Intel Supporting USB 3.0 by 2012?
It is no secret that as of today Intel has yet to back USB 3.0 technology despite helping invent the technology a little over a decade ago. This has come as somewhat of a shock to some, while others believe Intel is preserving its interests with their new Light Peak technology which is poised to [...]
5 Hidden Facts about USB 3.0 SuperSpeed!
USB 3.0 has been publicized all over the internet, including several articles here, and more and more people are starting to familiarize themselves with this upgraded technology. USB 3.0 promises to be 10X faster than 2.0, lower power consumption, while providing more bus power to energy hungry devices; like an iPad for example. But what [...]
Problems and Issues with USB 3.0 SuperSpeed
USB 3.0 SuperSpeed is quite possibly one of the biggest advances in technology within the last few years and putting the war between Light Peak and SuperSpeed aside, SuperSpeed seems to have almost no downsides. However, recently Patriot, a veteran in the flash memory world, has announced that they may have found the first serious [...]
50 Devices Pass USB 3.0 Certification!
Since the release of the USB 3.0 Specification, it’s been a mere two and a half months and already there are significant signs that USB 3.0 is already taking off! Recently it was announced that nearly 50 USB 3.0 products have passed SuperSpeed USB compliance and certification testing. This proves that not only are [...]
USB 3.0: Super…Super Speed?
It appears that USB 3.0 may become even better only months after its release. The company NEC has recently announced that they have found a way to speed up USB 3.0’s transfer speeds and lift the theoretical maximum bandwidth.
This comes as quite a shock because no less than two months ago, USB 3.0 products began [...]