The USB Mini-B is a five-pin connector that came out at the same time as the USB 2.0 standard in 2000. The new standard was an improvement over earlier versions and supported data transfer speeds ...

USB devices: USB-A, USB-B, and USB-C. There are three types of USB connectors: USB-A, USB-B, and USB-C. USB-A. Many recognise USB-A as a commonly used type of USB connector. It has a rectangular shape ...

Micro-USB 3.0 (or Micro-B USB 3.0): This is the widest design and mostly used for USB 3.0 portable drives. Most of the time, the Type-A end of the cable is blue.

Ultimately, though, the USB-IF has no control over this, and you'll see plenty of vendors not list USB speeds, and some use specification names, like USB4 Version 2.0. The USB-IF's recommended ...

A consortium of companies worked together to develop the USB specification, releasing version 1.0 in 1996 and updating it to 1.1 in 1998. (For a more detailed description of USB 1.x, see Reference ...

This story has been updated. When Don Stovicek set out to buy a fast USB 3.0 flash drive, he discovered that the advertised speeds fell well below even USB 2.0’s official capabilities. The now ...

But the really bad news here is that the USB-C port on the iPhone 15 is still limited to USB 2.0, meaning it tops out at 480 Mbps transfer speeds. That's ridiculous for an $800 smartphone in the ...

USB 4 is just around the corner and ready to leave USB 3.2 in the dust with double the speeds. Now, VESA has announced that it will fully support the incredible speeds available on the DisplayPort ...

When shopping for a USB-C cable, it’s hard not to raise an eyebrow at the disparities in cable pricing and performance claims. These are just cables, right? How different can they really be. At ...