MUO on MSN: There's a new USB4 now and it changes what you can plug into a laptop All USB4 cables aren't the same — the upgraded USB4 Version 2.0 cables offer quadruple the data transfer speeds and more. There's a new USB4 now and it changes what you can plug into a laptop Ars Technica: USB-C naming to somehow get worse with USB4 Version 2.0 CNET: Speed-doubling USB4 is ready. Now we just have to wait for devices Speed-doubling USB4 is ready.

Understanding the Context

Now we just have to wait for devices Earlier this year, the USB Promoter Group announced that the new USB4 specification would be published in the near future. That time has arrived, with the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) announcing ... Ars Technica: USB-C can hit 120Gbps with newly published USB4 Version 2.0 spec PC World: The new USB4 spec promises a lot: Thunderbolt 3 support, 40Gbps bandwidth, and less confusion Meet USB4, which promises to simply the USB naming scheme and integrate the high-bandwidth Thunderbolt 3 specification. Just a week after the upcoming USB 3.2 specification’s branding scheme ...

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The new USB4 spec promises a lot: Thunderbolt 3 support, 40Gbps bandwidth, and less confusion BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The USB Promoter Group today announced the pending release of the USB4 specification, a major update to deliver the next generation USB architecture that compliments ... BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the support organization for the advancement and adoption of USB technology, today announced the publication of the USB4™ ...