Apple and Samsung are reportedly in the fray to acquire Intel, according a spectacular rumor cited by Moore's Law is Dead. This would put the list of companies looking to acquire Intel at 3—Apple, Samsung, and Qualcomm. All three are Arm licensees, with unique characteristics. Apple currently has an Arm-based SoC hardware division that makes custom chips for all its devices, including Macs. Samsung would go on to be an overseas parent company for an American heritage company like Intel, but something like this

The last time the CPU performance of the M4 Pro was talked about, we had reported about some estimated multi-core results that placed the new chipset ahead of both the M3 Max and the M2 Ultra. With the official Geekbench 6 figures coming through, it appears that the earlier numbers were within margin of error, and thereforce accurate, so let us check out the latest leak in more detail. The latest benchmark results show the M4 Pro is almost touching 4.50GHz, a slight

Apple is working on its custom 5G modems to reduce reliance on Qualcomm, and it was previously noted that the chip would also feature built-in Bluetooth and WiFi capabilities. To be precise, the company was expected to build a chip that would cater to all device connectivity needs. Today, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shared clarification on this approach and stated that the iPhone 17 will have a dedicated Apple-designed WiFi 7 chip and a different 5G chip. Apple is working on a new 5G chip