Modernizing peripheral connections should be a major emphasis in Apple's next desktop upgrades, a "well-informed" source tells MacBidouille. The iMac and Mac Pro are both expected to gain USB 3.0 ports, allowing substantially faster device connections, up to 5Gbps. Such speeds could prove especially useful in syncing iPhones, iPods and iPads, though the devices themselves would need new ports to see the benefit.
