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Plastic iPhone back plate spotted in China or just iPhone 5 in a case?
Numerous global sites are running images this morning with what the posters claim are plastic backings of upcoming ‘value’ iPhones. Because of the lack of any evidence that these are real we’re...
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Review: NewTrent Travelpak Dual USB Port 5V/2A travel charger
The New Trent Travelpak 4000mAh plug in adapter makes a handy replacement to your iOS device AC USB adapter. I’ve been using the Travelpak 4000mAhfor about 3 months now and find it to be the perfect...
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68% off Sony storage at Amazon: 32GB SD card: $17, 1TB USB3 portable HD: $70,...
From 9to5Toys.com: Click to enlarge Amazon’s Gold Box today is up to 68% off Sony storage products. Standouts include: 1TB USB3-powered portable Hard Drive: $69.99 shipped 1.5TB USB3-powered portable...
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Thunderbolt’s future looks even more precarious as 10Gbps Superspeed USB...
Photo: notebookcheck.com Our concern that widespread adoption of USB 3 might leave Thunderbolt out in the cold now looks even more likely as the USB 3.1 – aka Superspeed USB – specification has been...
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Apple to support third-party USB power plug trade-ins beyond U.S. & China
Image via Flickr Last week, we reported that Apple, will soon kickoff a trade-in-program for third-party or counterfeit USB power adapters in its retail stores and select authorized resellers. The...
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Apple third-party USB adapter trade-in program launches globally, discount...
Apple has updated its third-party USB adapter trade-in program page to note that the program is worldwide. Apple originally only noted support for the program in China and the United States. The...
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Opinion: Is Thunderbolt doomed to be the new Firewire, or can the new Mac Pro...
I’m a huge fan of Thunderbolt. A single wire carrying both DisplayPort and high-speed PCIe data is an incredibly elegant approach to minimising cable clutter even if you don’t need the blistering...
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OS X Mavericks causing issues for DisplayLink USB displays
As noted by ArsTechnica, following yesterday’s release of OS X Mavericks, some users of USB-powered monitors that use DisplayLink drivers have experienced a variety of problems after updating. The...
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Quick Review: Griffin Powerdock 5 Port USB charger: Expensive but effective
I’ve been using the Griffin Powerdock 5 to charge my devices for over a month now and I don’t have anything terribly profound to say about it. It works. It works well. It charges 5 devices...
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Hyper offers up to 50% off battery packs, Wi-Fi USB drives & more for your...
There are a ton of great Black Friday deals this year, but if you’re looking for an external battery pack for your MacBook, there aren’t many options other than Hyper. We’ve reviewed various models of...
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USB to go both ways in next gen revision
No, Apple isn’t redesigning its charging & data cable again – but a proposed change to the USB standard will allow future USB cables to be plugged in either way up. Existing USB cables have a top...
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Need occasional access to Windows on your Mac? Install it from a USB key …
If you need occasional access to Windows and don’t want to install it from a DVD, a how-to guide by Sam Power may have the perfect solution. It talks you through exactly how to create a...
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Render gives first look at next-gen reversible USB Type-C cable coming in July
Back in December, the the USB 3.0 Promoter Group announced that a next-generation of USB connectors was under development. The new standard, dubbed “USB Type-C,” introduces a new design, a smaller...
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Review: Satechi’s 4, 7, & 10 port USB hubs compared
Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to try out a number of Satechi’s USB hubs in my effort to combat my growing need to wire in more stuff to my Mac’s 4 USB ports. While wireless is often more...
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Hyper launches the first Made-for-iPhone/iPad USB flash drive w/ built-in...
Hyper— we’ve reviewed some of its MacBook batteries and iPhone accessories in the past— is today announcing the first Made-For-iPhone/iPad/iPod touch (MFi) flash drive that includes a built-in...
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Security researchers say USB security ‘broken,’ can take over Macs or PCs
The USB standard has a fundamental security flaw that allows an attacker to take over any device it is connected to, whether PC or Mac, say security researchers in a frightening piece by Wired....
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Analyst says not to expect reversible USB Lightning connector to ship with...
In a new report, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said not to expect the redesigned Lightning connector or power adaptor to feature as part of the iPhone 6’s package, quoting cost reasons. The...
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Review: Hyper’s iStick, the first USB drive w/ integrated Lightning connector
While most of my content goes straight to the cloud these days and is usually easily accessible to move around, download or stream from any of my devices, I still found myself getting a lot of use out...
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Seagate and LaCie debut fashionable/wireless hard drives for iOS and Mac...
Seagate and its LaCie subsidiary have announced five new hard drives just ahead of this week’s 2015 CES, including two new iOS-compatible wireless models and three new Mac-only disks. All except one...
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Details on Apple’s upcoming Lightning port specs for third-party accessories
We previously told you that Apple will be licensing its female Lightning port to third-party accessories, following an announcement to Made for iPhone licensees late last year. Since then, the company...
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