"USB 3.0" news, interviews, and features

News about USB 3.0

• PRODUCTS: The latest from Transcend, snom, Fuji Xerox and Eaton

  Includes news on USB 3.0, desktop phones, new printers and software compatibility

• Microsoft throws support behind USB 3.0 with Windows 8

  Microsoft incorporating a software stack in its upcoming Windows 8 OS to natively support devices based on the USB 3.0 interconnect

• PRODUCTS: Dell introduces new XPS 15z laptop

  Features next-generation Intel Core i processors and full HD screens

• LaCie shrinks USB 3.0 drives to fit in your pocket

  LaCie is making tiny portable USB 3.0 drives with up to 1TB of storage. How do they stack up against the competition?

• USB 3.0: Five Things You Need to Know

  The first devices began hitting stores this year, and a flood of new products is expected to follow

• SSDs paired with USB 3.0 for fastest ever backup drive

  When no expense can be spared, says OCZ

Features about USB 3.0

• USB 3.0 finally arrives

  Adoption is faster than with previous versions -- but we want more, now. Here’s why.

• First USB 3.0 tests: Western Digital's My Book sails through

  Our first lab tests of Western Digital's fastest external hard drive

• Where's USB 3.0?

  It might seem like forever but the new, faster USB spec is almsot here