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M4 iPad Pros with 8GB of RAM may actually have 12GB — teardowns reveal possible Apple hijinks

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Apple's newest iPad Pro 13 may be cutting consumers short, with 12GB onboard RAM being artificially limited to 8GB. MacRumors forum user layerstack posted their detective work, seeking to independently verify the listed RAM capacities of Apple's newest iPad Pro lineup.

Apple's newest M4 iPad Pro 13 releases with two models, a 256GB/512GB storage model with a 9-core CPU and 8GB of RAM or a 1

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(PR) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series is the Exclusive Platform to Power Windows PCs with Copilot+

During the Copilot+ debut, Microsoft and global OEMs announced PCs powered by Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus - the only devices that are capable of bringing Copilot+ experiences to life today. The leading AI technology and performance efficiency of these platforms will power this groundbreaking new category, as Copilot+ revolutionizes how users interact with their PCs. Together, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Microsoft are taking intelligent computing to the next level and transforming the PC experience.

Qualcomm Technologies is restoring performance leadership to the Windows PC ecosystem with
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Apple COO Reportedly attends secret meetings with TSMC to reserve first batch of 2-nanometer production

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Apple COO Jeff Williams reportedly paid a recent secret visit to TSMC CEO C.C. Wei to discuss reserving the first batch of the semiconductor manufacturer’s 2-nanometer production capacity. The new technology could prove vital not only for Apple to continue improving the performance of its M-series chips, but also to catch up with the competition in artificial intelligence (AI).

Sources from the Taiwanese news outlet Economic Daily reported the meetings under the condition

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Why is Apple making a data center chip?

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Editor's take: Of course, Apple is designing its own AI chips for its data centers. This will give them an end-to-end, cloud-to-edge AI system that its competitors will not be able to match anytime soon.

A report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman last week indicated that Apple was going to put its own chips in the data center, and a few days later,

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OnexPlayer to launch X1 with AMD Ryzen 7 8840U APU and X1 Mini AMD gaming handhelds

The X1 gaming with AMD hardware

OnexPlayer is launching a new (old) gaming handheld.

X1 Mini and X1 AMD Edition,Source: OnexPlayer

Announced in January and released shortly after, the X1 is a large gaming handheld advertised as a 3-in-1 device. It functions as a tablet with a detachable keyboard (acting like a laptop) and detachable controllers (acting as a gaming device). The device debuted with Intel Core Ultra processor series (either Core Ultra 5 125H

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Ampere、高通合作AI晶片,主打無GPU運算環境

晶片新創業者 Ampere宣佈 將與高通(Qualcomm)合作開發一款Arm-based AI晶片,以低成本及省電等效益挑戰Nvidia,並預告正在研發256核心CPU。

Ampere是一家Arm-based晶片開發商,自稱開發出第一個雲端原生處理器。微軟Azure、Google Cloud和Oracle Cloud都推出使用

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傳聞第四代驍龍8移動平台將再漲價,“N3E”工藝增加了生產成本

此前有 報道 稱第四代驍龍8移動平台將於今年10月發佈,這款SoC將放棄基於Arm公版的設計,採用2個Nuvia Phoenix性能核心和6個Nuvia Phoenix M核心組成的全新雙集羣八核心CPU架構方案,其目標核心頻率高達4.26GHz,性能對標蘋果A18


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傳MacBook Pro今年內更新M4系列芯片,但Mac Studio、Mac Pro還要到明年

蘋果在最新一代iPad Pro上跳過M3芯片,直接用,這也是iPad產品線首次更早用上新一代M系列芯片,而且從跑分測試成績來看,這次M4的改進提升很大,不由得讓人期待用在Mac電腦上面還會有強的發揮,不過最新有消息認為,蘋


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Huawei brings sanctions-busting Kirin 9000C CPU to desktop PCs to replace banned Intel Alder Lake chips

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Chinese computer giant Huawei is switching gears in its latest pre-built PC and using homemade silicon instead of Western-built 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs. As reported by Huawei Central , the new Qingyun W515x is equipped with China's bleeding-edge octa-core Kirin 9000C processor, which clocks up to 3.1 GHz.

The new system is a slimline OEM PC that targets large businesses. It sports a plain black finish and

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M4 iPad Pro teardown shows the M4 processor and Apple Logo heat spreader in the flesh — scores points for being repairable, too

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Apple hasn't always been the friendliest company in terms of third-party and self-repair options. However, the YouTube channel Phone Repair Guru recently did a teardown of the M4 iPad Pro , Cupertino's latest tablet. The disassembly process seemed a bit straightforward this time, with the creator commenting, "This is so much easier than how it used to be."

Suhaib El-Komy, who owns the Phone Repair Guru YouTube channel, is a Canada

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