That baseline bar means that with Windows 11 laptops (and tablets), all USB-C ports must provide display support (to connect a monitor), PC charging support (power), and of course data transfer (which ...

While a USB 2.0 port could deliver just 2.5 watts of power, about enough to slowly charge a phone, USB 3.1 upped this to about 4.5 watts, and the initial uses of USB-C topped out at 15 watts of power.

While most of these devices are interoperable as long as they use the same type of port, the entire chain will conform to the slowest part of the chain. Say you plug a USB 3.2 solid-state drive ...

When it launched, USB-C promised to be a miracle port that combined all the functionality of charging, data transfer, video output, Ethernet and more into a single, tiny plug.

If a USB port is excessively hot, ... 104 and 176 degrees Fahrenheit, depending on what you're using your computer for, which in turn can make other nearby parts of your computer pretty warm.

A yellow USB Type-A port (the rectangularly shaped type of port) port is essentially the same thing as a red USB port, which is used to mark ports that conform to USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 Gen1 standards.

Claimed photos of iPhone 15 USB-C port components have been posted by two Twitter accounts, though their provenance is unknown. They are shown on the right, alongside our render.

With iPhones and many other devices now featuring USB-C, it's clear that the interface is here to stay. Here's why that's a good thing—even if not every USB-C port is created equal.