Following Apple's announcement that it was switching to a USB-C connection for its iPhones, there's been a lot of confusion surrounding the technology. USB-C connectors are becoming universal as ...

USB ports have quietly turned into the default power outlet for phones, laptops, headphones, and even monitors, but the wattage behind that familiar rectangle is far from uniform. Depending on the ...

I could spoil this entire article and tell you right off the bat which high-speed bus protocol you should be looking at for you current and future external storage needs… But where’s the fun in that?

We take a lot of technology for granted these days — the convenience of USB that we overlook is perhaps one of the best examples of this. The Universal Serial Bus standard was released by Intel in ...

When you're getting ready to plug an external hard drive or USB flash drive into your favorite device, you have a choice to make. That's because most computers have multiple USB ports, and despite ...

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 Apple USB-C transition officially reached its final stage in February 2025 when the iPhone 16e launched as the last model completing the shift away from Lightning. With the Lightning port end now ...