On-The-Go, or OTG, refers to using USB-powered peripherals with an Android smartphone or tablet while you're out and about. Your Android device may function as a host by slightly altering the cable's ...

Apple could add an optical signal path to future MagSafe connectors on Macs, allowing the magnetic port to send and receive data, as well as power the device. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this ...

This article was updated March 31, 2023. It was originally published Jan. 8, 2016. Engineers and designers who don’t regularly work with CAT data of cables, and even some that do, can get confused ...

Wasn't a universal standard supposed to fix everything?

The high-flex, clean-room-approved Cleanflex Series of power and data cables feature a special polyurethane outer jacket to minimize the release of cable dust into the air. The cables are for use in ...

We left the subject of “category” cables in the April 24 issue, talking about return loss. This is a new specification for twisted pairs. It shows, in dB, the ratio of signal strength received at the ...

Cable interconnectivity is vital for any data center network, with fiber optic cables as the media of choice. With the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth and faster data transmissions, this media ...