Intel confirms current Thunderbolt Macs will support optical cables

Chipmaker Intel has confirmed that Apple's current lineup of Thunderbolt-equipped Macs will support fiber optic Thunderbolt cables when they arrive next year.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 16

Apple still looking into lingering issues with 24-in. Cinema Display & Thunderbolt

Issues when connecting a 24-inch Cinema Display to a Thunderbolt port have persisted since the high-speed data and video port debuted early this year, but there is an indication that Apple is aware of the problem and working on a fix.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 22

LaCie begins shipping first sub-$1000 Thunderbolt hard drives

Storage manufacturer LaCie on Tuesday began shipping the first sub-$1000 external hard drives to take advantage of the high-speed Thunderbolt ports introduced across Apple's Mac product family this year.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 70

Thunderbolt Displays shipping; Apple knockoff settlement; Apple Experience Center

Customers report that Apple has begun shipping LED Thunderbolt Displays directly to them. Also, the company has reached a settlement with two New York stores that were allegedly selling knockoff goods and accessories. Finally, students at a top university in China are unhappy with an Apple Experience Center soon to open inside the campus library.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 14

Intel details Thunderbolt technology spec, evolution plans for next year

Intel on Thursday offered more details on its Thunderbolt specifications, detailing features for consumers as well as requirements for PC and peripheral manufacturers in view of expanding adoption of the new technology throughout the electronics industry.

Chris Smith 14 years ago 14

New MacBook Pro firmware supports Thunderbolt Display, Lion Recovery

Apple has issued an firmware update for 2011 MacBook Pro models that contains enabling support for the as yet unavailable new Thunderbolt Display and also adds support for Lion Recovery for reinstalling Mac OS X over the Internet.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 13

Windows PC makers demonstrate Thunderbolt support for 2012 debut

PC makers Acer and Asustek have joined Apple in announcing support for Intel's Thunderbolt high speed data interconnect, saying they will add the technology to PCs next year.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 29

Apple releases MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.1 with Thunderbolt Display support

Apple has issued an firmware update for new MacBook Air models that contains enabling support for the as yet unavailable new Thunderbolt Display.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 15

Apple shipping first Thunderbolt Displays to stores, resellers

A pair of new reports suggest Apple is shipping its new 27-inch Thunderbolt Display to its retail stores and resellers this week, while individual pre-orders are said to have shipping estimates of Sept. 15.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 91

Rumor: Apple investigating USB 3.0 for Macs ahead of Intel

A new report claims Apple has continued to investigate implementing USB 3.0 in its Mac computers independent of Intel's plans to eventually support USB 3.0 at the chipset level.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 85

Apple may add DisplayPort to its new mobile chips for iOS devices

Apple has posted a new job listing for a signal integrity and power integrity manager to join its team that builds custom chips for use in future mobile products, asking for experience in working with interface standards including DisplayPort.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 29

New MacBook Air using smaller, cheaper Thunderbolt chip

New MacBook Air models use a smaller, cheaper Thunderbolt controller that limits them to using a single external display while consuming less space on the logic board.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 39

Teardown of Apple's new Mac Mini shows optical drive ditched for second HDD option

A teardown of Apple's just-released Mac Mini reveals a similar design to the previous generation, though with the addition of the new processor, Thunderbolt controller and Bluetooth 4.0, while the company's decision to remove the optical drive made room for a second storage drive.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 50

Apple's new MacBook Airs to bring back backlit keyboards - sources

With the release of new models later this month, Apple is set to reinstate a feature to its MacBook Airs that went missing when the company overhauled the ultra-thin notebooks into more cost-affordable products late last year, AppleInsider has learned.

Kasper Jade 14 years ago 83

Apple's new Thunderbolt cable sports internal firmware, transceivers

A teardown of Apple's just-released $49 Thunderbolt cable has revealed an "active cable" with transceiver chips on each end.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 42

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