PCWorld reports that OWC has launched the first two-meter Thunderbolt 5 cable, measuring 6.56 feet compared to standard 3.2-foot versions. This extended cable addresses common desk setup limitations ...

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 ...

For more than a year Intel has talked about graduating from copper wires to fiber optics for Thunderbolt ports on Apple’s Mac computers, and Sumitomo Electric Industries has became one of the first ...

Fast and furious... for a price.

Update: The cable has made its way on to the online US Apple Store and it is indeed US$49. Following yesterday’s Thunderbolt firmware update that brought “performance and stability fixes”, Apple has ...

Optical cables for Thunderbolt ports that enable faster data transfers over longer distances on computers such as Apple’s Macintosh will be available later this year, Intel said Monday. Thunderbolt, ...

Since the mid 1990s, the Universal Serial Bus has held its own as the industry standard for cable and connection interfaces. The standard is so embedded in our technology that it’s been embraced by a ...

I can see that most modern motherboards have a thunderbolt port, but how is it actually wired? When I can connect my thunderbolt cable/dock to a Macbook Pro, everything gets routed via that - USB, ...

Why would you be playing with thunderbolt when you only need 15W of power? Sounds pretty stupid. Any USB C cable will supply power just fine, notwithstanding substandard junk that can be found online ...

They both do the same thing, but Thunderbolt is a little more juiced-up. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ports: There sure are a ...