We know that there are still Intel-based Macs coming down the pipe, as Apple confirmed as much that we'd see them arrive before the end of 2020. And now we have a first glimpse of what's coming.
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Bad quality assurance of Skylake reportedly accelerated Apple’s plans to ditch Intel
According to an ex-Intel engineer, bad quality assurance of Intel's Skylake chips has reinforced the notion within Apple that the company should hasten its long-expected switch to its own in-house designed desktop chips based on its custom sic lion in iOS devices.
Kuo: Apple would pay 40-60% less for the CPU by switching away from Intel
Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo with TF International Securities thinks one of the more important reasons for Apple to ditch Intel processors in its Mac computers is price.
The first Mac with an Apple-designed ARM processor may launch in the first half of 2021
Apple has been rumored to be moving away from relying on Intel for its processors in the Mac lineup for quite some time now.
smcFanControl lets you manage the built-in fans to make your Mac run cooler
A free macOS app called smcFanControl lets you individually control the fans built into every Mac desktop or notebook in order to make your computer run cooler.
Intel hints that Thunderbolt 4 doubles Thunderbolt 3 throughput
Intel hinted at CES 2020 that the fourth iteration to the Thunderbolt I/O specification is on its way, promising double the throughput of the current Thunderbolt 3 implementation.
Control Intel’s Turbo Boost CPU technology with Turbo Boost Switcher for Mac
If you're annoyed when your MacBook's fans kick into overdrive every time you launch a CPU-intensive task like high-demanding gaming, or macOS simply decides to run the Spotlight or Photos indexing process, you should give an app called Turbo Boost Switcher a try.
Intel’s sale of its smartphone modem business to Apple is complete
When it comes to the smartphone market, Intel has not had the easiest of years. And before 2019 wraps up, it has officially closed the book on its smartphone modem business.
Intel says Qualcomm’s actions ‘forced’ it out of the market
Intel had a bit of a rough year, especially in the middle months. Now, according to court documents filed by the company recently, we know a bit more about how Intel's executives feel about the whole thing.
Apple, Intel team up against SoftBank-funded patent troll
Patent trolls are a scourge for technology companies like Intel and Apple. Now the two tech giants have teamed up to take down one of the biggest, Softbank-financed Fortress Investment Group. Intel and Apple have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fortress, alleging the company has stockpiled patents expressly for the purpose of suing companies like Intel and Apple to extract profit, according to Reuters.
Former Apple chip executives start a new company to take on Intel and AMD
Intel and AMD are still two of the most powerful chip companies out there, but it sounds like they have an upstart to keep an eye on.
Apple’s own 5G modem may reportedly start appearing in iPhones beginning 2022 or 2023
Cellular modem development is a tremendously complicated, expensive and time-consuming process, but that hasn't stopped Apple, which already designs a bunch of chips in-house, to set an aggressive 2022 timeline for iPhones outfitted with its own 5G baseband hardware.