Apple’s chip wizard Johny Srouji is allegedly being considered for the CEO job at Intel
Apple’s boss of hardware and chip technologies is being considered as Intel’s new chief executive following the resignation of the previous CEO, Brian Krzanich.
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Does your Mac have Apple T2 security chip? Here’s how to find out!
Apple’s custom T2 chip provides unrivaled privacy and industry-leading security features never before present on Mac. Some newer Mac models include this chip and others do not. iDownloadBlog shows you how to identify whether your Mac computer has the Apple T2 chip.
Intel unveils its first 5G modem that could power 2020 iPhone
Offering improvements in power, size and scalability, Intel’s new 5G-enabled modem supports theoretical peak speeds of up to 6 gigabits per second, or three to six times faster than the latest LTE modems available today.
2018 iPad Pro to rock an improved A12X chip with a faster GPU for more powerful graphics
Apple’s upcoming iPad Pro tablets for 2018 will use an Apple-designed A12X Bionic chip, which is an enhanced version of the regular A12 Bionic chip in the iPhone XS/XS Max/XR smartphones feature a more powerful GPU for faster graphics.
Production begins on A12 chip for all three 2018 iPhones
Commercial production has begun on TSMC’s 7nm chip. This is the same chip likely to be found in Apple’s upcoming A12 processor for the 2018 iPhone models.
Apple’s reportedly approved “Kalamata” project to ditch Intel for custom Mac chips from 2020
Stop me if you’ve think you’ve already heard this one: Apple is reportedly exploring ways to replace Intel processors in Mac computers with a version of in-house designed silicon technology that already powers its iOS, watchOS and tvOS devices.
Apple may not switch from Dialog to in-house power management chip designs before 2021
Dialog’s boss told German newspaper Euro am Sonntag that it expects Apple, its top customer, to use its power-management chips for a significant proportion of its devices in 2019 and 2020. In other words, Apple may continue to work with Dialog until its future chip designs are finished.
New iPad due this fall may feature custom AI chip & Apple-designed graphics
The company’s semiconductor advances made last year with the introduction of the A11 Bionic chip powering the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X lines should trickle down to new iPads coming down the pike later this year, if a new Bloomberg repot is an indication.
3 new Mac models with custom Apple coprocessors reportedly in the works
A pair of updated Mac notebooks and a new desktop machine are in tow for release this year, all featuring Apple’s custom in-house designed coprocessors, according to Bloomberg’s sources.
Israeli class action suit over Meltdown & Spectre targets Apple, ARM and Intel
Apple has been included in a planned class action lawsuit against Intel and ARM following revelations that all Mac and iOS devices are affected by the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities.
New Intel Thunderbolt 3 chips bring DisplayPort 1.4 support for single-cable 8K monitors
The new Intel chipsets add DisplayPort 1.4 compatibility while allow peripherals to fall back on USB 3.1 speeds if not connected to a Thunderbolt 3 host.
State-run research institute says iPhones, iPad sold in Korea violate its chip process tech
There’s just one “slight” problem: the claimed tech was pioneered by Apple’s chip partner TSMC. Is the Korean government harassing Apple for no apparent reason?