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Belkin announces Connect 4-Port USB-C hub, highlights post-consumer recycled plastics as part of construction

This could come in handy. Accessory maker Belkin has recently introduced its Connect 4-Port USB-C, which functions as the company’s first U.S. product made from post-consumer recycled plastics (PCR). As of January, Belkin announced plans to transition to more environmentally-friendly materials for its products, and the launch of the hub is part of that effort. […]

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Apple provides background Secure Enclave updates to several older processors

This should come in handy. Apple has silently made changes to its A12, A13, and S5 system-on-chips to alter the Secure Enclave in Fall 2020, to include a second-generation model of the Secure Enclave. The changes were apparently part of an update and were noted as updates to the Apple Platform Security pages spotted by […]

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OWC releases Envoy Pro Ex drive with USB-C support, promises 980MBps data transfer speeds

If you have a USB-C port on your computer, this could be awesome. OWC on Tuesday unveiled its Envoy Pro Ex with USB-C support. The company claims 980MBps of sustained throughput with the device, the drive being Mac and PC-compatible and available unpopulated for $95. It also arrives with an NVMe SSD pre-installed: 250GB for […]

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String in macOS Sierra beta code points to possible USB 3.1 Gen 2, Thunderbolt 3 support in future Mac hardware

It’s the beta code that sometimes points out nifty Mac hardware to come. Next-gen Macs may support USB 3.1 Gen 2, enabling peripheral speeds up to a maximum 10 gigabits per second according to code strings found in the latest macOS Sierra beta build. A string in the Sierra beta mentions SuperSpeed+, a term reserved […]