Since its inception in 1996, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) industry standard has sought to simplify and standardize the interface between computers and peripherals. The standard has evolved to ...

The USB Implementers Forum, the organization responsible for certifying USB technology, has never assigned an official meaning to purple USB ports. Yet millions of laptops and desktops ship with ...

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, ...

If you have ever taken a close look at the side of your laptop or the back of your desktop, you've probably noticed that not every USB port looks the same. Some are black, others are blue, red, yellow ...

An image of a hand holding various USB cables - Iaroslav Bushuev/Getty Images I'll admit, a big part of my motivation for writing this explainer is self-serving. As someone who has been using and ...

I'll admit, a big part of my motivation for writing this explainer is self-serving. As someone who has been using and reviewing tech for decades, USB color coding is one of those bits of trivia that ...