Of all the connectivity technologies on the imminent horizon, USB 3.0 holds extraordinary promise. But although some devices based on it will debut at the upcoming CES show, we can’t herald the technology’s true arrival yet. When many of us think of USB technology, we think of it as the familiar connectivity solution for our laptops, cameras, digital music players, and more. Indeed when USB 2.0 arrived years ago, it made many tasks,... 

Technology has enabled us to bring more brains and connectivity to devices that range from digital picture frames to a server crunching scenes for the latest animated movie, but as we ask computers to take on more jobs, are we counting on a general-purpose architecture to deliver on a task that may best fit a chip? Intel may have run into this problem with …  Read More →