Have a USB device near you? Look closely at the port -- do you see a color? It turns out that it actually means something.

USB port colors range from black and blue to red and purple. Each color has its own meaning, which is worth understanding if ...

For over a decade after its 1996 debut, the USB port was a plain, black rectangular slot that powered keyboards and mice. That changed in 2008, when blue ports began appearing on devices to mark the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In some cases, on a device that offers USB connectivity, USB ports may be color-coded to indicate what USB specification they have, which in ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

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 ...