IDF: USB 3.0 ten times faster

Posted on Tuesday, September 18 2007 @ 19:18 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Lots of news coming from the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco is hitting the web today.

In the next couple of hours you can expect lots of IDF related posts, the first one is about USB 3.0. This new USB specification should be completed in the first half of 2008 and will be backward compatible with the current USB 2.0.

Intel says USB 3.0 will offer up to 5Gbps transfer - which is ten times faster than USB 2.0.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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