Next-gen Thunderbolt can sometimes reach 120Gbps, just like USB4 2.0
120Gbs asymmetrical connections for high-performance displays and video content, 80Gbs bidirectional for everything else
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Intel demos 80Gbps Thunderbolt, matching USB4 2.0 performance
But nobody actually said "Thunderbolt 5"...
Apple starts selling three-meter-long Thunderbolt 4 cables for $159
Three meters for three figures
Intel executive accidentally reveals that Thunderbolt 5 will achieve 80 Gbps thanks to new PAM-3 encoding
Double the bandwidth of Thunderbolt 4, double the fun
Apple says ARM Macs will support Thunderbolt well into the future
ARM Macs might be the first ARM devices with Thunderbolt support
Thunderbolt 4 is official, will debut in PCs with Intel Tiger Lake CPUs later this year
"Universal cable connectivity for everyone"
New Thunderbolt flaw lets hackers bypass security features in five minutes
It requires physical access and affects any PC made before 2019
Charging a MacBook on the wrong side can lead to noisy fans and lower performance
Cue the customary 'you're charging it wrong' explanation
Opinion: Tech standards still making slow but steady progress with USB 4 and WebAuthn
Here's to a faster, easier, and more secure 2020
Best of IFA 2018: What's Next on TVs, Laptops, and More
Once again, the tech industry descended on Berlin with an overwhelming number of gadgets. As hundreds of exhibitors were spread across thousands of square feet of space, finding the show's highlight products wasn't easy. But we spent days trawling through IFA to discover the best it had to offer.
External GPU Testing: GTX 1080 in a Box + Core i7-8550U Ultraportable
Last year, we briefly looked at external GPUs when we reviewed the Aorus GTX 1070 Gaming Box attached to a Kaby Lake-powered ultraportable. Now that Intel's 8th gen CPUs are widely available in a range of ultrabooks, with significant performance gains in hand, it's the perfect time to revisit eGPUs and determine whether the hard CPU bottleneck still exists in most games.
Intel is making Thunderbolt 3 royalty-free for chip makers and device manufacturers
It will also integrate support in its own CPUs
PCILeech attack can bypass Mac encryption passcode in seconds, vulnerability fixed in macOS 10.2.2
You need access to the Mac and a $300 Thunderbolt device
Sonnet Fusion Thunderbolt 3: The fastest external storage device we've ever tested
Sonnet is aiming at professionals who need first-class performance in an external drive. The Fusion PCIe Flash Drive takes advantage of Thunderbolt 3, as well as Samsung's excellent SM951 M.2 SSD. The result is a compact external drive capable of transfer speeds up to 2100 MB/s.
