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Intel’s Thunderbolt was introduced last year and while it hasn’t caught on like wildfire (manufacturers are only using Thunderbolt interfaces in their high-end products), it looks like Intel could be ready to give it an upgrade. According to DigiTimes, the company plans to release an upgraded version of its Thunderbolt chip, codenamed Redwood Ridge, in the second quarter of 2013 together with the launch of its Haswell processors.

The new Thunderbolt chip is said to support 10Gbps data rate, DisplayPort v1.1a and DisplayPort v1.2 Redriver. In 2014, it is also said to be further upgrade to Falcon Ridge with transmission speeds of up to 20Gbps through 2 channels. No word on how true these rumors are, but take this information with a pinch of salt for now. Q2 2013 is still a long way to go anyway.

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Buffalo is ready to release the HD-PATU3 in the Japanese market. It is actually an external hard disk drive that supports both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt interfaces. Available in 500GB and 1TB of storage capacities, the Buffalo HD-PATU3 retails for 27,720 Yen ($347) and 33,285 Yen ($416), respectively. Each purchase comes equipped with a 50cm Thunderbolt cable. [Akihabara]

Announced ahead of Computex, Buffalo’s new “universal” USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt external HDD, the HD-PATU3 is now officially official, at least in Japan! This new elegant drive will be available in either 500GB or 1TB and will cost respectively 27,720 and 33,285 Yen, which is actually utterly expensive for an external drive! Still if you are interested in this new drive you will be glad to know that the HD-PATU3 should hit Japanese stores within July and will be sold with a 50cm Thunderbolt …