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 ...

Laptops don't have as many ports with the USB-C revolution, but better dongles will come to the rescue. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The new year is here, and everyone's excited to get back to work. But if you've purchased a new Thunderbolt 3 equipped laptop, such as one of the new M1 Macbook Pros, or one of the few Thunderbolt 4 ...

Less than a week after it announced the ridiculously confusing naming system for USB 3.2, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has announced the spec for USB 4. Essentially, this mimics the current ...

USB, short for Universal Serial Bus, more than likely powers a number of your home gadgets, smartphones and headphones. But as USB standards have evolved over time, this has often lead to some ...

Intel has shared details about its next generation of Thunderbolt, which might be another step toward a more universal port that works with several different products. The brand recently previewed ...

Popular Mac accessory maker OWC has announced a new combo Thunderbolt 4 and USB-C cable. The company says that this cable is “universal for everything making it the only cable you will ever need,” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. This article is more than 3 years old. The Plugable ...