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TSMC Rumored To Remove Apple’s Priority Shipment Status From Their Partnership, As iPhone Maker No Longer The Biggest Revenue Contributor To Its Foundry Partner

Apple is expected to lose its top spot as TSMC’s biggest customer, despite reportedly securing more than half of its foundry partner’s initial 2nm capacity , with the majority of wafers dedicated to the A20 and A20 Pro that will be utilized for the upcoming iPhone 18 series. With the Cupertino firm no longer the highest earner thanks to the AI boom, a tipster claims TSMC will no longer give Apple priority in shipments, as the bulk of its earnings come from an entirely different category


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Nvidia’s Arm-Based N1X laptop CPU could finally make its way to laptops soon

The tech giant's rumored integrated CPU will take on AMD, Intel, and Apple.

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New chips, new designs, and bold prototypes defined PCs at CES 2026


In some ways, it's easy to see why. After all, it has become the show where the biggest PC chip suppliers (AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm) all announce their latest generation SoCs and all their largest customers (Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung among others) debut the latest systems housing these...

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Apple, Qualcomm & MediaTek Now Focusing On Architectural Refinements, Expanded Memory Cache For Their 2nm SoCs As Cutting-Edge Lithography No Longer Influencing Consumers

TSMC’s 2nm process is in raging demand, with the technology estimated to have recorded 1.5 times the number of tapeouts compared to its 3nm node , with Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek all competing for a piece of that supply to maintain their competitiveness this year. However, where the A20 and A20 Pro , Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro and lastly, the Dimensity 9600 will transition to the cutting-edge lithography, a


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Nvidia's Arm-based N1X-equipped gaming laptops are reportedly set to debut this quarter, with N2 series chips planned for 2027 — new roadmap leak finally hints at consumer release Windows-on-ARM machi

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More than two years ago, rumors of consumer-focused ARM SoCs from Nvidia first started to float, and since then, we've learned about the existence of N1/N1X only through leaks. Most recently, a shipping manifest featuring an unreleased Dell laptop with an N1X chip was spotted, reigniting hope for the platform's

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Retro Mac mini dock for Apple M4 adds 5-inch screen, Thunderbolt 5, M.2 storage, and 8K DisplayPort

Wokyis M5 Mac mini dock turns M4 series into mini Macintosh

Wokyis has released an upgraded M5 docking station built around Apple’s Mac mini. The dock uses a classic Macintosh-style shell and adds storage expansion plus extra I/O.

Two versions are listed: a USB-C 10Gbps model and an 80Gbps Thunderbolt 5 model (this one is much more expensive). Both include an integrated 5-inch IPS screen with a 1280×720 resolution .

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M5 Max Power Draw Concerns Highlighted On Reddit, As One User Shows An M4 Max Guzzling 212W When Running Taxing Loads; Temperatures Reach 110 Degrees Celsius

The biggest perk of using an Apple Silicon Mac was the insane power efficiency coupled with abnormally high battery life. However, just like any other chip out there, when pushed too hard, the power draw can rise substantially and with it, increased temperatures that will make your eyes sore. With the M5 Pro and M5 Max, which are slated to launch in the first half of next year , one Redditor mentions a valid concern for the top-end chipset’s power consumption, as he demonstrates that the


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NVIDIA N1 and N1X Laptop Chips Scheduled for This Quarter

NVIDIA's long-awaited N1 and N1X laptop chips are set to arrive in the first quarter of this year, according to sources close to DigiTimes. The new roadmap indicates that NVIDIA's latest Windows-on-Arm platform will debut with the N1X chips this quarter, while the regular N1 chips are expected in the second quarter of 2025. After years of speculation, this release could finally position NVIDIA to compete with other Windows-on-Arm platforms like Qualcomm
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NVIDIA N1X/N1 laptops to debut this quarter, N2 series in Q3 2027

Please note that this post is tagged as a rumor .

NVIDIA’s N1/N1X Arm PC chips return to the roadmap, N2 planned for Q3 2027

Is NVIDIA launching the long-anticipated N1 series this year? Everything suggests so. Despite Jensen confirming that DGX Spark already features an N1-series chip, a consumer version still appears to be coming.

These rumors are at least two years old. NVIDIA confirmed collaboration with MediaTek, and since then we have been

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Samsung’s U.S. Taylor Facility Reportedly Becomes Top Choice for Customers Looking Beyond TSMC, as Intel Struggles with “Execution Challenges”

Samsung's chip operations in the US are now gaining the spotlight, as a report reveals the Korean giant is attracting massive interest from fabless customers.

Ever since fabs have started investing heavily in the US, there has always been a debate about the supply chain hierarchy, or who customers would go to as their secondary foundry option. Traditionally, the discussion hasn't taken much traction, given that the primary supplier, TSMC, has managed to meet chip demand for every fabless client, but with the AI frenzy,