Kuo: Apple would pay 40-60% less for the CPU by switching away from Intel
In Kuo’s mind, ARM-powered Macs would help boost annual Mac sales from about twenty million units currently to as many as thirty million units over time.
Chip
2020 iPad Pro’s A12Z chip could be a rebadged A12X that enables a previously latent GPU core
Apple’s A12Z Bionic chip that debuted in the new iPad Pro last week is probably a rebranded A12X Bionic processor from 2018 that activates a previously disabled graphics core.
Former iPhone GPU supplier Imagination signs a new license agreement with Apple
Imagination and Apple have signed a new license agreement allowing the latter to use Imagination’s intellectual property in its own designs in exchange for license fees.
5nm A14 chips for this year’s iPhones will reportedly enter production in the second quarter
According to DigiTimes, TSMC will remain Apple’s sole foundry partner for the chips that will power the upcoming iPhone and iPad models to be released later this year.
iOS 13.1.3 issues with Apple’s U1 chip are causing AirDrop on some iPhone 11 units to fail
Some of the affected units reportedly cannot be repaired, with disgruntled owners claiming that Apple had to replace their phones.
Apple’s own 5G modem may reportedly start appearing in iPhones beginning 2022 or 2023
Cellular modem development is a time-consuming process, but Apple has reportedly set an aggressive 2022 deadline to start using a 5G modem of its own in iPhones by 2022.
Don’t expect perks beyond better cameras and chips for the next iPad Pro and budget iPad
After launching the new mid-tier iPad Air and iPad mini 5 earlier this year, Apple is now planning to refresh the high-end iPad Pro lineup as well as its low-end iPad for schools.
Intel’s new 10nm Ice Lake chips may significantly speed up video compression, encoding and decoding on 2020 Mac notebooks
Intel yesterday unveiled its tenth-generation processors code-named “Ice Lake” that while bringing only modest compute improvements accelerate tasks such as machine learning, encryption, video compression, encoding and decoding by a large margin.
Kuo: Apple could complete 5G modem development by 2022 or 2023
Apple could do without Qualcomm’s wireless modems in iPhones as soon as 2022, a reliable analyst has it.
Chipmaker Broadcom extends its supply deal with Apple for another two years
Broadcom today announced a renewal of its supply deal with Apple for another two years.
An in-depth look into Apple’s frustrations with Intel’s modems
In an in-depth report detailing Intel’s modem struggles, The Information claims Apple is not expected to finalize its own in-house designed cellular modem for iPhones before 2025.
New ZombieLoad attack affects Intel chips dating back to 2011, fixed in macOS 10.14.5
After Meltdown, Spectre and Foreshadow, it’s time for another Intel chip vulnerability. Thankfully, Apple has fixed this serious threat in macOS Mojave 10.14.5.
