Yellow: These ports can support either USB 2.0 or 3.0, and are "always on", meaning they can supply power even when the device they're connected to is off. Orange: Like yellow, but with support for ...

If you've ever looked closely at the USB ports on your laptop or desktop PC, you may have noticed that some are labeled with a small symbol. It looks like the letters SS, with a three-pronged icon ...

Red USB ports aren't as common as the blue or black ones you see on most computers. They're mostly USB-A ports, though ...

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 ...

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 ...

I could spoil this entire article and tell you right off the bat which high-speed bus protocol you should be looking at for you current and future external storage needs… But where’s the fun in that?

Laptop USB-C Ports Are Not Created Equal. Microsoft Wants to Change That Not every USB-C port on a laptop supports data, power, and an additional display, so Microsoft is calling on vendors to ...

USB Power Delivery is widely considered to be a good thing. It’s become relatively standard, and is a popular way for makers to easily power their projects at a number of specific, useful voltages.

For over a decade after its 1996 debut, the USB port was a plain, black rectangular slot that powered keyboards and mice. That changed in 2008, when blue ports began appearing on devices to mark the ...

If you have ever taken a close look at the side of your laptop or the back of your desktop, you've probably noticed that not every USB port looks the same. Some are black, others are blue, red, yellow ...