If you've ever looked closely at the USB ports on your laptop or desktop PC, you may have noticed that some are labeled with a small symbol. It looks like the letters SS, with a three-pronged icon ...

There were a lot of growing pains when it came to fine tuning the USB standard that almost every device you own uses, but USB ...

Considering the available ports is just as important as noting capacity before you buy.

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 ...

If you're upgrading or building your own PC, you'll probably find some components inside that are similar in size and shape to USB ports. But those are actually USB headers, and even though they look ...

If you've ever plugged a cable into your phone or laptop and wondered why it's called USB-C, you're not alone. The "C" isn't a fancy marketing term for "charging" or "cable" — it's simply the next ...

MacBook Neo has two USB-C ports. Learn which port to use for charging, monitors, hubs and storage, and why one is faster than the other.

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 ...

While your router might seem like a single-purpose device, you can use its USB port for a variety of cool things. Here are some use cases worth exploring.

Most people see the tiny yellow USB port on a laptop or desktop and think of one thing, charging convenience. You can plug in a phone, earbuds or smartwatch and walk away without even turning the ...