Of all the email I’ve received about iOS 13 from readers of Take Control of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, questions about using external USB drives with the Files app have been the most frequent. Here are ...

USB flash drives are being replaced by Portable SSDs, high-capacity SD cards, and Cloud Storage. Compare speeds, costs, and the best picks for 2026.

When you are in the market for external storage solutions, two of the most common options you'll find are USB flash drives and external hard drives. Despite the difference in their names, both use the ...

The Internet is not exactly a safe place and with all the dangers including malware and ransomware looming large. Most of us harbor a misconception that the threats only target organizations and ...

The Wii U's eShop represents a big step forward in digital distribution for Nintendo, with eShop-only indie titles sharing shelf space with downloadable versions of major retail releases from day one.

When you need to test a dozen apps every day, it's not feasible to install and uninstall them repeatedly. Worse still, the entire process is cumbersome if you work with different PCs. To solve this, I ...

The latest software update for the PlayStation 5 is live, and it gives players an option to store game data externally using a USB device. The PS5 update, which dropped Wednesday, April 14, includes a ...

USB Mass Storage - aka Mass Storage Mode - allows you to easily transfer files to and from your SD card when connected to a computer. When you first plug in your BlackBerry 10 device to your Mac or PC ...

When we hear about flash drives in the context of cybersecurity, we tend to think of them more as threats than as targets. When you’re using flash drives to store encryption keys, however, it makes ...

If you're familiar with how to access a USB device from inside a VMware environment, be aware -- the process isn't quite as seamless as it is in Hyper-V. Here's how to do it in Hyper-V at the host and ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

The firmware included with the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B version 1.2 introduced the possibility of booting from a USB device: before that, it was only possible to boot from an SD or microSD card. But ...