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‘Double-dipping’ dispute over Qualcomm iPhone chips finally ends

9to5mac | Feb. 18, 2026, 6:54 a.m. | Original

Apple previously accused Qualcomm of “ double-dipping ” as a result of the company’s policies over selling radio chips for use in iPhones. The Cupertino company had also objected to Qualcomm charging a percentage of the price of an iPhone rather than a fixed fee per chip.

Apple withdrew its claims back in 2024, but an independent class-action lawsuit was still being pursued on behalf of iPhone owners. This lawsuit has now been abandoned …

The dispute between Apple and Qualcomm over the radio chips used in

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Apple M3 With Asahi Linux Continues Making Progress, No ETA Yet For Shipping

Phoronix | Feb. 18, 2026, 6:34 a.m. | Original

Asahi Linux developers have published a status report following the recent Linux 6.19 kernel release to outline recent progress and upcoming items around Apple Silicon support on Linux. This year will also mark five years that Asahi Linux has been around for bringing Linux to the Apple M-Series hardware.

Their latest progress report began by commenting that the DisplayPort Alt Mode support with USB-C -- a very frequent question from users -- will be "done when it's done". There still is a "fairy

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M5 Pro & M5 Max Could Offer Considerably More CPU, GPU Cores Thanks To New Chiplet Design, Which Also Eliminates Thermal And Electrical Contamination

wccftech | Feb. 18, 2026, 4:51 a.m. | Original

Apple has announced that it will host a product launch on March 4 , which can potentially be the date for its M5 Pro and M5 Max, which will be found in updated 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. One of the chipsets’ biggest highlights is that both SoCs will switch to TSMC’s 2.5D chiplet design as Apple moves away from InFO technology (Integrated Fan-Out).

This transition helps to improve heat dissipation and reduce defective chip rates, but

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Apple Could Tap Chinese CXMT and YMTC for Memory and Storage

TechPowerUp News | Feb. 17, 2026, 1:10 p.m. | Original

According to reports from Chinese local media, Apple is considering partnering with Chinese semiconductor manufacturers CXMT and YMTC for its upcoming iPhone 18 series and potentially other products like MacBooks and Mac computers. With memory and storage suppliers such as Kioxia, Samsung, and SK hynix raising prices due to a significant industry shortage, Apple is experiencing a squeeze on its profit margins while maintaining the same MSRP for its products. To diversify its supply chain, Apple is reportedly exploring the addition of DRAM from CXMT and NAND Flash from YMTC to reduce

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Apple plans M5-based Private Cloud Compute architecture for Apple Intelligence

9to5mac | Feb. 17, 2026, 10:31 a.m. | Original

M4 to M5 MacBook Pro benchmarks impressive, but little real-world benefit | Apple graphic representations of the new chip

According to a new Private Cloud Compute , Apple is starting to use M5 chips in Apple Private Cloud Compute servers. This is the infrastructure that powers Apple Intelligence’s cloud-based features.

There are references to something called “Private Cloud Compute Agent Worker,” which run a version of iOS with a new agentic architecture for serving AI requests. iOS 26.4 includes the code for interfacing with this new Private Cloud Compute architecture, as well.

The architecture runs on new hardware with the J22

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This Corsair RAM and Gigabyte AM5 motherboard bundle is just $67 more than buying the RAM alone – 32GB of RAM and B850 Aorus Elite Wifi 7 shaves $133 off buying separately

Tom's Hardware | Feb. 17, 2026, 9:20 a.m. | Original

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Galaxy S26 Ultra Closes The Gap Between iPhone 17 Pro Max In New Benchmark Comparison, A19 Pro Is Barely Faster In Its Most Favored Test

wccftech | Feb. 17, 2026, 5:49 a.m. | Original

Single-threaded performance is where Apple’s chipsets have always dominated for years, with its A19 and A19 Pro extending that win column once more. However, this streak is currently being threatened by the Galaxy S26 Ultra, which is said to ship with Qualcomm’s faster Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy. In the latest benchmark comparison, the iPhone 17 Pro Max is barely faster than its upcoming competitor, which can only mean that this year can potentially be the one where

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Apple's Rumored "Low-cost MacBook" Expected to Utilize New Shell Design

TechPowerUp News | Feb. 16, 2026, 4:04 p.m. | Original

The alleged "low-cost" MacBook design could launch later this year, with mid-2025 reports suggesting that the even cheaper Apple notebook product tier will be powered by A-series chipsets. Industry trackers propose a sub-13-inch device that relies on an A18 Pro SoC—this particular chip is found in iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max (2024) smartphone models. Currently, Apple's entry-level MacBook Air range uses M-series APUs

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macOS 26.4 will notify users of Rosetta 2 discontinuation

9to5mac | Feb. 16, 2026, 2:52 p.m. | Original

Last June at WWDC25, Apple announced that Rosetta 2, the software that translates Intel apps for Apple silicon, would be discontinued starting after macOS 27. Now, Apple will begin notifying users of apps that will soon be incompatible.

At WWDC20, alongside the announcement of Mac’s transition to Apple silicon, Apple launched Rosetta 2. This is a translation layer that allows Apple silicon-based Macs to run apps created for Intel models. However, like with the transition to Intel, Rosetta 2

Google's Pixel 10a features the same G4 chip as the Pixel 9a

‘Double-dipping’ dispute over Qualcomm iPhone chips finally ends

Apple M3 With Asahi Linux Continues Making Progress, No ETA Yet For Shipping

M5 Pro & M5 Max Could Offer Considerably More CPU, GPU Cores Thanks To New Chiplet Design, Which Also Eliminates Thermal And Electrical Contamination

Apple Could Tap Chinese CXMT and YMTC for Memory and Storage

Apple plans M5-based Private Cloud Compute architecture for Apple Intelligence

This Corsair RAM and Gigabyte AM5 motherboard bundle is just $67 more than buying the RAM alone – 32GB of RAM and B850 Aorus Elite Wifi 7 shaves $133 off buying separately

Galaxy S26 Ultra Closes The Gap Between iPhone 17 Pro Max In New Benchmark Comparison, A19 Pro Is Barely Faster In Its Most Favored Test

Apple's Rumored "Low-cost MacBook" Expected to Utilize New Shell Design

macOS 26.4 will notify users of Rosetta 2 discontinuation

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