Have a USB device near you? Look closely at the port -- do you see a color? It turns out that it actually means something.

C, and USB Type-B ports all provide data transfers and power delivery, though the latter is much less common on modern ...

Discount (or even grey market) electronics can be economical ways to get a job done, but one usually pays in other ways. [Majenko] ran into this when a need to capture some HDMI video output ended up ...

Apple last year finally ditched its proprietary Lightning connector in favor of the more modern and universal USB-C. However, only the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max benefited from the faster USB 3, ...

One of the biggest problems with USB-C is the lack of standardization. It was initially promised as the one universal port ...

USB has been around for decades, and the sheer number of USB and Thunderbolt versions in 2025 can be bewildering. Here's what you need to know about USB 3, USB 4, Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and ...

You look at a laptop’s CPU, storage, RAM, and screen size when you shop. But do you look at the ports? A laptop’s port selection can vary from one, single USB Type-C port, to a ridiculous number ...

Slow USB transfer speeds can be a bit frustrating. The worst part about this problem is that USB 3.0 was made to increase data transfer speed, as its speed is 5 Gbits/s. In this article, we are going ...