Many have wondered over the last six generations why Intel isn’t the chipmaker behind the iPhone’s processor. Up until now there was no solid reason, but today, the CEO of Intel stepped down and let us in on a little secret. The company told Apple “no.” While it is hard to believe now, Intel turned down Steve Jobs and Apple when asked to power the…
The Galaxy S4 is hot. Really hot. As soon as this phone was announced, it was clear that the Galaxy S4′s specs were something else. Rocking the 5 inch Super AMOLED screen, 13MP camera and the Qaulcomm Snapdragon processor, clocked at 1.9GHz, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has been put through its paces by Primate Labs, who have analyzed the phone’s Geekbench 2…
We’ve been reading reports of Intel jumping onboard the Apple custom chip manufacturing bandwagon with increasing regularity in recent times. A report from last week suggested that Intel is ramping up its business and preparing for an order from Apple. The idea being – more than likely – that Cupertino wants to reduce its reliance on Samsung and opt for…
TiP Daily March 7, 2013: A new rumors suggests Intel could be in the running to provide processors for future iOS devices, Apple Maps beat Google in latest real-world comparison, and more! – Apple Maps bests competition: http://tinyurl.com/cuzvwqz – Apple streaming service troubles: http://tinyurl.com/crdkvww – Intel…
According to what the rumor mill is churning out today, there is a possibility that iOS could see a complete rewrite to support up to 8 core processors before the iPhone 6 release. This coming from Jeffries analyst Peter Misek and the usual “supply chain sources”, the rumor says that Apple could be looking to “re-architect” iOS in order to…
Well this hasn’t happened in a while. Samsung has passed Apple to become the largest chip-set buyer in the world. These semiconducters would be going towards its growing line of smartphones and tablets. Combined, these two companies, Samsung and Apple dominate the rest in terms of how much they spend in this industry, adding up to a total $45.3 billion….
A relationship between Apple and Intel has been whispered about for some time now, but so far nothing concrete has ever come to light. However, according to one analyst, that may be about to change. Doug Freedman, an analyst over at RBC, claims that Apple big wigs may be open to using Intel’s X86 processors in new Apple gadgets like the next iPad if Intel…
This week Matt discusses an update to TinyUmbrella, progress on the jailbreak for A5 devices and beyond, and a bit of controversy in the jailbreak community. See If Your Device Can Be Jailbroken!: http://mofodox.me/jbstats Matt’s Tech Channel: http://goo.gl/pclsK Gaming Channel: http://goo.gl/hjwCJ Vlog…
Apple’s “new iPad” made waves back in March with its impressive 9.7″ Retina display and graphics performance. The A5X chip boasted “quad-core graphics” and increased speed and RAM compared to the previous iPad. That said, those early 3-gen iPad adopters probably weren’t too impressed when Apple announced another model that was twice as fast as the one they…
There has been a lot of news regarding iOS device processors recently. First off, Apple hired a top Samsung chipset designer, and now we are hearing via J.T. Hsu of Citigroup Global Markets that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. may be in charge of Apple’s mobile chip manufacturing come next year, taking Samsung’s place. Hsu is claiming that TSMC…
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