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

With the prevalence of USB devices, it's easy to mix up USB headers and ports, but the header is the motherboard pin ...

If you've ever looked at a computer or a phone charging brick and wondered why some USB ports are different colors, you're far from alone. Although USB ports have been color coded for quite some time, ...

USB-C is so hot right now. Even though it’s been in laptops, tablets, phones and even video game controllers for nearly a decade, the port is on the tip of everyone’s tongue, as Apple made USB-C the ...

Even if your laptop is lacking ports, these accessories will keep all your gear connected Written By Written by Staff senior editor, Buy Side Nick Guy is a staff senior editor for Buy Side. He's been ...

If you've ever noticed that some USB ports are different colors, such as black, blue, red, yellow, or even orange, you should know that it's not just for aesthetics. The color of a USB port is often ...

The Sipeed Longan Pi3H is a tiny coimputer that measures just 65 x 31mm (2.6″ x 1.2″), making it about the same size and shape as a Raspberry Pi Zero. But while the latest Raspberry Pi Zero model has ...

As laptops get smaller and thinner, their port selection gets more and more paltry — this can get quite frustrating for anyone working from home and wrestling toward the best setup. Many ultraportable ...

With DisplayPort 2.0 support, next-generation USB technology should help PC makers banish another port starting in 2021. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...