Blue: Supporting USB 3.0 SuperSpeed technology and above, blue ports identify a device capable of fast data transfer: up to 5 Gbps (that's 5,000 Mbps) -- a significant jump from previous generations.

Without clear labels, you can rely on colors, but remember that those aren't mandated by USB-IF, so they're not a guarantee.

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 seen your fair share of laptop and desktop computers, you may have noticed that some USB ports have a brightly colored bit of plastic in the middle. It's easy to assume this is just a ...

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 ...

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a widely compatible connection standard for modern gadgets, including laptops and computers, as well as mobile devices, printers, and various peripherals. But one ...

USB charging is so commonplace that it's taken for granted, but it's a minor miracle that there's finally a universal standard. Those old enough to remember what a headache it was to have a whole bin ...