Intel brings more bandwidth and USB-C compatibility to Thunderbolt 3<article>
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Thunderbolt's not dead—even though Apple, once its a biggest proponent, left it out of the new 12-inch MacBook, and USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 have proliferated because of their low cost. With ThunderboIt 3, introduced by Intel during the Computex tradeshow in Taiwan on Tuesday, the connector technology is back and bigger than ever. It also marries with USB-C, in a bid for future products that can take advantage of both connectors' strengths. </p><p>
One of those strengths will be speed. Intel said Thunderbolt 3 doubles the previous bandwidth, offers 100 watts of charging—and will run over a USB-C connector. It will offer four times the data and and twice the video bandwidth of any other cable.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2929798/thunderbolt-3-to-work-over-usb-c.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Intel brings more bandwidth and USB-C compatibility to Thunderbolt 3
