Tag Archives: A6
‘iPhone 5S’, cheaper iPhone to come in multiple new colors, July announcement?
According to Macotakara, new colors will be one of the more visible features of Apple’s next-generation iPhone models. According to a new report from the Japanese website, Apple’s iPhone 5 successor, already dubbed by some as the “iPhone 5S,” will come in three additional colors on top of the already existing black/slate and white/silver designs [...]
Apple Might Introduce a Better iPad 3 with a Lightning Adapter Next Week
We've seen evidence of a faster iPad 3 using the Apple A6 processor before and now 9to5Mac is reporting that Apple will announce a "refreshed version" of the full sized, 9.7-inch iPad with Retina Display at next week's event. It looks like we mig...
Samsung Gets Bigger Payday From Apple’s A6 Processor Production, But Kept Out Of Design
Apple and Samsung depend heavily on one another, despite the fact that they're also at each other's throats in intellectual property legal disputes around the world. But Apple is looking to reduce Samsung's role in the manufacturing and design side of its business, in a move that could have greater long-term repercussions for the Korean electronics giant than for the iPhone maker.
Samsung Gets Bigger Payday From Apple’s A6 Processor Production, But Kept Out Of Design
Apple and Samsung depend heavily on one another, despite the fact that they're also at each other's throats in intellectual property legal disputes around the world. But Apple is looking to reduce Samsung's role in the manufacturing and design side of its business, in a move that could have greater long-term repercussions for the Korean electronics giant than for the iPhone maker.
Report: Apple to utilize TSMC’s 20nm quad-core chips for new products over next few years
Chinese Economic News Service (via MacRumors) is citing Citigroup Global Markets analyst J.T. Hsu today as claiming Apple will make the switch to TSMC’s 20nm process for quad-core processors over the next couple of years. The rumor is something we have heard several times in the past: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. estimated Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing [...]
Apple Hires Away Top Samsung CPU Designer to Build Custom Apple Chips [Chips]
Apple just took a big step toward upping its chip-making game, and took a big swipe at Samsung in the process. According to the Wall Street Journal, Cupertino's hired away Jim Mergard, a well respected and vastly experienced engineer, from the Ko...
Apple Hires Away Top Samsung CPU Designer to Build Custom Apple Chips [Chips]
Apple just took a big step toward upping its chip-making game, and took a big swipe at Samsung in the process. According to the Wall Street Journal, Cupertino's hired away Jim Mergard, a well respected and vastly experienced engineer, from the Ko...
Is There an Updated, Faster Version of the iPad 3 Coming? [Rumors]
This is interesting. MacRumors reports that an iOS developer found a new, unknown iPad device showing up in his app analytics. Though that usually means the next version of the iPad, the unknown iPad actually had the same footprint as the current...
Apple Job Posting Hints At Major New System-On-A-Chip Design Effort
Apple posted multiple job ads today, and one in particular is interesting given the company's recent decisions. The posting is seeking an "SoC Modelling Architect / Lead," or in the words of the job description, an individual who will be "at the center of a chip design effort interfacing with all disciplines, with a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers quickly."
Apple’s iPhone 5 A6 Processor Seems to Dynamically Overclock Itself [Video]
The iPhone 5's processor might be faster than we thought. According to TLDToday, the A6 is clocking in at 1.3GHz after an update to the Geekbench benchmarking app, which is supposed to do a better job ...
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