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Financial Times reviews Apple’s iPhone 6s/Plus: The ‘s’ stands for speed

Thursday, October 1, 2015 4:56 pmThursday, October 1, 20158 Comments

Speed is the standout feature of Apple’s new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus…

TSMC set to oust Samsung for future Apple chip fabrication

Monday, September 28, 2015 3:55 pmMonday, September 28, 201511 Comments

Despite a late start in TSMC’s 16 nm FinFET process, TSMC appears to have captured…

AnandTech: iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus preliminary results

Monday, September 28, 2015 12:56 pm7 Comments

Apple has effectively taken their Macbook SSD controller and adapted it for use in a smartphone…

Ars Technica reviews iPhone 6s/Plus: 3D Touch and the A9 chip are the stars of the show

Monday, September 28, 2015 10:55 amMonday, September 28, 20158 Comments

Apple’s A9 uses a dual-core ARM CPU based on a custom 64-bit CPU architecture…

First impressions of Apple’s flagship iPhone 6s Plus

Saturday, September 26, 2015 11:18 amSaturday, September 26, 201532 Comments

I’ve enjoyed my iPhone 6 Plus since trading in my small, junky iPhone 6 for a nicely-sized, amazing iPhone 6 Plus back in the spring…

Beleaguered Samsung tries to peddle Galaxy phones to people queuing outside Apple Store for iPhone 6s/Plus launch

Friday, September 25, 2015 1:31 pmFriday, September 25, 201521 Comments

Outside the Apple Store on Regent Street, Apple fans queuing up to get their hands on the new iPhone 6S…

All eyes on Apple as new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus hit stores Friday

Thursday, September 24, 2015 6:01 pmThursday, September 24, 201518 Comments

The new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus arrive in stores and at consumers’ doorsteps on Friday…

John Gruber reviews Apple’s iPhone 6s/Plus: Everything is new

Wednesday, September 23, 2015 10:58 amWednesday, September 23, 201520 Comments

I used to think — and maybe it was even true — that one of the advantages to Apple of the tick-tock cycle is that during the S years…

Insanely Great: iPhone 6s benchmarks as powerful as the Retina MacBook

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 8:23 pm27 Comments

The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus shouldn’t arrive at your door for a few more days…

iPhone 6s vs. iPhone 6, an in-depth comparison

Thursday, September 17, 2015 11:28 amThursday, September 17, 20159 Comments

The iPhone 6s blows the iPhone 6 out of the water with 3D Touch, an Appel A9 processor, a 12 MP rear camera and 5 MP front camera…

Apple’s iPhones are killing Samsung

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 7:37 pmTuesday, September 15, 201517 Comments

In the smartphone segment, Samsung has seen increased challenges due to Apple’s rise in the high-end smartphone market…

Engadget hands-on with iPhone 6s/Plus: Using 3D Touch feels completely natural

Wednesday, September 9, 2015 6:26 pm15 Comments

Apple’s new iPhones a sense of density that the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sorely missed…

Apple unveils the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus with 3D Touch, Apple A9, 12MP iSight camera, 4K video and more

Wednesday, September 9, 2015 3:52 pmWednesday, September 9, 201528 Comments

Apple today announced iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, the most advanced iPhones ever, adding a powerful new dimension to…

iPad Pro: What to expect on September 9th

Friday, September 4, 2015 11:03 am13 Comments

At an Apple event on September 9th, the Cupertino giant is expected to announce…

Apple’s iPhone 6s/Plus: Bigger upgrade than most expect

Sunday, August 30, 2015 2:20 pm19 Comments

This year’s ‘tock’ might strike even harder than in year’s past…

Samsung stole trade secrets from TSMC to win Apple A9 stamping deal

Wednesday, August 26, 2015 4:29 pmWednesday, August 26, 201519 Comments

Today, Taiwan’s highest court ruled in favor of TSMC…

iPhone 6s logic board photos and video shows new Apple A9, Qualcomm chips

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 10:29 pm2 Comments

We’ve already seen a number of part leaks from the upcoming…

Intel Inside Apple’s iPad Pro?

Monday, August 24, 2015 10:30 am16 Comments

Apple’s iPad Pro will go into commercial production next month or by October…

Apple’s next-gen Apple TV to cost $149?

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 4:54 pmWednesday, August 19, 201527 Comments

The revised Apple TV will be thinner and slightly wider…

Apple prepping 5-inch ‘iPhone 6c’ according to Foxconn insider

Tuesday, August 18, 2015 11:29 amTuesday, August 18, 201515 Comments

The 5-incher will apparently rock an 8 MP camera, a dual-LED flash and be powered by an A9 processor…

New details about next iPhone and iPad’s ‘A9’ chip emerge

Monday, August 17, 2015 1:58 pmMonday, August 17, 20156 Comments

The Apple-designed ‘A9’ chip said to power the next-gen iPhones and iPads…

Apple’s A9 set to deliver insane levels of performance

Saturday, August 15, 2015 1:38 pmSaturday, August 15, 201540 Comments

Apple may be set to deliver PC-class performance in the next iPhones and iPads…

Apple iPhone 6s with tri-core A9 chip gets benchmarked, beats most Android flagships

Saturday, August 15, 2015 11:12 amSaturday, August 15, 201528 Comments

An alleged Apple iPhone 6s prototype has been spotted…

Apple’s ‘A9’ processor for next-gen iPhones and iPads will offer performance ‘to kill for’

Friday, August 7, 2015 10:31 am15 Comments

The must-have feature of Apple’s ninth-generation iPhone…

Apple expected to emerge from doldrums with upcoming iPhone event next month

Thursday, August 6, 2015 7:01 pmThursday, August 6, 20156 Comments

Since the company released its third-quarter results on July 21, Apple’s share price has fallen…

UBS, Summit defend the iPhone cycle as Apple shares slide again

Thursday, August 6, 2015 12:55 pmThursday, August 6, 20156 Comments

Apple shares are back to their downward path…

Why there won’t be an iPhone 6s/Plus bump

Tuesday, August 4, 2015 9:56 amTuesday, August 4, 201528 Comments

An Apple investor would do well to be conservative in his buying/holding of the stock…

Apple’s iPad mini 4 to be miniature iPad Air 2; launch with A9-powered iPad Air 3 this year, sources say

Sunday, July 26, 2015 12:13 pm17 Comments

An A9-powered iPad Air 3 will make a simultaneous debut alongside…

You’re going to want to dump your iPhone 6 for Apple’s next-gen iPhone

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 11:27 amTuesday, June 23, 201525 Comments

Apple is cooking up such an iPhone upgrade…

Will Apple unleash iOS multitasking at WWDC?

Monday, June 8, 2015 8:55 amMonday, June 8, 20155 Comments

We might also see a sneak preview of the iPad Pro….

Apple’s iPhone 7 ratchets up intense competition among chip fabs

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 11:26 amTuesday, May 26, 20153 Comments

We aren’t anywhere close to the launch of the iPhone 6s…

Apple A9 chip likely driving Globalfoundries 14-nm expansion

Friday, May 22, 2015 5:25 pmFriday, May 22, 201513 Comments

Apple is likely driving the 14-nanometer ramp at Globalfoundries…

Apple makes ‘last-minute decision’ to use TSMC to stamp out 30% of next-gen ‘A9’ chips

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 11:23 pmWednesday, April 15, 201513 Comments

Apple is said to have called an audible after partner GlobalFoundries continued to experience poor yield rates…

GlobalFoundries to make next-gen Apple chips in Malta, New York

Saturday, April 4, 2015 5:12 pm12 Comments

Apple has awarded the contract for its next-generation A9 chips…

Samsung wins Apple A9 chip fab orders for next iPhone, iPad, sources say

Friday, April 3, 2015 8:30 amFriday, April 3, 201536 Comments

Winning this order from Apple will helpSamsung electronics, the world’s second-largest chipmaker rebound…

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…

Samsung to supply DRAM for Apple’s next-gen iPhones; deal worth worth billions of dollars, sources say

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 10:56 amTuesday, February 24, 201514 Comments

Samsung will handle at least half of the amount that Apple needs for its new iPhone 6s…

After whipping Intel, Nvidia and AMD in mobile chips, the sky’s the limit for Apple’s silicon design team

Thursday, February 5, 2015 1:27 pmThursday, February 5, 201517 Comments

Apple can literally do anything it wants to do…

Serial Apple-copier Samsung lands Apple A9 chip stamping deal

Wednesday, February 4, 2015 5:25 pmWednesday, February 4, 201525 Comments

Apple is discovering it’s harder to split from Samsung than it would like…

Samsung has already lost to Apple in smartphones

Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:01 pmThursday, January 29, 201515 Comments

Apple’s greater profitability affords it the capital needed to fuel…

Apple’s blowout quarter predicted very accurately by same analyst who predicts ARM-based Macs

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 1:01 pmWednesday, January 28, 201533 Comments

Apple’s stunning iPhone sales in the December quarter took almost everyone by surprise…

Samsung and GlobalFoundries reportedly win majority of Apple A9 chip orders

Friday, January 16, 2015 10:25 amFriday, January 16, 20156 Comments

Samsung Electronics and Globalfoundries have secured…

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