing madness of identity attacks. Today, I present a case study on how different implementations of OAuth 2.0, the core authentication ...

Seeing the dreaded message “This device cannot start. (Code 10)” in Windows 11 can be frustrating — especially when it disables critical hardware like USB drives, Bluetooth adapters, Wi-Fi cards, or ...