Yes, USB 3.0 is backward compatible to USB 2.0 for the connectors and protocols. This is achieved by including an additional 5 pins stacked on top of the existing USB 2.0 connections. For more details on USB, we’ll refer you to the WikiPedia page – USB... Continue reading

What is USB OTG? If you have an Android smartphone, you have probably heard about or used the USB OTG to gain access to stored images or movies on your USB drive. Also known as USB On-The-Go, it is one of the exciting inventions that... Continue reading

Lightning History The Lightning connector that iPhones, iPods and iPads have been using since 2012 is a proprietary connector created by Apple. Inside each lightning connector is a tiny authentication chip that tells your device it’s Apple MFI Certified. This is important because non-certified, or... Continue reading

There’s some confusion on the market in respect to what the different types of USB standards mean. From Type A to Type C, and from USB 1.0 to USB 3.1 the USB landscape is consistantly chopping and changing making it difficult to know what you... Continue reading

USB 3.0 is the latest revision of the Universal Serial Bus standard released in 2008. This new standard offers increased transfer rates up to 4.8Gbps, increased maximum bus power, improved power management, and new connectors and cables that facilitate the higher transfer speeds and additional... Continue reading