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Intel Shares Details on Thunderbolt 4, Launching Later This Year
Wednesday July 8, 2020 7:15 am PDT by Eric SlivkaIntel today shared some new details on the upcoming launch of Thunderbolt 4, which is set debut later this year. While Thunderbolt 4 won’t deliver any increase over the maximum 40 Gb/s available on Thunderbolt 3, there are some notable improvements such as universal cables up…
by Eric Slivka
Intel today shared some new details on the upcoming launch of Thunderbolt 4, which is set debut later this year.
While Thunderbolt 4 won’t deliver any increase over the maximum 40 Gb/s available on Thunderbolt 3, there are some notable improvements such as universal cables up to two meters long without needing to resort to active cables that omit support for slower USB standards as on Thunderbolt 3, the ability to support docks and other accessories with up to four Thunderbolt 4 ports (one upstream, three downstream), and more.
Thunderbolt 4 certification requirements include:
- Double the minimum video and data requirements of Thunderbolt 3.
- Video: Support for two 4K displays or one 8K display.
- Data: PCIe at 32 Gbps for storage speeds up to 3,000 MBps.
- Support for docks with up to four Thunderbolt 4 ports.
- PC charging on at least one computer port.
- Wake your computer from sleep by touching the keyboard or mouse when connected to a Thunderbolt dock.
- Required Intel VT-d-based direct memory access (DMA) protection that helps prevent physical DMA attacks.
Thunderbolt 4 ports and cables are fully backward and cross-compatible with USB4, Thunderbolt 3, and other USB standards, and it continues to use the USB-C physical connector design.
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Thunderbolt 4 will be coming first to Intel’s upcoming Tiger Lake processors for notebooks, with separate 8000-series controller chips coming later this year.
Apple, of course, has just announced that it will be transitioning away from Intel processors to its own Apple Silicon chips across its Mac lineup over the next couple of years, and it remains to be seen how Apple will handle Thunderbolt support going forward. The A12Z-based Mac mini units Apple is distributing to developers to help them prepare their apps for the transition do not include any Thunderbolt 3 ports.
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Everything New in iOS 14 Beta 2: New Calendar Icon, Files Widget and More
Tuesday July 7, 2020 11:38 am PDT by Juli Clover
Apple today released the second beta of iOS 14 to developers for testing purposes, tweaking and refining some of the features that are coming in the update. Below, we’ve rounded up all of the changes that we found in the second beta.
– Calendar icon – There’s a new Calendar app icon in iOS 14 beta 2, with the day of the week abbreviated rather than spelled out. – Clock icon – The clock…
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Friday July 3, 2020 10:13 am PDT by Eric Slivka
Amid multiple reports that Apple will no longer include a power adapter in its iPhone boxes starting with the iPhone 12 later this year, it appears Apple is surveying recent iPhone buyers to ask about what they’ve done with the power adapters that came with their previous iPhones.
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Shipping Estimates for 27-Inch iMac Continue to Slip, Now Into September
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Amid rumors and hints of a forthcoming update for the iMac, supplies of Apple’s current 27-inch iMac continue to dwindle with mid- and high-end stock configurations now seeing shipping estimates pushed back into September.
The 27-inch iMac has seen tight supplies and extended shipping estimates for months now, but the situation has been gradually worsening to the point where new buyers can…
Apple Cuts iPhone Trade-In Values as iPhone 12 Launch Nears
Tuesday July 7, 2020 7:46 am PDT by Eric Slivka
With just two months to go until the usual timeframe for Apple’s iPhone launch events, Apple is cutting back on maximum trade-in values of previous-generation iPhones for those looking to upgrade to a new model.
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Logitech Launches New Keyboard and Mouse Accessories for Macs
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