Traditional USB-A-style ports come in one of three main varieties: uncolored, dark blue, and teal. This color-coding system serves the purpose of designating bandwidth speeds. Unfortunately, color ...

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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 ...

Close up of a laptop's ports, showing an HDMI, a USB-A, a USB-C, and a MicroSD port - Akmeena777/Shutterstock Staying true to the word universal in its name, USB ports can be found everywhere you look ...

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, ...