To identify the specific USB ports and connectors on your devices, you can simply look at their shape and color, or check ...

How many watts can a USB port actually output? The answer depends on your cable and protocol. Here is the ultimate guide to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ah, USB; where would we be without it? Introduced in the late 1990s as a one-size-fits-all replacement for the handful of ports and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As foreign as the idea has become over the years, there once was a time when computers' I/O panels were littered with many different standard ...

USB, short for Universal Serial Bus, ports are designed to connect two distinct, yet compatible, electronic devices. For example, you can plug a mouse cable into a computer's USB port. Most modern ...

Your PC has a variety of USB ports meant for different devices. Most modern computers can feature USB ports of 2–5 different standards, and it's pretty easy to get lost between the options. Now, some ...

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 ...

Which USB-C cable can do what? It's often not that easy to find out. A clever cable tester helps to sort cables according to ...