Intel could soon bring to market a faster version of its Thunderbolt connector technology with a throughput of 50Gbps, but the company is biding its time until there is a need for faster connectors.

While Apple's new adapter can be attached to a computer by its FireWire connection, it will not provide Thunderbolt over FireWire. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for the past ...

Intel has just introduced Thunderbolt 3, the latest generation of the connector, and did so with a curveball. In order to stay relevant amidst the ongoing popularity of USB and its new, reversible ...

AMD users are no longer at a disadvantage.

If you happen to be in the market for a brand new PC, you might be confused to see the only port options on offer are either USB-C or Thunderbolt, the latter of which is swiftly becoming an industry ...

Already in its second generation, the Thunderbolt I/O protocol has been around for three years, but only recently did manufacturers begin production of optical cables to deliver the tentpole feature ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

Thunderbolt 2 just started showing up in devices late last year, but a new slide leaked by VR-Zone is giving us our first glimpse at what the next version is going to look like. Dubbed “Alpine Ridge,” ...

Intel tech is powering the Thunderbolt computer connector that may revolutionize how we hook up gear–but Intel is already working on its successor, due in 2015. It’s five times faster still, and uses ...

Apple patents aren't normally worth the pixels it takes to write about them – any half-smart company will patent any and every idea its employees have, just in case. But this USB 3.0 / Thunderbolt ...

At Computex 2015, Intel has unveiled Thunderbolt 3. The headline feature: Thunderbolt 3 has changed its connector from Mini DisplayPort to USB Type-C. In addition to the new connector, Thunderbolt 3 ...

With Apple and Google both warmly embracing the new USB-C connector in their new computers this year, the fate of the fast, but rarely used, Thunderbolt standard was coming into question. What would ...