Thunderbolt for PCs is arriving soon

Thunderbolt has the potential to be a revolutionary technology, with a lightning-quick (hence its name) 10 gb/s upload speed. At this rate, it can upload an entire HD movie in just 30 seconds. Yet, one thing is holding it back from becoming the most popular upload technology in the world; it's only compatible with Macs. Only 15% of computers in use are Macs, which limits possibilities for devices with Thunderbolt. However, a new report by CNet says that LaCie might make this technology available on PCs.

According to the report, LaCie will unveil PC compatibility for Thunderbolt, along with PC versions of both Little Big Disk SSD and 2big Thunderbolt. Bringing Thunderbolt technology to PCs would drastically improve upload times, and it would make the technology much more common. It could also make HD movies more common. The only thing for sure is that you won't have to spend seemingly endless times in front of your computer, waiting for that huge file to download.

Next MacBook Airs to have Thunderbolt, i5 and Sandy Bridge processors

Ming-Chi Kuo (yes, the guy who told us about the iPhone 5), says that Apple is revealing new MacBook Airs next month. These MacBook Airs will have a Thunderbolt port, integrated Intel graphics, and this amazing line-up of dual-core Sandy Bridge processors:

11.6" models- 1.4 or 1.6 GHz Sandy Bridge i5
13.3" models- 2.1 or 2.3 GHz Sandy Bridge i7

These flash-memory computers actually ran fast on Core 2 Duo processors. Now on a Sandy Bridge i5 or i7? Holy cow.

Newest MacBook Pro: Specs and Pics!

Fscklog posted a photo of the box of the new 13" MacBook Pro that Apple will release Thursday. Here are the specs translated into English:

- Intel Core i5 dual-core processor at 2.3 GHz with 3MB cache
- 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 1333 MHz
- 320GB hard drive at 5,400 rpm
- 13.33" glossy screen, 1280x800 resoloution
- Intel Graphics GPU HD 3000 with 384MB of RAM shared with main memory
- HD FaceTime camera
- Superdrive 8x
- Thunderbolt, though compatible with the I/O devices and high speed
- MiniDisplayport
- SDXC Card Slot
- FireWire 800 port
- 2 USB 2.0 ports
- Digital Audio Out
- Integrated Ethernet
- Backlit Keyboard

Mac4Ever posted these photos:


And Mac4Ever also gave us a close-up of the Thunderbolt port: