Code suggests Apple is working on an M4 Ultra chip for new Mac Pro
Apple introduced a new generation of Mac Studio with the M3 Ultra and M4 Max chips back in March, and many of us have been wondering when the company will update the Mac Pro with…
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The iPhone 18’s A20 chip again reported to use next-gen RAM integration process
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has echoed other reports that Apple is expected to use a new chip packaging technology in the A20 chip, which will debut in the iPhone 18 next year. His report focuses on…
Trump threatens 100% tariff on US chip imports
President Trump’s far-reaching and sometimes random import taxes have proven to be a continuing source of frustration for businesses—and it doesn’t look like those headaches are going away anytime soon. The president said Wednesday that…
A backlog at the Commerce Dept. is reportedly stalling Nvidia’s H20 chip licenses
Earlier in July, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick gave chipmakers like Nvidia the green light to start selling certain AI chips in China again, but his department is said to be holding things up.…
A backlog at the Commerce Department is reportedly stalling Nvidia’s H20 chip licenses
Earlier in July, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick gave chipmakers like Nvidia the green light to start selling certain AI chips in China again, but his department is said to be holding things up.…
AMD debuts a cheaper Ryzen AI 300 laptop chip as tariffs slow PC sales
Whether it’s tariffs or some other reason, CPU makers seem to be pushing downward into cheaper alternatives, expanding their available market. The most recent example is AMD’s latest addition: the Ryzen AI 5 330, its…
How a MacBook with an iPhone chip can redefine Apple’s budget line
Apple is reportedly building a more affordable, A18 Pro-powered MacBook slated to launch as early as this fall. Given that the entry-level MacBook Air M4 starts at a hefty $999, there’s still scope for a…
Intel isn’t a top chip company any more, Intel CEO says
Tough love? Newly appointed Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan told employees this week that the company is not among the top 10 leading chipmakers, according to a report. Tan reportedly made his remarks to a…
Apple may launch a low-cost MacBook powered by an iPhone chip later this year
Apple’s most affordable new laptop is a $999 MacBook Air. For a lot of people, that’s still too expensive, especially when compared to Chromebooks and budget PCs. But Apple may finally be doing something about…
How 30 years of chip transitions paved the way for the spectacular Apple Silicon era
With the announcement that macOS Tahoe will be the last Mac OS version to support Intel Macs, Apple’s preparing to close the books on the third chip transition in Mac history. It doesn’t get a…