RUMOR: APPLE TO BYPASS USB 3.0 AND USE LIGHT PEAK INSTEAD

CNET is report Apple will not be implementing USB 3.0, but instead will adopt IBM's new Light Peak technology. According to CNET's industry source, Light Peak is "now on track to appear in products in the first half of 2011—and likely earlier in the year than later." And if past reports are true, Apple could be among the first to incorporate it.

Light Peak offers transfer speeds of 10 gigabits per second both ways. It has been rumored that Apple conceived of the Light Peak idea and has been help IBM with development. Steve Jobs has already stated he doesn't see USB 3.0 taking off. Intel has said they will support USB 3.0, but their chips will probably not fully support it until at least 2012. [Gizmodo]