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• IDF 2008: NEC Promises Speed-up For Wireless USB
  Tuesday 19 August 2008 – 10:40
  NEC today announced that it has begun sample shipments of its new device wire adapter (DWA) LSI chip to enable wireless communication between a Wireless USB host system (such as a PC) and USB 2.
• USB 3.0 Spec Finished: It's SuperSpeed USB
  Wednesday 26 November 2008 – 11:20
  With USB 2.0 ports becoming a common as dirt—you’ll find them in everything from mobile phones to DVD players these days—you know the time has come to move on to a new version. And that’s just what the USB 3.0 Promoter Group announced today.
• Record labels announce singles to be released on USB
  Friday 19 October 2007 – 01:02 in Consumer Electronics
  Major record labels have announced that they will release singles on USB instead of CD in an attempt to boost retail sales.
• SimpleTech's USB/FireWire 30GB External Drive
  Friday 16 November 2001 – 07:26
  It's no wonder that we haven't heard much from Iomega recently.
• First USB 3.0 Demos At IDF Next Week?
  Wednesday 13 August 2008 – 08:40
  Santa Clara (CA) - Intel today sent out a press release stating that its "Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) draft specification revision 0.9 in support of the USB 3.0 architecture, also known as SuperSpeed USB" is now available.
• USB Drives Prime Target for Silent Infections
  Thursday 6 November 2008 – 08:10
  Thumb drives are pretty popular with almost every computer user out there. They offer a compact storage solution for carting around work projects, personal documents, and IT staff use them to cart around useful tools on the job.
• SigmaTel's USB-to-Serial Infrared Chip
  Thursday 25 October 2001 – 06:39
  SigmaTel's STIr4115 is a USB-to-Infrared SIR (Serial Infrared) device designed for PDAs and cell phones that require low cost and low power without high-speed data transfers.
• IOGEAR's USB 2.0 Four-Port Hub
  Tuesday 14 August 2001 – 09:16
  Initially, it looked as though Windows XP wasn't even going to support USB 2.0 in favor of using Firewire, but as hardware manufacturers are gearing up with the next-gen USB devices, they seem to have changed their tune.
• Adaptec's USB 2.0 and 1394 PCI Cards Bundled With Intel P4 Boards
  Thursday 30 August 2001 – 09:08
  This isn't a huge story, but it's a part of the happenings at the Intel Developer's Forum (IDF) that folks show how buddy-buddy they are with the silicon giant.
• USB 3.0 Connectors On Show
  Tuesday 19 August 2008 – 10:50
  MaximumPC have managed to get their hands on the new USB 3.0 cables and have posted an article showing off the connectors for the new standard...
• CATC's USB 2.0 to Ethernet Link
  Wednesday 16 January 2002 – 07:59
  If you've ever wondered how the big OEM computer manufacturers load apps onto the massive numbers of computers they produce, this product may shed a little light on the subject.
• USB 2.0-to-ATA Reference Design Kit
  Wednesday 20 June 2001 – 07:45
  Cypress Semiconductor is now pushing a reference design kit for USB 2.0 mass storage applications.
• USB 2.0 and FireWire shoot it out
  Friday 17 November 2000 – 08:18
  There is a race for dominance between the two leading contenders for the PC to peripheral connection standard.
• USB 2.0 to ship later this year
  Sunday 20 February 2000 – 10:25
  The upcoming Version 2.0 Universal Serial Bus will be available by the end-of-year holiday shopping season, according to Intel executives at last week's Intel Developer Forum.USB 2.0 is about 40 times faster than the USB 1.1 specification.
• USB 2.0 silicon coming soon
  Sunday 23 April 2000 – 09:46
  Several firms will announce new silicon next month for the final USB 2.0 specification, expected to be available this week on the USB Implementers Forum website.