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Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sales offer one of the year’s best opportunities to score deals on USB-C hubs and docks and their more powerful cousins, Thunderbolt docking stations. All offer important, ...

Forty years ago in a London basement, a small business took root selling dust covers for that rapidly growing technological necessity, the computer. From that tiny acorn, which just might be the ...

LONDON, Sept. 29, 2025 /CNW/ -- StarTech.com, a global leader in IT connectivity accessories, is proud to celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. The Canadian-based company, founded in 1985 in ...

It’s more expensive than a Thunderbolt 4 dock, and has too many ports for the limited bandwidth available. The DisplayLink technology assumes a laptop can effectively drive four screens without ...

With the StarTech.com USB-C Power Tester, you can easily look for charging problems in your setup. It’s a quick and easy way to ensure your devices are getting all the power they’re supposed to. I ...

Editor's take: Today's phone silicon is more powerful than you'd think. If DisplayLink can execute properly and get partners on board, its docking solution idea certainly has appeal for those looking ...

There are two new cutting-edge docking stations and a massive USB-C charger from Plugable, adding more displays and ports to your desk than ever before. Even as Apple adds more ports to its laptops ...

Forward-looking: You've probably heard of Thunderbolt and plain USB-C docking stations. But there's a third option that's been quietly gaining steam: docks using Synaptics' DisplayLink technology.