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Apple’s 3nm M5 Chip, Based On TSMC’s N3P Process, To Enter Mass Production In 2H25 With Major Performance Gains For Macs; No iPad Pro Refresh Incoming

wccftech | Dec. 23, 2024, 9:14 p.m. | Original

Apple is expected to begin mass production of its next-generation M series of chips in the second half of 2025, which will be used in Macs and the company's Apple Intelligence servers. Prominent analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has shared the timeline of the chips in a new Medium post and also shared when users can expect the higher-end versions of the chips. The company is also expected to launch its M4 Ultra chip next year, and based on the information, Apple will potentially follow

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Geekom has sub-$500 Snapdragon, Strix Point, and Arrow Lake mini-PCs primed for CES 2025

Tom's Hardware | Dec. 23, 2024, 12:09 p.m. | Original

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Geekom says that it will launch the Geekom QS1, Geekom A9 Max, and Geekom IT15 in Las Vegas, all of which are powered by the latest chips, as well as show off its recently launched Geekom A6, which is its contender for the sub-$500 market.

Mini-PC maker Geekom is set to reveal new models powered by the latest chips at CES 2025. These devices would include some of the most powerful next

Apple Silicon|Intel

M5 Pro chip could separate CPU and GPU in ‘server grade’ chips

9to5mac | Dec. 23, 2024, 10:03 a.m. | Original

One of the key elements of Apple’s A-series and M-series chips is the System-on-a-Chip (SoC) design which tightly integrates all the components within a single package. This includes both CPU and GPU.

But a new report suggests that the M5 Pro chip may take a different approach of having more separated CPU and GPU in order to improve performance and boost production yields …

Traditional computers and computer-like devices had completely separate CPU (central processing unit) and GPU (

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Apple’s 13-Inch and 15-Inch M4 MacBook Air Models Are ‘Deep Into The Manufacturing Phase,’ Suggesting That Their Launch Could Happen As Early As Q1 2025

wccftech | Dec. 23, 2024, 3:39 a.m. | Original

The existence of the 13-inch and 15-inch versions of the M4 MacBook Air was found in macOS Sequoia 15.2, hinting that Apple could announce the updated versions of its portable Mac lineup much sooner than anticipated. Now, we learn through new information that both versions are deep in the manufacturing phase, so we can safely assume that their launch will happen in the first quarter of 2025. Given that the 13-inch and 15-inch M4 MacBook

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Apple Has No Plans To Revive Its AirPort Router Range, But Its Custom ‘Proxima’ Chip Is So ‘Sophisticated,’ Its Other Devices Could Turn Into A Wireless Access Point

wccftech | Dec. 22, 2024, 1:04 p.m. | Original

The AirPort family was officially discontinued in 2018, but given that we have newer wireless standards all the way up to Wi-Fi 7, Apple might consider commencing a revival of its router series by outfitting it with newer components. Unfortunately, a new report claims that the California-based giant has no such plans, but its work on the custom ‘Proxima’ in-house silicon that tightly integrates both the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip will ensure that an AirPort router launch will not be needed.

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Apple’s Base 14-Inch M4 MacBook Pro Returns To Its Lowest Price On Amazon, But You Know What Is Better? Getting Double The Storage At The Same Launch Price As The 512GB Version

wccftech | Dec. 22, 2024, 6:25 a.m. | Original

A few days after we reported that the 14-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro with 24GB RAM and a 512GB SSD in the Space Black finish was down to its lowest price of $1,749 on Amazon, we spotted that the base M4 MacBook Pro is also available at its highest discount, with the new listing available for just $1,398 on the online retailer. For those who do not know, Apple has bumped up the unified RAM count

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AMD B850 motherboard pricing leaks at Amazon's overseas store — Gigabyte B850 boards listed between $240 and $308

Tom's Hardware | Dec. 21, 2024, 11:59 a.m. | Original

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Hardware leaker momomo_us shared five Gigabyte motherboards designed for the mainstream market on X, three models under the gamer-focused Aorus brand, and two more directly under Gigabyte. As the icing on the cake, the sleuth discovered the pricing for a couple.

The models we saw on X include the B850 Aorus Elite WIFI7 (in black and white), the B850I Aorus Pro, the B850 Eagle WIFI6E,

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Qualcomm secures key win in chips trial against Arm - Reuters

Reuters | Dec. 20, 2024, 7:35 p.m. | Original

Qualcomm secures key win in chips trial against Arm Reuters

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Qualcomm CEO Saw An Opportunity To Save The Company As Much As $1.4 Billion In Annual Payments To ARM, Which Is Why He Proceeded With Nuvia’s Acquisition

wccftech | Dec. 20, 2024, 2:24 a.m. | Original

The Nuvia acquisition that happened in 2021 allowed Qualcomm to go ‘toe to toe’ with Apple in making a chipset that featured completely in-house CPU designs that exude incredible performance and efficiency. Powering a multitude of Windows 11 notebook models, the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus are above and beyond anything that the San Diego has ever produced, but apart from competing with its rivals better, a report reveals that acquiring Nuvia served another goal; saving as much as $1.4 billion in

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Apple’s ‘Trash Can’ Mac Pro Launched More Than a Decade Ago Today, And Signified That The Company Can Still Innovate, Despite The Workstation’s Many Flaws

wccftech | Dec. 20, 2024, 1:30 a.m. | Original

The Mac Pro had always stuck with a ‘tower’ chassis similar to the computer cases that we see today, but Apple decided to introduce something that no other company dared to venture into for fear that the power-hungry components would not receive adequate cooling. The California-based giant proceeded to unveil a ‘trash can’ case that was not just smaller than the previous Mac Pro models but was outfitted with a powerful combination of workstation-grade CPUs and GPUs. The launch, along with Apple’s Senior VP

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