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 ...

Got a USB device nearby? Take a look at the port -- notice a specific color? It turns out those colors actually signify something important. There is a standardized color-coding system that reveals ...

The USB Implementers Forum, the organization responsible for certifying USB technology, has never assigned an official meaning to purple USB ports. Yet millions of laptops and desktops ship with ...