Intel this week announced the Core i9-13980HX, a 24-core 5.6GHz mobile chip that the company says is the “world’s fastest mobile processor”…
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Beleaguered Intel looks to ‘austerity’ for salvation
Pat Gelsinger, CEO of beleaguered hotplate-maker Intel, has tasked his outclassed team with finding new cost savings as he hoped “austerity” …
Wintel PC notebook peddlers worried about Apple’s superior MacBooks
Wintel notebook sales may be affected negatively by the launch of Apple’s superior new MacBooks in the second half of 2022 and weak consumer…
GeekBench: 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro beats Apple’s $5,999 Intel-handicapped Mac Pro
Apple’s new M2 MacBook Pro outperforms the $5,999 base model of the Intel-handicapped Mac Pro in Geekbench 5 benchmarks…
Apple Silicon fab TSMC expected to start 2nm chip production in 2025
TSMC, the fabricator of Apple Silicon chips, is set to make significant enhancements to its chipmaking process when it begins 2nm production…
Led by Johny Srouji, Apple’s silicon team are only interested in the best
Apple’s critically-acclaimed M1 family of chips, which are far more energy-efficient silicon than Intel’s, enable Macs to run much faster…
Apple’s powerhouse M1 Ultra chip is bad news for Intel, AMD, and Nvidia
Apple earlier this month announced M1 Ultra, the next giant leap for Apple silicon and the Mac. Featuring UltraFusion — Apple’s innovative…
Microsoft hires key Apple engineer to design server chips
Microsoft has lured away veteran semiconductor designer Mike Filippo from Apple as it looks to expand its own server-chips efforts…
Apple Silicon designer Jeff Wilcox leaves Apple to rejoin Intel
Apple Silicon leader and T2 security processor developer Jeff Wilcox has left Apple to rejoin Intel and oversee architecture for all Intel…
Intel claims its new Core i9 processor is faster than Apple’s M1 Max
Intel on Tuesday announced the 12th generation of its mobile processors focused on laptops and smaller computers. According to Intel…
Apple ditched Intel in 2021, and it’s really paying off
Apple, in the process of dumping Intel of out their Mac lineup, launched two more M1-based Apple Silicon Macs in 2021, including an all-new…
Apple reportedly still has one more Intel-based Mac left in its pipeline
Apple reportedly still has one more Intel-based Mac left in its pipeline: the next iteration of the desktop Mac Pro that’s yet to be…
Apple fixes macOS Monterey bug that bricked some T2-equipped Macs
Apple has fixed a bug that could cause some Intel Macs with a T2 chip to fail to boot up after macOS Monterey was installed, Apple…
Apple’s M1 Pro vs. M1 Max: Real-world performance test
The entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M1 Pro chip is pitted against the high-end 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M1 Max chip to see…
First benchmarks: Apple’s M1 Max absolutely destroys Intel
The first Geekbench benchmarks for Apple’s high-end M1 Max chip featuring a 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU have appeared…
Beleaguered Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger wants to win back lifestyle company’s business
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who earlier this year attempted to denigrate Apple by referring to the firm as “a lifestyle company,” now wants…
U.S. Commerce Secretary: ‘Aggressive’ action on chip shortage needed
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Thursday it is time to get “aggressive” in addressing the worsening chip shortage…
Thunderbolt 5 details leak via deleted Twitter photo by Intel executive
A tweet from an Intel executive that has since been deleted contained an image that revealed some details about Thunderbolt 5, including…
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…
TSMC to start 4nm process risk production in Q321, 3nm volume production starts 2H22
TSMC is rapidly advancing its world-class manufacturing processes, and it is expected to move its N4 4nm node to risk production…
Taiwan Apple supplier says global chip shortage will worsen without COVID-19 vaccines
A Taiwan Apple supplier has warned that the global chip shortage will worsen without a large and timely increase in COVID-19 vaccinations in…
Apple Silicon is poised to shake up computing
The Mac is resurgent. New Macs coming online are equipped with clearly superior Apple Silicon. Last quarter, sales of Apple Macs topped $9B…
CNN: Apple’s rivals may never be able to catch up to its powerful new chips
Starting today, May 21st, users can get their hands on the all-new powerful M1 iMac, the M1-powered iPad Pro, and the next generation of…
Apple’s M1 iPad Pro beats Intel-handicapped 16-inch MacBook Pro
Benchmarks indicate that the M1 iPad Pro bests Apple’s flagship 16-inch MacBook Pro (Intel Core i9) which remains Intel-handicapped as it…
How beleaguered Intel fell so far behind
Apple still makes Macs with Intel chips, but nobody really wants them. They’re the past, not the future. Even Apple’s entry-leve M1 chip runs…
While blasting Macs in ads, Intel wants to win Apple’s foundry business
New Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says he’s already approached Apple CEO Tim Cook in an effort to begin repairing the frayed relationship between…
Intel to spend up to $20 billion on U.S. chip plants in Arizona
Intel plans to spend as much as $20 billion to build two chip fabs in Arizona and to open up its fabs to outside customers…
Apple dominates tablet applications processor market revenue share
After five consecutive years of shipment decline, the tablet applications processor market returned to growth in 2020, with Apple dominating…
Adobe: Photoshop on Apple’s M1 runs 50% faster than 2019 Intel-hobbled MacBook
This week, Adobe updated Photoshop with native support for Apple’s M1 Macs. Photoshop runs 50% faster on an M1 MacBook…
Intel ordered to pay $2.18 billion to VLSI for patent infringement
Intel Corp. has been ordered to pay $2.18 billion to VLSI Technology after losing a patent-infringement trial over technology related to chip…
Under pressure from Apple Silicon, beleaguered Intel stoops to selective benchmark claims
Using cherry-picked benchmarks, beleaguered Intel has resorted to claiming that its line of big, hot, slow, inefficient processors can best…
Beleaguered Intel tumbles after new CEO doubles down on internal chip manufacturing
Intel shares tumbled after the incoming CEO pledged to regain the company’s long-lost lead in chip manufacturing, countering…
Incoming CEO of Intel: We have to be better than ‘lifestyle company’ Apple at making CPUs
Intel’s new CEO, Pat Gelsinger is already trying to rally the maker of hot, slow x86 chips after being thoroughly embarrassed by Apple …
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…
Apple supplier TSMC plans to bury feckless Intel with spending blitz of up to $28 billion
TSMC will invest up to $28B, a staggering sum aimed at constructing a plant in Arizona to serve Apple and expanding its lead over Intel and…
M1 benchmarks prove Apple Silicon outclasses nearly all Intel Macs
Apple in Nov. introduced a new MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini powered by the revolutionary M1 which easily outclasses Intel …
Intel previews new ‘Alder Lake’ chips that look to emulate Apple Silicon approach
Intel at CES offered a preview of its next chip release, the hybrid Alder Lake chipsets, which will use an approach similar to Apple Silicon…
Apple Silicon-powered 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro releases expected to boost CPU market share
Apple is expected to release new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with Apple Silicon SoCs this year, driving further growth in CPU …
Beleaguered Intel has few good options as investor demands break-up
Activist investor Daniel Loeb wants Intel to consider splitting its chip manufacturing operations from its chip design and development…
Third Point urges snail-like Intel to explore strategic alternatives as market share deteriorates
Third Point, the hedge fund led by Dan Loeb, is urging snail-like Intel’s board of directors to hire an investment adviser to explore…
Apple has begun developing their own cellular modem; Qualcomm shares drop
Apple has begun building their own internal cellular modem for future devices, a move that would replace components from Qualcomm…
Apple’s 2021 Mac chips will blow away the fastest PCs
Apple is prepping new Mac chips for introduction as early as 2021 that are aimed at significantly outperforming the fastest PCs…
