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Intel distributing Thunderbolt developer kits this quarter, more peripherals on the way

by Samuel Gibbs (Apr 13th, 2011)

According to IDG News, Intel announced yesterday that Thunderbolt developer kits would be making their way out to manufacturers within this quarter, opening up development for the fledgling standard. The technology, previously known by its code name 'Light Peak,' began shipping on the 2011 ...

Thunderbolt: Apple and Intel's new interconnect

by Michael Rose (Feb 24th, 2011)

It's been a while getting here -- Intel first demoed Light Peak at IDF in September 2009 -- but the first production laptops featuring the new, rebranded Thunderbolt interface are about to ship, in the form of shiny new MacBook Pros. Thunderbolt's raw speed (10 Gbps) and purported simplicity ...

iMac 24-inch surprise: graphics card is upgradeable?

by David Chartier (Sep 8th, 2006)

MacsimumNews broke down a MacGeneration post (a French publication) revealing that the new 24-inch iMac Apple introduced this week could quite possibly be the first iMac with a truly upgradeable graphics card. Thanks to a new Mobile PCI Express Module (MXM - originally designed for high-end ...

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