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Analysts see strong iPhone 7 sales as A-seies chip fab TSMC sets new profit and sales records
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) raised its forecast for 2016 revenue after setting new profit and sales records…
Hello, Apple? It’s Mac. Have you forgotten me?
Apple has continuously been leaving its Mac line dusty and old…
The iPhone’s new A10 Fusion chip should worry Intel
Apple’s latest generation of smartphone processors has basically caught up with Intel’s laptops CPUs…
Apple A10-powered Macs on the way? Decoding Apple’s WWDC 2016 media invitation
If you think Apple’s been slow with Mac innovation you are not alone…
AnandTech reviews Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad Pro: ‘Clearly the best standard-sized tablet on the market’
Apple is now in a bit of an awkward situation, as there’s no way for someone to actually buy an iPad with the absolute best specs for every component…
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…
Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad Pro vs. 12.9-inch iPad Pro
Apple has now unveiled the iPad Pro 9.7 giving the Pro range far wider appeal while retaining compatibility…
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…
What we know about Apple’s iPad Air 3
Apple is expected to lift the curtain on the new iPad Air 3 come March…
Speed Test: iPad Pro vs. every other iPad model ever made
Apple’s powerful iPad Pro features groundbreaking performance with the new 64-bit A9X chip that rivals most portable PCs…
Analyst: iPad Pro and Apple Pencil hit by production issues
Apple is seeing less than satisfactory output of iPad Pro’s massive 12.9-inch display…
Why Apple won’t add a third core to their A10 chip next year
What’s interesting is that even though last year’s A8X chip found inside the iPad Air 2 employed a triple-core CPU design…
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…
Superior Silicon: How Apple is beating chipmakers at their own game
Apple’s A-series-powered mobile devices are blisteringly quick. They rarely hesitate, handle multiple apps with ease, and play games…
Samsung vs. TSMC: Comparing the battery life of two Apple A9 processors
Apple is sourcing an important system component, the Apple A9 system-on-a-chip, from both Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor…
How to find out if your iPhone 6s or 6s Plus has the good TSMC or crappy Samsung chip
Reports and videos floating around the Internet seem to indicate that there might be a significant battery life difference…
Analyzing Apple’s statement on TSMC- and Samsung-stamped A9 chips
Since we first learned that the A9 SoC in Apple’s iPhone 6s lineup is dual sourced…
Apple may have made a huge mistake in having Samsung stamp inferior A9 chips
Apple’s A9 is manufactured in TSMC’s 16-nanometer FinFET Plus manufacturing process while the other is built in a Samsung 14-nanometer process…
Apple claims iPhone 6s/Plus’ A9 battery performance only varies 2-3% between TSMC and Samsung variants in ‘real-world usage’
Apple has addressed the spate of chatter about differences in performance between A9 chips…
Chipgate: Did you get the good A9 or the crap A9 in your iPhone 6s/Plus?
With the release of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, it has come to light that Apple is splitting the manufacture of its A9 processor…
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…
iPad Pro runs full-sized side-by-side apps; keyboard and stylus sold separately
The base model of iPad Pro will likely ship with 64GB of storage…
Samsung stole trade secrets from TSMC to win Apple A9 stamping deal
Today, Taiwan’s highest court ruled in favor of TSMC…
Intel Inside Apple’s iPad Pro?
Apple’s iPad Pro will go into commercial production next month or by October…
New details about next iPhone and iPad’s ‘A9’ chip emerge
The Apple-designed ‘A9’ chip said to power the next-gen iPhones and iPads…
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…
Samsung has already lost to Apple in smartphones
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
Apple’s stunning iPhone sales in the December quarter took almost everyone by surprise…
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…
RUMOR: Apple buys Taiwan fab to stamp its own chips
Despite all that talk that Apple is striking a deal with TSMC…
Apple to buy chips from TSMC as it attempts to extricate itself from dependency on Samsung
In the past year, Apple executives have expressed concern that their dependence on Samsung…
TSMC wins three-year deal to supply Apple with A8, A9, and A9X chips, say sources
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and…
