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 ...

A close up image of a USB hub with a mix of USB-A and USB-C ports - Sandor Szmutko/Shutterstock Since its inception in 1996, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) industry standard has sought to simplify 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...