In a legal proceeding, lawyers for Arm and Qualcomm questioned a former Apple executive on Tuesday regarding a central issue for…
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Microsoft’s new ‘Copilot’ PCs can’t handle hundreds of popular PC games
Microsoft and its partners launched Copilot+ PCs this spring, featuring AI-powered capabilities like generating images and videos…
Intel In Slide: Arm aims to capture 50% of PC market in five years, CEO says
Intel, schmintel. Arm Holdings aims to gain more than 50% of the Windows PC market in five years, the chip designer’s CEO said, as Microsoft…
Apple pays Arm less than 30 cents in royalties for each chip
Apple pays chip architect Arm less than 30 cents in royalties for each chip it uses in Macs, iPhones, iPads, Apple TVs, Apple Watches, and…
SoftBank’s Arm jumps 18% in IPO debut to notch $65 billion valuation
Shares in SoftBank’s Arm Holdings (ARM) opened 18% above their IPO price in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, valuing the chip designer…
Apple inks new deal with Arm for chip technology; long-term pact ‘extends beyond 2040’
Apple has inked a new deal with Arm for chip technology that “extends beyond 2040,” according to Arm’s initial public offering (IPO)…
Apple, other leading chipmakers to invest in Arm as it eyes September IPO
Leading global chipmakers, including Apple, Samsung Electronics, Nvidia, and Intel, are expected to invest in Arm as soon as the company is…
Microsoft follow Apple yet again, assembles ‘Microsoft Silicon’ to make custom ARM chips
Yet again, Microsoft is trying to follow Apple’s lead and is assembling an in-house “Microsoft Silicon” team to build new custom ARM chips…
Why Apple Silicon is better than Intel for Macs
On June 22, 2020, a historic day for the Mac, Apple announced it would transition the Mac to its world-class custom silicon – Apple Silicon …
Arm sues Qualcomm, in attempt to unwind Qualcomm’s $1.4 billion Nuvia purchase
Arm Ltd, which is owned by Softbank Group Corp, this week sued Qualcomm and Qualcomm’s recently acquired chip design firm Nuvia for…
UK orders in-depth probe of Nvidia’s acquisition of chip designer Arm
The UK on Tuesday ordered an in-depth investigation of Nvidia’s planned $50 billion-plus acquisition of British chip designer Arm…
Qualcomm CEO: We can have the best chip on the market, thanks to ex-Apple chip architects
Longtime processor suppliers Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices have no chips as energy efficient as Apple’s. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon…
UK intervenes in Nvidia’s takeover of ARM citing national security grounds
On Monday, the UK said it would intervene in SoftBank’s sale of chip designer ARM Holdings to U.S. group Nvidia on national security grounds…
Arm introduces its new Armv9 architecture
Today, Arm introduced the Armv9 architecture in response to the global demand for ubiquitous specialized processing with increasingly capable…
Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm protest Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm Ltd.
Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm are among companies protesting Nvidia $40 billion deal for Arm Ltd. and asking antitrust officials to…
Qualcomm objects to Nvidia’s proposed $40 billion Arm acquisition
Qualcomm has informed regulators around the world that the company is against Nvidia’s $40 billion acquisition of chip designer Arm …
Beleaguered Intel ousts CEO Bob Swan
Beleaguered Intel ousted its CEO Wednesday in a surprise move that pivots the semiconductor giant closer to its engineering roots after…
When will Apple unveil ARM-based Macs?
Apple uses an ARM-based architecture for its A-series chips in the iPhone and iPad, and each year, those chips get faster and more efficient
Oh no, Apple killed MacBook….
Apple quietly killed the MacBook even while it upgraded the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro today.
Intel might slash the price of its Core CPUs to counter AMD rivalry
There’s a rumor doing the rounds that Intel might decide to slash the prices of its Core processors to stick two fingers…
Frustrated Apple CEO Tim Cook reveals disappointing MacBook Pro delay
Mac fans hoping for new hardware this year have been given one possible explanation for the delay…
Winners and Losers of the Apple-Qualcomm detente
The end to a battle between Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. removed a hangover for shareholders…
Performance shootout: Apple’s Intel vs. ARM systems
There have been some comments questioning the meaning of the performance benchmarks…
Why Intel’s smartphone strategy went off the rails yet again
Intel recently scrapped its plans to sell 5G modems for smartphones, shortly after its top customer, Apple…
Why did Intel kill off their modem program?
There is no way to sugar coat Intel’s modem story, it has been a flaming disaster from the start…
Analyst estimates Apple paid up to $6 billion to settle with Qualcomm
Apple probably paid Qualcomm between $5 billion and $6 billion to settle the litigation…
Qualcomm detente is a bitter pill for Tim Cook; clock is ticking on Apple’s own modem
Apple Inc.’s legal surrender this week is a blow for the company’s supply chain strategy…
Qualcomm CEO on Apple settlement: We’re not going to disclose how much the deal is worth
A day after settling a multibillion-dollar battle with Apple, Qualcomm’s CEO…
Here’s what likely happened between Apple, Qualcomm and Intel
On day two of what was expected to be by far the biggest patent or antitrust lawsuit ever heard…
Qualcomm settlement with Apple paves way for Huawei dispute
Qualcomm Inc’s surprise settlement of a prolonged legal fight with Apple Inc paves…
Intel axes 5G modem plans after Apple and Qualcomm settle
Chipmaker Intel conceded on Tuesday it would not release a 5G smartphone modem…
What performance gains Apple’s A13 chip might deliver
We’re still a long way away from hearing anything official about Apple’s next system-on-a-chip…
TSMC lays groundwork for Apple to design 5nm chips
TSMC has announced delivery of the complete version of its 5nm design infrastructure….
Apple might achieve what Microsoft’s Windows 10 never could
When Windows 10 was first revealed back in 2014, I was naturally interested in its new features…
Mobile CPU benchmarks show Apple two years ahead of the competition
ARM has unveiled its latest high-end mobile CPU…
As Microsoft and Qualcomm work on ARM-based PCs, the stage is set for Apple A-series Macs
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
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?
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
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?
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…
When will Apple put Intel’s Kaby Lake chips inside new Macs?
Claims Intel’s latest Kaby Lake processors may not appear in new Macs until next year…
