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Belkin previews Thunderbolt Express Dock, offers September release date

Thunderbolt came out last year, now it’s time for the nifty peripherals. Per Engadget, Belkin is showing off new upgrades to its Thunderbolt Express Dock even before it’s hit store shelves. The new upgrade brings three USB 3.0 ports, ditching the aging USB 2.0 ports that were shown off in the version at this year’s […]

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Rumor: Purported next-gen 13-inch MacBook specs image excludes Retina Display

You might not be too enamored with this. Per Macotakara, an image claiming to show specifications for an unreleased 13-inch MacBook Pro shows the notebook equipped with an Ivy Bridge processor and USB 3.0 ports, but without a high-resolution Retina display. The image could easily have been faked. Even so, the questionable image shows hardware […]

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Matrox releases DS1, allows Thunderbolt-equipped Macs and PC notebooks desktop range of ports

You can’t knock a good peripheral device. Per AppleInsider, Matrox on Sunday unveiled its new DS1 Thunderbolt docking station, which allows users to add multiple peripherals like an HDMI display, a full-size keyboard and a mouse to a Thunderbolt-equipped Mac or PC and will be available this September for US$249. The DS1 also includes a […]

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Western Digital debuts My Book Thunderbolt Duo drive at Macworld/iWorld Expo

Ok, the Thunderbolt peripherals have sort of trickled out the gate as opposed to a mighty torrent. This may be changing as hard drive and accessory maker Western Digital introduced its first Thunderbolt-equipped drive at Macworld|iWorld on Thursday. Per Electronista, the My Book Thunderbolt Duo uses the fast 10Gbps port to feed two 3.5-inch hard […]

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Hitachi announces 4TB external hard drive unit, includes Thunderbolt port

Following up on Seagate’s announcement of a 4TB external hard drive, Hitachi has introduced its own 4TB disk and is packing two of them inside a whopping 8TB G-RAID external case complete with Thunderbolt. Per Mac|Life, the company has placed two such drives inside a G-RAID casing and Thunderbolt I/O port on the outside. The […]