Despite their universal pitch, not all USB ports are made the same. That colored connected could mean nothing, but it could ...

USB-C isn’t universal. The tiny symbols tell the truth—if you know them.

Please stop using the wrong USB port ...

Oliver Haslam has been writing about phones, computers, games, and anything else that takes a battery or plugs in for more than he'd like to admit. With a focus on mobile and laptops, Oliver is never ...

The modern world runs on USB, also known as Universal Serial Bus. Whether it's the old-school USB-A ports built into hotel lamps or high-powered Thunderbolt powering entire workstations, USB is still ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most commonly used data connections in the modern world is USB (which stands for Universal Serial Bus), but there's a ...

That little USB port isn’t just an afterthought—it can be genuinely useful in the right situation. The key is knowing what it ...

You can easily find laptops and desktop PCs packing USB-C port certified for Thunderbolt 4 or USB 4. But now the next generation of the standard is picking up speed ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Have a USB device near you? Look closely at the port -- do you see a color? It turns out that it actually means something. There's a standardized ...

Hidden away in your Android phone's developer settings is a powerful feature called USB debugging. It's a special mode that opens a direct line of communication between your smartphone and a computer, ...

That colorful bit of plastic you may have noticed tucked inside many USB ports is often more than meets the eye. In addition to insulating tiny contact pins that enable a USB connection for your most ...