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 ...

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

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

The third-generation USB interface introduced in 2008. Called "SuperSpeed USB" (SS USB), USB 3.0 increased speed from 480 Mbps to 5 Gbps and reduced CPU overhead by no longer continuously polling ...

I have a Lenovo laptop that has 3 USB connectors on the side. one is marked on the case with just the USB symbol, and the other two have a SS-USB symbol by them. I can see the extra contacts that are ...

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 ...