If you've ever looked closely at the USB ports on your laptop or desktop PC, you may have noticed that some are labeled with a small symbol. It looks like the letters SS, with a three-pronged icon ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The introduction of USB Type-C in 2014 was a welcome change for consumer technology. Users had grown frustrated with the confusing mess of ...

Yellow: These ports can support either USB 2.0 or 3.0, and are "always on", meaning they can supply power even when the ...

In theory, all USB-C cables should be the same: that’s the whole point of having a standard. In practice, there are different versions of the standard. More worryingly, many cables being sold as USB-C ...

In late 2022, the European Union passed a landmark law requiring all smartphones and other electronic devices sold in the bloc to use USB-C for wired charging by the end of 2024. After years of ...