Monday, February 28, 2011

Week in Apple: Verizon iPhone shootout, Thunderbolt makes its debut

Ahhh, sweet release. After so many weeks of rumors, we all needed it. Not only did Apple finally release new MacBook Pros this week, the company also announced a media event for March 2 that may touch on the next-generation iPad. Apple also helped Intel make its Thunderbolt (also known as Light Peak) debut, Ars pitted the Verizon iPhone against the AT&T iPhone, and more. Read on to get your roundup of the top Apple news of the last week.

iPhone versus iPhone: Ars puts Verizon and AT&T to the test: Verizon versus AT&T: if you were to buy an iPhone today, which network would you choose? Ars did a plethora of real-world tests to compare the data network speeds and voice calls against each other, with bonus WiFi hotspot and battery testing.

Thunderbolt smokes USB, FireWire with 10Gbps throughput: Intel, with the help of Apple, has developed a new technology to connect devices and computers with massive bandwidth. The standard uses tiny ports and optimized controller chips to enable laptops to connect to mass storage and other high-bandwith, low-latency hardware.

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