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Apple Has Commenced Mass Production Of Its M5 Chipset, Will Be Found In The Company’s Upcoming iPad Pro Family, New Mixed-Reality Headset And Updated MacBook Pro Models

The entire M4 family is yet to be announced, with the M4 Ultra and possibly an even more powerful chipset slated to arrive later in the year, and according to the latest development, Apple has already commenced mass production of its next-generation silicon, the M5. Going by this schedule, the technology giant has transitioned into overdrive mode as the cutting-edge SoC will likely be found in a host of product lines, including the immediate successor to the Apple Vision Pro. The new report mentions that

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Apple's Upcoming M5 SoC Enters Mass Production

Apple's M4 SoC was released to overwhelmingly positive reviews, particularly regarding the commendable performance and efficiency benefits it brought to the table. The chip first appeared in the OLED iPad Pro lineup last May, arriving in the company's MacBook Pro lineup only much later, giving Intel's Lunar Lake and AMD's Strix Point a run for their money. Now, it appears that the company is cognizant of the heat brought by AMD's Strix Halo, and has already commenced mass production for the first
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M5 chip enters mass production, ready for MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, Vision Pro

We’re expecting to see an M5 chip powering this year’s MacBook Pro , iPad Pro , and Vision Pro . That chip has now entered mass production, according to a new supply-chain report.

Not much is known about it for sure, though it is expected to have enhanced AI performance, and it’s also been suggested that it may have a somewhat different design to previous M-series chips …

We’re expecting to see the M5 chip used for 2025 models


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These five Apple products could launch as soon as next month

We’ve been off to a light start in 2025 in terms of Apple products, with the main announcement this year being the new Black Unity Sport Loop. However, we’re approaching the spring time, and Apple has five relatively major products in the pipeline.

Perhaps the biggest announcement for the spring will be Apple’s most affordable new iPhone: the iPhone SE. This is expected to be the biggest upgrade to the iPhone SE since it debuted in 2016, bringing it up

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Apple’s 14-inch M4 And M4 Pro MacBook Pro Models Now Discounted Down To Their Lowest Prices On Amazon Yet, Starting From $1,397, With Up To $310 Off

There has never been a better time to be the proud owner of a MacBook Pro than right now because various models kitted out with Apple’s M4 and M4 Pro now start from $1,397 on Amazon, making it the lowest price ever on the online retailer. For this version, you get an Apple Silicon with a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, along with 16GB of unified RAM and 512GB of storage. Seeing as how

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Apple’s M4 iPad Pro, Regardless Of Its Incredible Power, Advanced OLED & Slim Design, Did Not Contribute To The 15 Percent Growth Compared To The Affordable Versions

The 11-inch and 13-inch M4 iPad Pro models were the recipients of some advanced pieces of technology, ranging from the tandem OLED to being the first Apple devices to be treated to the company’s M4. Unfortunately, these attributes were insufficient to warrant an upgrade because the company has mentioned that it was not the premium tablet range but the less expensive models that contributed to its 15 percent growth in this category. The high pricing of the M4 iPad Pro family, which is

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Intel Details Its Pluton-Capable Partner Security Engine With Core Ultra Series 2

One of the details not too widely talked about with Intel's newest Core Ultra Series 2 processors is the introduction of the Partner Security Engine, which is a new dedicated security engine on the SOC that is capable of running the Microsoft Pluton firmware and software. Intel today published more details around their Partner Security Engine.

Microsoft's Pluton has proven to be very controversial with Linux users going back to its initial appearance on AMD laptop processors. Now with the Core Ultra Series 2 processors, there's Pluton-capable
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Apple gave Intel a shot with iPhone chips, but they failed to impress Tim Cook: per TSMC

TSMC is a major Apple partner, producing chips for its many hundreds of millions of new devices each year. But , there was once a time when Intel got a shot at iPhone chip production, and failed to impress.

In a new interview on the , TSMC founder Morris Chang discusses—among many other things—the history of the company’s partnership with Apple.

One of the most interesting exchanges has to do with a period in February 2011 when Apple reportedly considered giving Intel some of its iPhone


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Tim Cook Says, “Intel Just Does Not Know How To Be A Foundry,” As TSMC Founder Explains Why Apple Chose Them As Their Custom Chip Supplier

Apple transitioned to its custom silicon for Mac in 2020 with the launch of its M1 chip, and it changed the entire course of upgrades for Apple. Previously, the company used Intel chips, and it took several years for the Cupertino giant to complete its transition. Five years later, the founder of TSMC revealed why Apple chose them over Intel as their custom chip supplier. Note that the relationship between Apple and TSMC dates back to 2011 when Tim Cook switched to TSMC from Intel for

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Microsoft Snapdragon X Copilot+ PCs get local DeepSeek-R1 support — Intel, AMD in the works

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Microsoft just announced that it will release NPU-optimized versions of DeepSeek-R1, allowing it to take advantage of AI-optimized hardware found in Copilot+ PCs. According to the Windows Blog , the feature will first arrive on Qualcomm Snapdragon X PCs, to be followed by Intel Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake) and other chips. The initial release will feature DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B, which an AI research team from

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