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The good ol' fashioned USB cable and connector.
The time is almost up for the USB jack - called USB Type-A - that we've been using for over 2o years, as Intel finally paved the way for the new USB-C standard to take over.On Wednesday, Intel declared that it would make its Thunderbolt 3 technology royalty-free, which gives any device manufacturer much better incentives to use the technology. Royalty-free Thunderbolt 3 will take effect "next year."
Intel's Thunderbolt 3 technology uses the USB Type-C (USB-C) standard to plug devices into computers and other peripherals.
Here's what that means for you:
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