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 ...

Now, this doesn’t mean you can’t use a port the “wrong” way. These ports still work just fine. But when you know what those tiny symbols mean, you'll be able to use the USB ports on your devices the ...

Several new USB-C identification symbols for cable and port packaging just dropped. Companies can use the symbols to help consumers tell which USB-C cables, ports and charging bricks can do what. The ...

After coming away thoroughly impressed by the Earthworks Ethos microphone that I reviewed over on GameRevolution, after which it became my daily driver for all of my recording needs, I was very eager ...

When you plug a USB-C hub into your new iPad Pro, you will see a new icon appear in the iOS status bar, up on the right by the battery, Wi-Fi, and LTE status icons. It’s a little blue lozenge with an ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Have a USB device near you? Look closely at the port -- do you see a color? It turns out that it actually means something. There's a standardized ...

A new bug in Windows 10 1903 is causing USB drives to use the wrong icon in File Explorer even though the drives are clearly being detected properly. In the current version of Windows 10 1903 ...

The EarthWorks Audio Icon is a sturdy, elegant microphone made of high-quality materials. It’s great for recording talk, music, or even ambient sound. It’s a perfect plug-and-play mic that doesn’t ...