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Tag: Thunderbolt

iPhone 15 Pro models said to sport super-fast Thunderbolt port

Thursday, November 17, 2022 12:21 pm3 Comments

Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo on Thursday said that he expect Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro models to feature sport super-fast Thunderbolt ports…

Apple nears launch of powerful new iPad Pro lineup

Thursday, March 18, 2021 9:27 amThursday, March 18, 20216 Comments

Apple plans to launch a powerful new iPad Pro lineup as early as April, with faster processors and improved cameras, adding to a product…

OWC eliminates confusion with new all-in-one Thunderbolt 4/USB-C Cable

Thursday, February 18, 2021 11:42 amThursday, February 18, 20219 Comments

Take the guesswork out of what cables you need for your entire technology setup. The OWC Thunderbolt 4/USB-C Cable is a plug and play safe…

Sorting out the USB 3, USB 4, Thunderbolt, USB-C mess

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 5:48 pmTuesday, August 25, 202012 Comments

With the varieties of USB and Thunderbolt floating about, sorting out the mess can be a problem. Here’s what you need to know about USB-C…

Apple Silicon Macs will continue to support Thunderbolt

Wednesday, July 8, 2020 8:32 pm5 Comments

Apple is promising the company will still support Intel’s Thunderbolt USB-C connectivity standard on new Apple silicon computers, despite dumping Intel…

DisplayPort 2.0 with USB4 compatibility supports up to two 8K displays or one 16K display

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:15 pm6 Comments

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) today announced that it has released version 2.0 of the DisplayPort Alternate Mode (“Alt Mode”) standard…

DisplayPort 2.0 supports up to two 8K displays or one 16K display

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 1:00 pmWednesday, June 26, 20192 Comments

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) today announced that it has released version 2.0 of the DisplayPort (DP) audio/video standard…

The tragedy of Apple’s FireWire: Collaborative tech torpedoed by corporations

Thursday, June 22, 2017 10:55 amThursday, June 22, 201730 Comments

The rise and fall of FireWire is one of the most tragic tales in the history of computer technology….

Apple granted 47 U.S. patents today covering Apple Watch, Lightning Dock, and more

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 2:29 pmTuesday, July 5, 20164 Comments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 47 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today…

UltraWide display connected to Mac Pros and the Razer Core

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 4:25 pmTuesday, June 28, 20167 Comments

The LG 34UM94-P UltraWide 3440×1440 IPS display connected to two different Mac Pros and to the Razer Core Thunderbolt 3 GPU Expander…

The promise and confusion of USB Type-C

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 10:56 am28 Comments

The latest iteration of the USB connector is called Type-C, and while it was officially introduced in 2014…

Five years later, Apple’s Thunderbolt is finally gaining some traction in high-end Windows PCs

Friday, January 8, 2016 10:08 amFriday, January 8, 201621 Comments

Thunderbolt 3 is suddenly beginning to show up in high-end offerings from just about every major PC OEM…

DLC might be the most interesting new feature in Apple’s OS X El Capitan

Monday, July 27, 2015 1:28 pmMonday, July 27, 20152 Comments

Up until now, if you were running an Xsan shared storage facility…

Apple to unveil MacBook Air with Retina display at ‘Spring Forward’ event, sources say

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 8:38 pm21 Comments

Apple plans to unveil the long-awaited Retina MacBook Air with Retina display…

How the MacBook Air could change everything (again)

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 10:25 amWednesday, January 14, 20153 Comments

A scoop that trumped anything to come out of the Las Vegas Convention Center…

Peak laptop: Whittling down the MacBook to an iPad

Friday, January 9, 2015 12:58 pmFriday, January 9, 201521 Comments

I suspect this new MacBook will be the last laptop I end up buying…

Apple’s patented universal connector ready for prime time?

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 7:10 pm11 Comments

Back in July we reported on one of Apple’s patent applications…

The new 12-Inch MacBook Air rumors don’t make sense

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 1:28 pmWednesday, January 7, 201531 Comments

I can’t accept that Apple would have a single USB port…

Why Apple’s new 12-inch MacBook Air can abandon almost all ports

Tuesday, January 6, 2015 6:11 pmTuesday, January 6, 201537 Comments

This seems dramatic, but should it actually come to pass it’s also…

Apple patent applications reveal In-App features, fingerprint scanning enrollment and accessibility inventions

Thursday, July 31, 2014 3:32 pmThursday, July 31, 20143 Comments

A new patent application surfaces that covers the inner workings of Apple’s…

Advocates for blind, deaf want even more from Apple

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:58 amWednesday, July 9, 201415 Comments

Advocates for the blind are debating whether to use a carrot or a stick…

First impressions: Apple’s new Mac Pro

Friday, June 20, 2014 11:29 am12 Comments

Yesterday, I took delivery of a new Mac Pro…

IT Enquirer reviews Elgato Thunderbolt Dock: Far from ‘yet another’ Thunderbolt Dock

Monday, April 21, 2014 11:27 amMonday, April 21, 20148 Comments

The Elgato Thunderbolt Dock is a nicely designed aluminium dock…

Review: Corning’s 33-foot Optical Thunderbolt cable lets you put Thunderbolt devices (or Mac) far away from your desk

Saturday, March 8, 2014 11:28 amSaturday, March 8, 201416 Comments

The promise of the Thunderbolt standard is that it can deliver a lot of data over long distances…

TekRevue reviews CalDigit Thunderbolt Station: Recommended

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 1:29 pmWednesday, December 11, 201328 Comments

The CalDigit is the only Thunderbolt dock that we can clearly recommend at this point…

10Gbps ‘Superspeed USB’ to threaten Thunderbolt?

Thursday, August 1, 2013 12:31 pmThursday, August 1, 201334 Comments

Thunderbolt is technically superior to USB 3…

USB 3.0 continues to steal Thunderbolt’s thunder

Monday, July 15, 2013 4:31 pmMonday, July 15, 201356 Comments

For Thunderbolt fans hoping that the high-speed interface will catch on…

Thunderbolt 2 with 20Gbps speeds coming this year – along with Apple’s Mac Pro mini?

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 11:27 amWednesday, June 5, 201310 Comments

Intel on Tuesday finally put a name to its next-generation Thunderbolt protocol…

Apple’s new Mac Pro: No internal expandability; closer to beefy Mac mini; launches this autumn, sources say

Monday, June 3, 2013 2:47 pm81 Comments

More scuttlebutt on the Mac Pro, Apple’s one and only desktop tower…

Belkin finally ships Thunderbolt Express Dock

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 1:33 pmTuesday, April 30, 201315 Comments

Belkin today announced the availability of the Thunderbolt™ Express Dock…

LaCie releases largest range of Thunderbolt solutions for Mac and PC at NAB

Monday, April 8, 2013 12:12 pm10 Comments

Today, at the NAB Show® in Las Vegas, LaCie announced it has the largest range…

Which is faster? Thunderbolt bus-powered 2.5′ or USB 3.0 bus-powered 2.5′ storage?

Sunday, March 24, 2013 11:21 am28 Comments

To squeeze the most out of each device, each was equipped with an SSD…

A new Mac Pro or just a bunch of peripherals?

Monday, February 11, 2013 12:22 pm28 Comments

Somewhat surprising was the Mac Pro refrain from a number of Mac managers…

Belkin updates new Thunderbolt Express Dock, drops eSATA, cuts price by $100

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 9:38 amTuesday, April 30, 20139 Comments

The latest version of the Thunderbolt Express Dock will be…

No aftermarket SSD for your new 21.5-inch iMac; custom connector means factory SSD or none at all?

Tuesday, December 4, 2012 7:55 pmTuesday, December 4, 201257 Comments

The connector to actually plug in the SSD is missing….

Mac mini supply drying up, could signal Ivy Bridge update

Monday, October 8, 2012 7:38 pm21 Comments

Apple last updated the Mac mini in July of 2011…

Shipping dates again pushed back on third-party Thunderbolt docking stations

Thursday, October 4, 2012 2:44 pmThursday, October 4, 20127 Comments

More than a year after the debut of the Apple Thunderbolt Display…

Apple files new patents relating to haptics, Thunderbolt, iSight and improved accessibility for the hearing impaired

Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:08 am5 Comments

Improvements are in the works for iDevice haptics, Apple’s iSight camera, flash memory and…

Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter now available

Thursday, August 2, 2012 9:00 amThursday, August 2, 201219 Comments

The Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter is now available…

Why Thunderbolt cables will remain expensive until 2013

Friday, July 13, 2012 9:02 am12 Comments

Thunderbolt high-speed interconnect has been shipping for over a year now…

Why iPhone 5’s Micro Dock Connector could really be Micro USB

Monday, June 25, 2012 1:24 pmMonday, June 25, 201219 Comments

It is all but certain that when the iPhone 5 ships Apple will have…

Rush Limbaugh: Okay, Apple, where’s my Mac Pro with Thunderbolt?

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 5:01 pmTuesday, June 12, 2012115 Comments

I don’t understand it. I don’t understand the marketing. I don’t…

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