USB 3.0 Flash Drives
USB Flash Drive Industry News Roundup: August 2011
Another month has gone by since our last USB industry roundup and the market is abuzz with new developments that Premium USB is dedicated to bringing straight to you. So here’s a look back at August: USB 3.0 Gets a Power Boost The USB 3.0 Promoter Group detailed a new specification that enables more voltage [...]
USB 3.0 Coming to Your PC with Windows 8
USB 3.0 is finally getting the confirmation and validation it’s been craving—mainstream support via Windows 8. According to a recent post by Dennis Flanagan, the Director of Program Management for the Devices and Networking Group on the Microsoft blog “Building Windows 8”, USB 3.0 implementation was a no-brainer. Nonetheless, Microsoft has moved forward slowly and [...]
“This Device Can Perform Faster” USB 3.0 Pop-up
So, you’re ready to dive into USB 3.0 with the promise of faster data transfers for your SuperSpeed flash drives, hard drives and other peripherals. However, you’ve hit a roadblock that can be perplexing to even frequent computer users. When you plug in your device, an annoying popup appears in the system tray: “This USB [...]
Thunderbolt and Flash Drives: A Future Combo?
While USB 3.0 seems poised for mainstream adoption within the next few years, there’s a viable contender waiting in the wings with an eye on the top spot for the consumer’s universal interface—Thunderbolt. As a relatively new technology created by Intel that’s only in a select number of name brand products (by companies like like [...]
USB 3.0 Growth: 80 Million Devices in 2011 Study Shows
You’re not imagining things if you think you’ve seen more USB 3.0 devices surface in the market this year than ever before. In fact, according to the latest study by technology researchers at In-Stat, 2011 has witnessed a boom for the SuperSpeed interface—it is predicted that 80 million USB 3.0 devices will ship this year [...]
