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

C, and USB Type-B ports are used in all sorts of devices nowadays, but they're not all made the same, and some are becoming ...

USB ports have quietly turned into the default power outlet for phones, laptops, headphones, and even monitors, but the ...

Modern laptops come with a dizzying array of ports—or maybe only one, in the case of some extremely svelte ultraportables. But how can you know what they all do, or what you might want in a new system ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Laptops used to boast of enough ports to plug in a mouse, a flash drive, maybe even a printer, all at once. These days, you're lucky if you ...

First introduced in 1996, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) format was developed to replace the array of proprietary cables and connectors used by devices to connect to personal computers of the era. In ...

It's not uncommon for USB ports to stop working properly; swap to a different port and change USB cables to troubleshoot. You can also use Device Manager in Windows ...

A USB-C cable is a recent type of USB connector that's easier to use and more powerful than older USB types. USB-C cables can be used to quickly charge many popular devices, including the MacBook Pro ...

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 ...