The IEEE has approved the new FireWire 2008 specification, which will include the S1600 and S3200 standards, running at 1.6Gbps and 3.2Gbps each. The new IEEE 1394 flavors will use the same connectors ...

The Mac Pro is about due for another update, and while Steve Jobs has pretty explicitly ruled out Blu-Ray support in any foreseeable Mac refreshes, the sometimes-reliable French rumor site Hard Mac ...

FireWire data transfer speeds seem set to double, thanks to a new chipset that has been announced this week by developing company, Symwave. While there’s no immediate plans to implement it in the Mac ...

The SW3160 FirePHY-1600 is said to be the industry’s first IEEE 1394b FireWire S1600 PHY chip. The 2-GHz clock speed IC targets data transfer rates up to 1.6 Gbits/s, The IC supports 45 W power over ...

Well then if USB3 is on the way at much faster speeds, there's no reason whatsoever for Apple to invest in or commit to eSATA.