What the colors of your USB ports tell you (and why some are more capable than others)

Have a USB device near you? Look closely at the port -- do you see a color? It turns out that it actually means something.
Ars Technica

USB-IF says goodbye to confusing SuperSpeed USB branding

When SuperSpeed USB was announced in 2007, the branding was a logical differentiator. The term launched with USB 3.0, which brought max data transfer rates from USB 2.0’s measly 0.48Gbps all the way ...
Hackaday

Is Your Device Actually USB 3.0, Or Is The Connector Just Blue?

Discount (or even grey market) electronics can be economical ways to get a job done, but one usually pays in other ways. [Majenko] ran into this when a need to capture some HDMI video output ended up ...
SlashGear

Every USB Port Symbol & Icon Explained

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ah, USB; where would we be without it? Introduced in the late 1990s as a one-size-fits-all replacement for the handful of ports and ...
PC Gamer

Apple finally put USB-C in the new iPhone, and now we know why it's limited to 23-year-old USB 2.0 speeds

Apple has dragged the iPhone kicking and screaming into the USB-C era, but with an embarrassingly antiquated USB protocol. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Android

iPhone 17 & Air Models Are Still Crawling at USB 2.0 Speeds

Apple’s vanilla iPhone 17 and iPhone Air models still offer USB 2.0 data transfer speeds. Apple has limited the higher USB 3.0 transfer speeds on the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max variants. The iPhone ...