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Kuo: Apple to release cheaper MacBook powered by iPhone processor

Apple’s current entry-level laptop is the , but analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes Apple is aiming to launch an even more affordable model soon.

that Apple will go into production in late 2025 or early 2026 on a new MacBook model that will be powered by the A18 Pro chip, rather than an M-series processor. This is the same chip used in the line. The machine may feature colorful casing options, including silver, pink and yellow.

Kuo says


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The Ultimate PC Starter Bundle Gives You A Ryzen 7 7700X, A GIGABYTE B650 GAMING X AX V2, And G.SKILL’s Super-Fast 32GB DDR5 6,000MHz RAM, All For A Measly $349.99 On Micro Center

Building a high-performance PC does not have to be an expensive endeavor, not when you have that is just waiting to be picked up, because it does not combine two items, but a total of three parts that do not break the bank. For $349.99, you get AMD’s Ryzen 7 7700X 8-core, 16-thread CPU that can clock up to 5.40GHz, a GIGABYTE B650 GAMING X AX V

Ryzen 7 7700X, GIGABYTE B650 GAMING X AX V2 motherboard, and 32GB G.SKILL Flare X5 PC bundle available for $349.99 at Micro Center

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The Most Decked-Out Redesigned Mac mini Is Loaded With An M4 Pro And Has Received The Biggest Discount On Amazon, Most Powerful Configuration Is Going For $1,279 At $120

The base M4 Mac mini was already a capable compact computer, and with its , there is no denying that there is no beating this machine from a ‘price to performance’ ratio. Of course, there will always be a branch of people who want to minimize the time it takes to complete their tasks, or any other goal. For those customers, you need a combination of higher cores, increased memory, and more. Thankfully, the M4 Pro variant of the Mac mini is currently listed on Amazon


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GPD Reportedly Prepared The First Strix Halo-Based Gaming Handheld Prototype, Offering 10,000+ Points In Time Spy

This might be the only Strix Halo gaming handheld available, but it may not be sold if the reports are true. It uses AMD's flagship Ryzen AI Max chip with 16 cores and Radeon 8060S graphics.

GPD Ryzen AI Max+ 395-Based Handheld Prototype Spotted: 10,366 Points in Time Spy, Thanks to Radeon 8060S

AMD's flagship Zen 5 mobile lineup, aka the Strix Halo or Ryzen AI Max, was debuted at


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Microsoft’s sketchy Win 10 vs Win 11 performance claims pit a 9-year-old PC against a modern machine to claim 2.3X gain

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Ever since Microsoft announced that it would end support for Windows 10 in October , the company has been trying hard to convince users to make the switch to Windows 11. First, it warned that unsupported Windows 10 PCs will no longer receive security updates, making them easy targets for hackers. Later, it advised users to trade in their old computers and buy a new one that comes preloaded with all the Windows 11 goodies.

Now, once again, Microsoft ’s Executive

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Apple @ Work: LambdaTest puts Apple Silicon to work for GenAI testing with MacStadium

, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple .

Apple’s move away from Intel to its own chips has ultimately unlocked new possibilities for businesses using Apple hardware


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GIGABYTE Introduces Ultra Turbo Mode For Intel Z890: Supposedly Increases Gaming Performance By Up To 35% With Intel Core Ultra Series 2

The new GIGABYTE utility adds additional profiles in the BIOS to increase the performance of Intel Core Ultra 200S processors installed on Z890 motherboards.

GIGABYTE Claims up to 35% Performance Uplifts in Gaming Via Ultra Turbo Mode, Released Exclusively on its Z890 Lineup

Intel's Arrow Lake-S, aka Core Ultra Series 2 processors for the desktop, is getting a new optional enhancement utility on GIGABYTE motherboards, which the company claims to offer a significant boost in performance. GIGABYTE calls it


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Here’s why M4 MacBook Pro is one of the best upgrades you can make right now

Last October, Apple announced the . On the surface, it looks like yet another spec bump. However, there are a number of key features that make it worth upgrading to, even if you already have an older .

There’s recently been a pretty big flip in pricing, which gradually took place over the past year or so:

  • First, Apple introduced a new entry-level at $1599 in 2023 with baseline M3
  • Then, it upped the base memory to 16
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Apple’s M5 chip launches this fall, and these new products get it first

Earlier this year after the M4 MacBook Air’s arrival , Apple successfully transitioned all of its most popular M-series products to the latest generation chip. But a new M5 chip is right around the corner, expected to launch this fall in two new products first. Here’s what’s coming.

Apple’s M4 was the first M-series chip to debut on the iPad before the Mac.

The M4 iPad Pro launched in May 2024 , and it was a

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Xiaomi XRING 02 Rumored To Be Under Evaluation For Not Just Smartphones And Tablets, But Also Cars And Other Applications; No Word If TSMC’s Newer Lithography Can Be Utilized

A product ecosystem governed by custom hardware similar to Apple’s appears to be Xiaomi’s objective, and it definitely made a statement with the XRING 01 launch, using TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process that most probably shocked the industry. The company obviously is not stopping here and plans to introduce the XRING 02 in the near future. However, this time, Xiaomi is stepping things up a notch, with a rumor claiming that the chipset will not just be used in smartphones, tablets,

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