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Apple’s iPad Pro will be the only Mac you ever need
Apple’s iPad Pro will become capable of increasingly complex computing tasks currently handled by traditional desktop and notebook computers…
Apple needs to scale back iOS compatibility with older devices to accelerate device replacement
At Apple’s recent March event, Apple touted the 80% installation rate of its latest version of iOS…
Why Intel’s problem won’t be Apple’s problem
This week, beleaguered Intel announced that it was laying off 12,000 employees
Apple’s emphasis on security makes ARM-powered Macs ‘inevitable’
Apple will offer Macs equipped with an ARM processor, the same silicon used in the iPhone and iPad…
Another reason Apple may make its own Mac chips
Here’s another reason why Apple may consider making its own chips…
Apple in ‘advanced talks’ to acquire Imagination Technologies for PowerVR GPU
Apple is in ‘advanced talks’ to acquire British chip design company Imagination Technologies…
Apple’s new 4-inch iPhone and next-gen iPad Air to be powered by state-of-the-art A9 and A9x chips
In March, Apple intends to announce an updated iPad and smaller-screen iPhone featuring the latest A9x and A9 chips…
Why the iPad Pro was delayed and why Steve Jobs decided Apple had to make their own chips
A little over a year ago, Apple had a problem: The iPad Pro was behind schedule…
Tesla hires creator of iPhone’s processor to work on self-driving car tech
At Apple, he created the A4 and A5 processors that powered most of Apple’s mobile devices from 2010 to 2012…
Apple’s iPad Pro may not halt sales decline, but it leads to the future of personal computing
The year-over-year unit sales declines in iPad that began in calendar Q1 of 2014 have continued relentlessly…
How much does Apple’s powerful A9X chip cost to make?
We now know how large the A9X chip inside of Apple’s iPad Pro is…
Why Apple’s new 2016 MacBook will use an Intel Core M Processor
The 12-inch MacBook is now Apple’s best-selling Mac, with the 13-inch MacBook Pro coming in second…
Why Apple’s new iPad Pro makes Mac users feel weird
I’m typing this on a top-of-the-line 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display…
Apple’s new iPad Pro is faster and more affordable than beleaguered Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4
Beleaguered Microsoft’s Surface Pro is offered in three processor tiers, each with different storage options…
Analyst: Apple’s iPad Pro and its powerful A9X CPU pose threat to Intel
Investment firm Cowen and Company has a bullish outlook for Apple’s new iPad Pro…
Alphabet Inc.’s Google looks to copy Apple yet again
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is apparently looking at ways to exert more control, Apple-style, of Android smartphones by…
Apple’s insurmountable platform advantage
Since the iPhone 6s was released last month anyone who has used the device says it feels like magic…
TSMC set to oust Samsung for future Apple chip fabrication
Despite a late start in TSMC’s 16 nm FinFET process, TSMC appears to have captured…
Apple’s iPad Pro testing the waters for an ARM-powered notebook?
I was confused during Apple’s introduction of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, which has a display so large…
TSMC to be Apple’s exclusive A10 chip fab
Taiwan-based TSMC will be the exclusive manufacturer behind Apple’s next mobile chipset, the Apple A10 SoC…
Stanford lecturer: Apple’s best days are behind it; decline began with Steve Jobs’ exclusive AT&T iPhone deal
Apple’s best days are behind it. And the decline started after Steve Jobs negotiated an exclusive deal with AT&T…
Apple is a semiconductor powerhouse; expect the first ARM-based Macs to appear in 2016
Apple has become one of the largest semiconductor makers in the world…
TSMC says to invest additional $16 billion in advanced chip factory
TSMC, the world’s top contract chip maker, said on Friday…
After whipping Intel, Nvidia and AMD in mobile chips, the sky’s the limit for Apple’s silicon design team
Apple can literally do anything it wants to do…
Serial Apple-copier Samsung lands Apple A9 chip stamping deal
Apple is discovering it’s harder to split from Samsung than it would like…
Apple’s blowout quarter predicted very accurately by same analyst who predicts ARM-based Macs
Apple’s stunning iPhone sales in the December quarter took almost everyone by surprise…
How AMD and Nvidia lost the mobile GPU chip business to Apple – with help from Samsung and Google
Apple has the most powerful mainstream Application Processor GPUs…
After eating Intel’s mobile lunch, Apple could next devour Qualcomm’s Baseband Processor business
Eliminating Qualcomm by creating a custom, in-house baseband chip…
Bernstein: Samsung gets Apple’s next-gen iPhone chip business; TSMC gets iPad, ‘iPad Pro,’ and ‘iPhone 6c’
Bernstein believes Apple will likely introduce a larger iPad…
Apple inks multi-billion dollar chip fabrication deal with Samsung, sources say
From 2016, Samsung will supply 80 percent of APs used in Apple devices…
Apple’s A8 processor launch and its impact on Intel’s mobile CPUs
When Apple introduces their new version of the iPhone 6…
Apple’s shift to TSMC for A8 chip fab hurts Samsung profits
Samsung executives admitted on a recent conference call that the outlook isn’t so bright…
Bernstein: Why Apple Will Leave TSMC Next Year
Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co….
Analyst: Apple’s 5.5-inch iPhone could offer superior hardware vs. 4.7-inch model
The component makeup of the rumored 5.5-inch and 4.7-inch ‘iPhone 6’ variants will diverge…
After Samsung’s rampant IP theft, Apple contracts with TSMC to stamp out A-series processors for iPhone, iPad
Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co…
As Apple slowly weans itself off Samsung parts, new iPhone drives a wedge between Korea and Taiwan
Apple has long accused Samsung, its contractor, of copying its designs…
Inside Metal: How Apple plans to unlock the A7 chip’s hidden graphics performance
Among the surprises that Apple unveiled at WWDC 2014 is the company’s…
Apple’s next-gen iPad likely loaded with iPhone 5s hand-me-downs
Historically, there’s been a relationship between the iPhone and iPad product launches…
Apple’s next-gen iPad Air with 8MP rear camera and new A8 chip enters production this month
Apple is set to begin production of its next-generation iPad Air…
Apple’s Metal to take flight in Apple TV?
Metal is a graphics API for iOS, squarely targeted at…
Jeffries: Apple prepping Apple ‘A’ series ARM-based Macs
Apple is going to move from x86 to the ARM instruction set architecture…
