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The iPhone 16e Goes Through Its First Benchmark Run, With The Binned A18’s GPU Obtaining A 15 Percent Lower Score Than The 5-Core Version Running In The Other Models

The A18 powering the iPhone 16e is not the same as the chipset found in the more expensive iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus as Apple employed a well-known approach in the industry called chip-binning. This is why the SoC sports a 4-core GPU instead of the 5-core configuration present in the other version. As you would have guessed, this difference impacts graphics performance, with the latest benchmark revealing that Apple’s $599 handset obtains a 15

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Apple’s C2 5G Modem Is Rumored To Be In Development, But No Details Provided On Which iPhone, Or Any Other Device The Chip Will Be Found In

The C1 5G modem found in the newly announced iPhone 16e is just the beginning of Apple’s plan to reduce dependency on Qualcomm as the company is also planning to release a wave of succeeding in-house baseband chips that will be found in a multitude of devices. According to the latest rumor, the company is already testing the C2, with the new silicon said to be in the development process. Unfortunately, the details do not mention which product this modem will work its magic on.

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蘋果首款自研基帶芯片C1由台積電製造,採用4nm和7nm工藝

昨天蘋果 推出 了iPhone 16e,也就是大家一直説的iPhone SE 4或者第四代iPhone SE,提供黑色與白色兩種優雅啞光外觀,售價4499元起。其中搭載了A18芯片(6核CPU+4核GPU),另外還有全新的Apple C1,這是首款由蘋果設計的蜂窩


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Here’s how the iPhone 16e compares to iPhone 12, 13, and more

Check out the new rugged cases from Uniq including the iPhone case featuring a textured grip for ultimate control and a reflective lanyard. And the , a high-performance Apple Watch sports band built tough with durable FKM.

Yesterday, Apple the new iPhone 16e, the cheapest new iPhone model in the lineup. It brings Apple Intelligence, Face ID, USB-C, the 48MP Fusion camera, and much more – all down to a starting price of just $599.

Obviously, the iPhone

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M4 MacBook Air Gets Spotted In A New GPU Benchmark Leak, Comparison With The Base M4 MacBook Pro Reveals Only A 5 Percent Performance Difference

Apple is in the middle of announcing the 13-inch and 15-inch versions of the M4 MacBook Air, with the company said to be unveiling both machines in March at the earliest. Prior to the official launch, it was only a matter of time before we spotted one of their benchmark results uploaded online, and as luck would have it, we stumbled upon those numbers. Compared to the base M4 MacBook Pro, we only witnessed a minor difference, as both portable Macs are powered by

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Google Cloud launches first Blackwell AI GPU-powered instances — 72-way GB200 with 72 B200 GPUs and 36 Grace CPUs

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Google Cloud has introduced its A4X virtual machines, which are powered by Nvidia's GB200-based NVL72 machines. These rack-scale systems feature 72 B200 GPUs and 36 Grace CPUs. According to Google , the new VMs are designed for large-scale AI workloads, such as large language models with long context windows, reasoning models, and scenarios that require massive concurrency. Google also offers A4 VMs for general AI training

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Kuo: Another new Apple chip is coming to iPhone 17 lineup, following C1 debut

Apple just launched its brand new C1 modem yesterday with the iPhone 16e . But there’s another new Apple-designed chip coming soon, and , it’s coming to the full iPhone 17 lineup.

Rumors have indicated for a while that Apple’s connectivity ambitions have contributed to a couple main internal projects.

There are the 5G modem projects, which include the new C1 and future C-class successors.

But Apple has also been working on its own in-house Wi-


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Apple rolls out its C1 modem six years after buying in the technology from Intel

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Apple on Wednesday formally introduced its first in-house developed 5G modem that will be used in the company's new $599 6.1-inch iPhone 16e smartphone, aimed at the mainstream audience. The modem is the first fruit from Apple's acquisition of Intel's 5G modem business unit six years ago.

Apple says that its C1 is the "most power-efficient modem ever on iPhone" and delivers "fast and reliable 5

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Does Apple’s C1 chip mean mmWave 5G is dead?

Apple achieved a major milestone yesterday, when it launched an iPhone with its own in-house modem instead of a Qualcomm one: the C1 chip .

This has been a key goal for the company for a great many years for two reasons, so finally ticking the box is a pretty big moment …

As we noted yesterday, ditching a Qualcomm modem for the C1 is a double-win for Apple.

First, Qualcomm’s fee structure, which Apple has long considered unfair. When Apple bought modem chips


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The 14-Inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro Offers An Incredible ‘Price To Performance’ Ratio With Its 24GB Unified RAM, Higher CPU & GPU Core Count, All Thanks To Amazon’s $249 Discount

Apple’s M4 Pro offers the sweet spot for both raw performance and price. Assuming the M4 is not powerful enough, or M4 Max machines are too pricey for your budget, the ‘middle of the pack’ SoC will do your bidding without blowing a hole through your wallet. On Amazon, the same Apple Silicon found in the 14-inch MacBook Pro can be yours after a whopping $249 discount, with the included $39.01 coupon that you can tick
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