
Intel's Codename Light Peak Launches as Thunderbolt
Back at IDF 2010, we wrote about Intel Light Peak nearing its eventual launch in 2011. Back then, the story was a 10 Gbps or faster physical link tunneling virtually every protocol under the sun over optical fiber. Though an optical physical layer provided the speed, in reality the connector and physical layer itself wasn’t as important as the tunneling and signaling going on beneath it. Daisy chain devices together, and connect everything with one unified connector and port.
That dream lives on today, but sans optical fiber and under a different name. Intel’s codename “Light Peak” is now named Thunderbolt.
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MacBook Pro 2011 Refresh: Specs and Details
As expected, Apple today unveiled a range of speed and functionality improvements for its MacBook Pro lineup. The update was unusually quiet for Apple. There was no scheduled press event and nothing more than a press release announcing the specs and availability. Apple retail stores received stock prior to today and began selling product immediately. The Apple online store also has immediate availability.
No mere speed bump, these new MacBooks bring Intel’s new Sandy Bridge processors chipsets to the entire line, replacing the previous Arrandale processors and finally retiring the aging Core 2 Duo from service in the 13-inch model.
Contrary to earlier reports, there are no default SSD configurations although the solid state offerings are still optional. The big new feature (outside of Sandy Bridge) is support for the first incarnation of Intel’s Light Peak interface technology, now called Thunderbolt.
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Microsoft Shows Off Radical New UI, Could be Used in Windows 8
Company also shows of 3D photo client and physics-based Surface 2 apps
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Microsoft Develops Prototype Next Generation Photo-Realistic Avatar
Now everyone will get to see your ugly mug online
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Google Eyeing UK YouTube Movie Streaming
Sources claim service will launch in UK before US
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Stanford Researcher Will Use Stretchable Solar Cells to Power "Super Skin"
Solar cells can stretch up to 30 percent beyond its normal length and will power the artificial electronic super skin
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Fisker Karma to go on Sale This Spring at $100K, IPO in Sight
Fisker appears back on track and following in the footsteps of Tesla
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Promise Unveils Thunderbolt RAID Enclosures
First hardware RAID enclosures for Thunderbolt
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IFixit: Motorola Xoom LTE Upgrade Should Only Take 10 Minutes
IFixit questions why it should take six days to perform a Xoom LTE upgrade
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Boeing Wins $35B USAF KC-X Tanker Contract, Again
Pentagon awards KC-X contract to Boeing
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Wikileaks Claims It Needs $31.2M USD This Year to Stay in Business
Wikileaks demands twice the annual budget of Wikipedia as security community wages civil war over site
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LaCie Announces Little Big Disk With Thunderbolt, Intel 510 Series 6Gbps SSDs
LaCie's Little Big Disk brings a whole bunch of new technology in a tiny little package
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USAF to Award Tanker Contract for Third Time Today at 5:10 p.m. EST
Does anyone really think the winner will actually win the contract this time around?
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Porn Studio Goes Hard at Innovation Rather Than Anti-Piracy
Company says they don't like illegal downloads, but acknowledges that they're reality and unlikely to go away
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2/24/2011 Daily Hardware Reviews
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Thursday
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