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Tag: 64-bit A7

How Apple’s custom 64-bit silicon embarrassed the industry

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 5:01 pmTuesday, December 3, 20199 Comments

After delivering just the first three generations of its custom ARM Application Processors between 2010 and 2012, Apple…

As Microsoft and Qualcomm work on ARM-based PCs, the stage is set for Apple A-series Macs

Friday, December 9, 2016 9:58 amFriday, December 9, 201619 Comments

Qualcomm today announced that it is working with Microsoft to bring support for Windows 10…

Apple could transition to ARM chips in Macs, but probably won’t

Wednesday, November 23, 2016 5:30 pmWednesday, November 23, 201643 Comments

With every release of a new iPhone powered by another cutting-edge processor designed by Apple…

Will Apple’s next-gen iPads be faster than Macs?

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 4:26 pmTuesday, October 4, 201633 Comments

Apple has added support for an ARM chip to macOS Sierra, igniting another wave of speculation…

macOS Sierra code suggests Apple could dump Intel processors in Macs for Apple A-series chips

Friday, September 30, 2016 12:55 pmFriday, September 30, 201643 Comments

Could Apple be working on next-generation Mac hardware that would be powered by an in-house designed processor…

Hello, Apple? It’s Mac. Have you forgotten me?

Thursday, September 22, 2016 2:28 pmThursday, September 22, 201640 Comments

Apple has continuously been leaving its Mac line dusty and old…

The iPhone’s new A10 Fusion chip should worry Intel

Friday, September 16, 2016 11:26 amFriday, September 16, 201619 Comments

Apple’s latest generation of smartphone processors has basically caught up with Intel’s laptops CPUs…

When will Apple put Intel’s Kaby Lake chips inside new Macs?

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 4:00 pmWednesday, August 17, 201628 Comments

Claims Intel’s latest Kaby Lake processors may not appear in new Macs until next year…

Apple’s MacBook Pro not likely to sport Intel Kaby Lake processors this year

Tuesday, August 16, 2016 4:55 pmTuesday, August 16, 201622 Comments

At today’s Intel Developer Forum, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich and other Intel execs showed off its 7th Generation Core…

Apple A10-powered Macs on the way? Decoding Apple’s WWDC 2016 media invitation

Thursday, June 2, 2016 1:30 pmThursday, June 2, 201655 Comments

If you think Apple’s been slow with Mac innovation you are not alone…

Why Intel’s problem won’t be Apple’s problem

Friday, April 22, 2016 1:03 pm49 Comments

This week, beleaguered Intel announced that it was laying off 12,000 employees

Apple’s emphasis on security makes ARM-powered Macs ‘inevitable’

Thursday, April 21, 2016 9:42 am27 Comments

Apple will offer Macs equipped with an ARM processor, the same silicon used in the iPhone and iPad…

Intel axes 12,000 employees, 11% of its workforce

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 4:27 pmTuesday, April 19, 201626 Comments

Intel expects the program to deliver $750 million in savings this year and annual run rate savings of $1.4 billion by mid-2017…

Mac sales to grow in enterprise with new Apple A-series-powered Mac

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 9:03 pm73 Comments

A full-fledged Mac OS X running on an Apple A-series processor…

Apple is a semiconductor powerhouse; expect the first ARM-based Macs to appear in 2016

Tuesday, March 31, 2015 2:35 pmTuesday, March 31, 201538 Comments

Apple has become one of the largest semiconductor makers in the world…

Apple’s 64-bit iPhone 5s damaged every Android smartphone in 2015

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 11:44 pmThursday, January 22, 201518 Comments

It has not been a pleasant experience for Team Google…

Intel CEO characterizes relationship with Apple as ‘strong’

Friday, January 16, 2015 2:30 pmFriday, January 16, 20159 Comments

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich says…

Five barriers that might keep Apple from moving Macs to custom ARM chips

Friday, January 16, 2015 11:27 am12 Comments

Shortly after Apple introduced its first custom A4 Application Processor in 2010…

Apple A-series-powered Macs are not only feasible, they may be inevitable

Thursday, January 15, 2015 1:28 pmFriday, January 16, 201521 Comments

Apple would begin to put its custom ARM-based processors in new Mac OS X systems…

Why Apple dumping Intel processors would be disastrous

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 8:03 pm48 Comments

Apple will drop Intel processors to better manage the launch cycle…

Why Apple might dump Intel’s x86 for their own A-series chips in future Macs

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 6:01 pmWednesday, January 14, 201532 Comments

Such a move is certainly in Apple’s DNA…

KGI: Apple is designing its own processors for Mac

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 12:29 pmWednesday, January 14, 201534 Comments

Apple will begin using its own processors for Macs in the next 1-2 years…

Apple’s 64-bit chip ‘gimmick’ is about to deliver a huge blow to the iPhone wannabes

Thursday, January 8, 2015 2:57 pmThursday, January 8, 201515 Comments

When Apple launched the iPhone 5s in late 2013…

Anti-Apple FUD merchants end up promoting the very Apple products they seek to defame

Saturday, September 27, 2014 10:30 amSaturday, September 27, 201437 Comments

There is a clear pattern of failure in the efforts of concocted Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt campaigns against Apple…

Semiconductor Advisors: Apple’s 64-bit A8 processor exposes Intel’s shortcomings

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 6:27 pmWednesday, September 17, 201434 Comments

Apple made some significant design improvements with A8 on top of just the hardware shrink…

Why Apple will switch to ARM-based Apple A-series-powered Macs

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 12:57 pmWednesday, August 27, 201473 Comments

Somewhere on Apple’s campus, ARM-based Macs are already running OS X…

Apple’s Macs might be poised for a massive change

Friday, August 8, 2014 2:01 pmFriday, August 8, 201442 Comments

Ever since Apple started to make its own processor chips for iPhones and iPads…

Why Apple won’t dump Intel x86 for its own ARM chips in MacBooks and the Mac Pro

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 12:01 pmTuesday, August 5, 201441 Comments

Yes, Apple’s newest A7 Cyclone SoC is a beast…

Intel-powered Macs: The end is nigh

Monday, August 4, 2014 2:00 pmMonday, August 4, 201454 Comments

When Apple announced its 64-bit A7 processor…

Apple will inevitably drop Intel for their own A-series processors in the Mac

Thursday, June 26, 2014 12:01 pmThursday, June 26, 201445 Comments

It is inevitable…

Jeffries: Apple prepping Apple ‘A’ series ARM-based Macs

Tuesday, May 27, 2014 4:02 pmTuesday, May 27, 201445 Comments

Apple is going to move from x86 to the ARM instruction set architecture…

NYT: Samsung cannot compete, Apple’s iPhone 5s is by far the world’s best smartphone

Monday, April 21, 2014 11:58 amMonday, April 21, 201450 Comments

Samsung’s flagship phone sure isn’t the best phone on the market, that title belongs to Apple’s iPhone 5s…

Mobile DRAM makers suffer as Google delays 64-bit Android

Friday, March 21, 2014 3:01 pmFriday, March 21, 201424 Comments

Apple is building the best system from the OS through the AP architecture design to hardware…

Apple dominates 64-bit mobile processors as also-rans lag behind

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 6:57 pmTuesday, March 11, 201423 Comments

Just one quarter after the launch of Apple’s A7, the first 64-bit mobile processor…

Well after Apple unleashed the world’s first 64-bit tablets, iPad also-rans struggle to catch up

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 11:27 amTuesday, February 18, 201424 Comments

Tablets running a 64-bit versions…

The Apple / ARM disruption of the microprocessor industry (Intel) gains momentum

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 4:28 pmTuesday, February 11, 201423 Comments

Apple’s A7 points the way to a more efficient computing platform than Intel…

ARM acquires graphics software firm Geomerics

Friday, December 13, 2013 1:01 pmFriday, December 13, 20135 Comments

In a bid to bolster the graphics capability of its efficient mobile processors…

iPhone, iPad also-rans struggle to realize Apple’s 64-bit mobile computing achievement

Friday, November 22, 2013 1:01 pmFriday, November 22, 201323 Comments

Intel is readying a 64-bit Bay Trail Atom platform for Android…

Apple’s 64-bit ARM business on track to replicate now-hapless Intel’s x86 model

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 11:02 am25 Comments

While most analysts continue to focus on the battle between Apple…

Forbes reviews Apple iPhone 5s: ‘The best all-round smartphone on the market’

Monday, November 18, 2013 9:02 amMonday, November 18, 201316 Comments

Seven weeks ago it reached the hands of the public…

Apple needs to kick its nasty Samsung habit

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 5:32 pmWednesday, November 13, 201315 Comments

Apple’s products are undoubtedly well thought out, well crafted, and highly innovative…

Like the 64-bit iPad Air? Apple to expand to adjacent technologies in 2014

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 1:02 pm14 Comments

At the company’s earnings call on Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook…

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