Intel shadows the demise of USB 3.0 with Light Peak
Executives at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing have hailed the optical technology called Light Peak as a successor to USB 3.0.But Intel has been holding back on USB 3.0 anyway, with sources telling...
View ArticleIntel reveals first super-fast Light Peak laptop
Computer chip giant Intel has developed the first laptop capable of running its uber-fast Light Peak technology and gave a sneak preview of it at a European research show in Brussels.The technology,...
View ArticleIntel hums and haws over Light Peak positioning
Intel is apparently unsure how to best position and market its Light Peak transfer protocol. "We have made great progress with Light Peak," a rep told TechEye during a demo at Intel Research Day....
View ArticleUSB 3.0 chip prices set to drop through the floor
The price of USB 3.0 chips, which has militated against the fast adoption of the standard, is set to fall dramatically later this year.So reports Digitimes, which claims that the next generation NEC...
View ArticleIntel says it's cracked end to end silicon photonics
Chip giant Intel said that it has made the first silicon based optical data connection with integrated lasers, allowing for data ransfer speeds of 50 billion bits a second. But Intel thinks it will be...
View ArticleApple signs up to Intel Light Peak
When Chipzilla announced its new Light Peak high-speed optical interface technology many predicted it was incredibly blue sky. Now the dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured an hell on earth rumour...
View ArticleUSB and Light Peak to be deadly rivals
Probably the biggest, most influential story you will read today is that Apple has signed up for Light Peak. At first sight you might think that it's nothing special but this news is something that has...
View ArticleIntel's Light Peak is not the only connection answer
Sometimes less choice is better. Throughout the history of computing, there have been almost as many hardware interfaces as there have been manufacturers. A socket and plug for each different type of...
View ArticleApple could be considering Intel's Light Peak
The Apple rumour mill is spinning at least 100 mph, with the grapevine muttering that MacBook Pro shipments are falling to three to five days - which could be indicative of a line-up refresh. According...
View ArticleIntel to talk up Light Peak and Apple later today
Later today Intel is expected to make an announcement about its Light Peak technology, according to the Wall Street Journal. Light Peak is essentially a connector to transfer data between technologies,...
View ArticleIntel’s Thunderbolt is lightning, mamma mia, mamma mia
The online launch of Intel’s Thunderbolt – formerly known as Light Peak – was somewhat marred by technical glitches which led to some hacks being a little late for a PR gig in the heart of throbbing...
View ArticleApple owns Intel's Thunderbolt
While Intel was trumpeting Apple's early adoption of its Thunderbolt technology, it might be regretting its partnership. According to Electronista, Apple popped off to the patent office and trademarked...
View ArticleThunderbolt breaks out of Apple's Walled Garden
Intel appears to have found other customers for its Thunderbolt standard. Previously the only outfit to have announced supporting the standard was Apple. Unfortunately for the fruity cargo cult, Sony...
View ArticleIntel optical interface to finally become optical
Intel wants Light Peak technology aka Thunderbolt, to be the absolutely best peripheral interface. It’s an ‘agnostic’ medium capable of running data over fibre optic cabling at the rate of 10Gb/s...
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