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Intel Unveils USB 3.0 Chip Specifications, Plans Product Releases next year

Intel Unveils USB 3.0 Chip Specifications, Plans Product Releases next year

News Hardware

Intel has made public the draft specifications for its Super Speed USB 3.0 chip, which is capable of transferring data at an amazing speed of 4.8 Gbps (ed: Expect real speeds to be much less), and said to consume lower power than its predecessor USB 2.0. The company has published details of revision 0.9 for its Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI), which would assist the USB 3.0 host controllers in communicating with the USB 3.0 software assembly. The chip is...



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In-Depth Hardware

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SSD Prices To Fall Thanks To Price War

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Traditional hard disk drives on the way out

News Hardware

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Could Kingston's latest drive be the SSD bargain you've been waiting for?

Reviews Hardware

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Real world review for real people with real Macs

Reviews Software

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Keep your Air on

News Hardware

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Buffalo launches 256GB IDE SSD

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IDE still big in Japan

News Hardware

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News Hardware

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News Hardware

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