Thunderbolt 4 guarantees 40Gb/s speeds. The next-gen connector will be fully compatible with USB 4. It will ship with upcoming Tigerlake-based laptops. Intel’s plans to make Thunderbolt a viable ...

Apple updated the USB 4 specs for the 2024 Mac mini and 2024 MacBook Pro. The updated tech specs say the Mac mini with M4 Pro and the MacBook Pro with M4 Pro/M4 Max have three Thunderbolt 5/USB 4 v2 ...

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Your cable nightmare might soon be over. The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has unveiled the specifications of USB 4.0, as Engadget reports. And USB 4.0 looks a lot like Thunderbolt 3. While ...

Today, Intel announced that it's contributing the Thunderbolt 3 protocol spec to the USB Promoter Group, and with that, the USB Promoter Group announced the USB 4.0 spec. USB 4.0 will support data ...

After a tease in March, the USB Implementation Forum has declared that it has completed the USB 4 standard, implementing the USB-C connector, plus 40Gbps speed and other features of Thunderbolt 3. The ...

Popular Mac accessory makers CalDigit and OWC have today announced new all-in-one Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 cables, promising maximum data and power transfer over a single cable, as well as full ...

If you are the owner of an older Mac and have recently upgraded to one of the new Apple silicon iMacs, MacBook Pros or Mac minis, the chances are that this will be the first Mac you’ve owned with a ...

More computers these days have Thunderbolt and USB 4 ports. These latest ways of connecting computers offer incredible data transfer speeds and a good docking station can handle both protocols. A good ...

USB 4, the next version of the connectivity protocol, is said by the USB Promoter Group to offer computer users a throughput of up to 40Gbps and other features of Thunderbolt 3, following the ...

The industry standard that establishes specifications for connectors, cables, and protocols for communication between a device and its peripherals, USB (Universal Serial Bus), has announced a new ...

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