They set out to celebrate the power and prestige of an industry that spanned MTV, HBO and Nickelodeon. Now, as cable’s fortunes have waned, the institution is changing, too. “Cable is the future,” one ...

Maker, meme-r, and unabashed geek, Joe has been writing about technology since starting his career in 2018 at KnowTechie. He's covered everything from Apple to apps and crowdfunding and loves getting ...

You said "maybe I'll need it some day" nine years ago and you haven't touched it since. Yes, we're talking about all the cables you systematically placed in that junk drawer of yours over the years.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While the terms are often used interchangeably, not every power strip offers surge protection. Fortunately, determining if your power strip is ...

Before Wi-Fi became ubiquitous, Ethernet was the preferred way to get your devices onto the internet. By running Ethernet cables in a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), you could ...

SYDNEY—From the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, a global scramble is under way to protect submarine cables vulnerable to potential sabotage. Governments, militaries, cable owners and tech startups ...

There’s a reason we’re called WIRED. If there’s one thing most of today's gadgets have in common, it’s that they typically need to be plugged in from time to time. But all those cables, cords, and ...

Who knew that a strand of coaxial cable could be so useful on its own? While we usually use these plain-looking wires to connect equipment like modems and cable boxes, you can actually make your own ...

Whether you’re using it for data transfer or charging a phone, tablet or laptop, a USB-C cable is a pretty crucial accessory. We’ve spent the last few weeks testing an assortment of USB-C cables, and ...

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A heaping pile of tangled cords is an eyesore. In a tech-centered world, chargers, power strips, Internet cords, and connectors abound. But there’s nothing cute or calming about them. In fact, they ...

Undersea cables carry hundreds of terabits of international data per second, including government communications, financial transactions, email, video calls and streaming. Investment into new subsea ...