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Blue, black, or red? What your USB port colors actually mean
Without clear labels, you can rely on colors, but remember that those aren't mandated by USB-IF, so they're not a guarantee.
To identify the specific USB ports and connectors on your devices, you can simply look at their shape and color, or check their symbols and markings.
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We've been following the new, reversible USB Type-C port since the very beginning, and as nice as we think it is compared to the current jumble of USB and mini and micro USB ports, it can be hard to ...
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