A patent application discovered on Thursday shows Apple is actively looking for more ways to slim down its MacBook lineup, with the invention illustrating a combination SD card slot and USB port. As ...

A freshly published patent application describes a way to bundle the two different types of interfaces into one single port. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

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One advantage of Apple equipping the latest MacBook Pro models solely with USB-C is that each port can multi-task. Power, video, and data can all pass through an adapter connected to a single port.

The world of technology is always searching for a way to get more compact. The Vacuum based computer turned to desktop and then came into light, the portable laptops. But it never enough for humans.

Well-known Apple accessory maker Satechi today previewed a hub for the new Mac mini that will enhance the computer in a variety of ways. First, the hub adds three USB-A ports to the Mac mini, after ...

The camera industry is moving toward SD and microSD cards for storing images, but there are still some holdouts, especially at the high end of the market, that use larger CompactFlash (CF) cards. For ...

StarTech's Dual Slot USB-C SD card reader is a solid and ample solution for those needing the ability to transfer media from two devices simultaneously. Every few months we get the chance to look at a ...

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The iPad does not have a MicroSD card slot, nor any kind of memory card slot. Apple does sell optional connection kits that supports SD cards, though these have limited functionality. In most cases, ...