The first USB port hit the market in 1996, and the Universal Serial Bus quickly became the go-to port for connecting peripheral devices to computers. It remains a popular connection port today, with ...

The MacBook USB port you use only matters if your devices support the Thunderbolt USB‑C protocol. Otherwise, the ports are ...

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Oliver Haslam has been writing about phones, computers, games, and anything else that takes a battery or plugs in for more than he'd like to admit. With a focus on mobile and laptops, Oliver is never ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The ubiquitous USB port has been through many iterations since it was first introduced in 1996. Developed by IBM, Intel, and Microsoft, the ...

It took the iPhone an eternity to strike Lightning in favor of the universal USB-C port. Now that it’s here on all models, including the low-end 16e, many users still limit its use to charging, ...

That colorful bit of plastic you may have noticed tucked inside many USB ports is often more than meets the eye. In addition to insulating tiny contact pins that enable a USB connection for your most ...

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 ...