The global chip shortage has reportedly delayed some iPad and MacBook production
Don’t worry, production plans for the next iPhone have not been affected by the global semiconductor supply shortage so far, apparently.
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Very invasive and risky unofficial RAM and SSD upgrades are possible on Apple silicon Macs
If you know what you’re doing, you could upgrade the default memory and storage of Apple’s M1 chip in your M1 Mac.
Apple silicon supplier TSMC will spend a staggering $100 billion to boost chip output
This major investment on TSMC’s part should help address the global semiconductor shortage and help the company meet demand for semiconductors of all stripes.
Intel wants to produce Apple chips after targeting M1 Macs with an attack ad campaign
Intel is open to working with Apple on future chips. However, its recent anti-Apple ad campaign shows Intel is having a tough time with Apple’s transition to its own Mac silicon.
Intel announces its CEO Bob Swan is stepping down as the beleaguered chip maker stumbles
Writing’s been on the wall for some time given Intel’s ongoing manufacturing and engineering woes. The announcement of Apple silicon seems to have sealed Swan’s fate.
Microsoft adds x64 emulation to Windows on ARM, but performance is far behind M1 Macs
The performance of emulated x64 apps on a Surface Pro X laptop isn’t even close to the latest Macs powered by Apple’s M1 laptop chip and running Rosetta emulation.
Apple is working on M1 successors for 2021 iMac & MacBook Pro, 32-core Mac Pro in 2022
These new chips, currently in the works, are said to deliver a significant graphics boost for upcoming Mac desktops, including the Mac Pro workstation.
AMD is apparently working on two Apple M1 competitor chips
The Santa Clara, California-headquartered semiconductor company apparently has two Apple M1 competitor chips in prototype stages that are reportedly “almost ready”.
How to determine whether your Mac computer is using an Intel processor or Apple silicon
Follow along with this quick tutorial for the instructions showing you how to identify Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
TSMC may build A15 chips for 2021 iPhones, Macs using its next-gen 5nm+ and 4nm process
TSMC’s 5nm+ process technology (aka N5P) is a performance-enhanced version of its 5nm process that’s used to fabricate the current Apple A14 and M1 chips.
Apple discontinues Intel-based MacBook Air, other models still available with Intel chips
As for the refreshed MacBook Pro and Mac mini, some of these models are still available with Intel processors.
Apple’s new M1 laptop chip is limited to 16GB of RAM, doesn’t support external GPUs
The first generation of the M1 chip maxes out at 16 gigabytes of RAM and it doesn’t support external GPUs over Thunderbolt.
