Blue: Supporting USB 3.0 SuperSpeed technology and above, blue ports identify a device capable of fast data transfer: up to 5 Gbps (that's 5,000 Mbps) -- a significant jump from previous generations.

USB, short for Universal Serial Bus, ports are designed to connect two distinct, yet compatible, electronic devices. For example, you can plug a mouse cable into a computer's USB port. Most modern ...

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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 ...

If you've ever looked closely at the USB ports on your computer, motherboard, or docking station, you might've noticed they're not all the same color. Black, blue, teal... and sometimes, bright red.

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 ...

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, ...

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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 ...

If you've seen your fair share of laptop and desktop computers, you may have noticed that some USB ports have a brightly colored bit of plastic in the middle. It's easy to assume this is just a ...