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8 USB generations, ranked from pointless upgrade to game changer
We've had some absolutely terrible USB "upgrades" over the years.
microSD cards have three different speed ratings — and the one everyone ignores is the only one that matters
It's not on the memory card box, but it'll make everything slow.
Every memory card format that tried to replace SD and lost
The harder they come, the harder they fall.
Your laptop's USB port is probably slower than advertised — here's how to verify it
Manufacturers often add a fast port and a slow port... but never indicate which is which.
The RAM spec everyone obsesses over matters less than this one most people ignore
Frequency is good, but have you heard about its friend, latency?
8000MHz DDR5 RAM isn’t the upgrade you think it is
Sometimes, higher doesn't necessarily mean better.
Your ANC headphones are doing something odd to your music (and you probably don’t know why)
I love ANC, but sometimes, it does more than block the outside world.
AI benchmark numbers are meaningless — here’s what to look for instead
Numbers go up, AI gets better.
"End-to-end encryption" doesn’t mean what most people think it means
You're protected, but not quite as much as you think.
I didn't realize this tiny letter on my microSD card was so important
Why are memory cards so confusing?
Your 100W charger is useless if your USB-C cable doesn't have this spec
Not all cables are built the same.
Now that I know what charger numbers mean, I’ll never grab the wrong one again
All of those mysterious numbers work together to tell you exactly how the charger works—and what it'll work with!
What's the difference between Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6 (and how to unlock its extra speed)
We want faster internet, and we want it now.