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Apple explores test production of foldable iPhones in Taiwan, Nikkei reports - Reuters

Apple explores test production of foldable iPhones in Taiwan, Nikkei reports Reuters

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This upcoming Thunderbolt 5 eGPU dock lets you mount an entire mini-PC on the side — also features aftermarket ATX and SFX power supply support

(Image credit: Aoostar)

Mini-PC and eGPU maker Aoostar has added yet another eGPU dock to its arsenal of products. On Reddit , the company announced the EG01, a Thunderbolt 5 graphics card dock that supports full-size desktop graphics cards, ATX/SFX power supplies, and features an optional mini-PC holder on top. Pricing and a release date have yet to be disclosed.

Not much information has been publicly revealed about the dock; however, Notebookcheck was able to get some in-

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Alibaba-developed AI processor on par with Nvidia’s H20 chip, CCTV report shows

T-Head is the semiconductor design unit of Alibaba Group Holding. Photo: T-Head

The report, which aired on Tuesday, showed T-Head’s PPU, an application-specific integrated circuit, being compared with Nvidia’s H20 and A800 GPUs in a performance benchmark during Premier Li Qiang ’s visit to a data centre operated by China Unicom in northwestern Qinghai province.

Li was briefed by China Unicom on the use of mainland-developed chips in the telecommunications network operator’s infrastructure.

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iPhone 17|Apple Silicon

iPhone Fold and iPhone 18 Pro set to get faster mobile data

Sure, the iPhone 17 lineup hasn’t even shipped yet, but that doesn’t stop the news cycle rolling on. A new report details the chipset we can expect to find inside the iPhone Fold and the iPhone 18 Pro models.

This will of course include the A20 chip, the first to be made using a 2-nanometer process, but the report suggests we can expect mobile data speeds to be faster thanks to a new Apple modem chip …

The iPhone 17 models use TSMC


Apple Silicon|Intel

AMD launches EPYC 4005 Embedded, Zen5 CPUs for AM5 socket

AMD has new EPYC 4005 for computing at the edge AMD has introduced the EPYC Embedded 4005 series, a new family of processors built on Zen 5 architecture. The lineup...

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Apple Silicon|Intel

(PR) MediaTek's First Chipset Using TSMC's 2nm Process Expected in Late 2026

MediaTek today announced that it is among the first companies to partner with TSMC to successfully develop a chip featuring the enhanced N2P process, taping out MediaTek's flagship system-on-chip (SoC) with volume production expected late next year. Marking a new milestone in the strong partnership between MediaTek and TSMC, this long-standing collaboration continues to yield high performance, power-efficient chipsets for customers in flagship mobile, compute, automotive, data center applications and more.

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Apple Silicon|Intel

AMD reveals Ryzen 5 5600F CPU, extending AM4 platform into its 9th year

AMD Ryzen 5 5600F, AM4 socket enters 9th year At this stage, AMD is openly mocking Intel. AMD’s AM4 socket was officially introduced for OEMs and system integrators in September...

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Rare Apple-1 with storied ownership could fetch over $300,000 at auction — unit housed in original wood case thought to be one of just nine surviving examples

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A rare and fully functional Apple-1 with its rare Byte Shop wooden case is up for auction right now. Thought to be one of just nine surviving samples remaining in the original wood case, bidding on Lot #7083 will conclude on Saturday, September 20, 2025. You can join the RR Auctions Remarkable Rarities event in person at 1 pm EST (Boston, MA), by phone, or online (worldwide).

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Apple Silicon|Intel

High-end CPUs have become overkill in 2025

Most users don't need to buy more than 8 cores

Apple Silicon|Intel

TSMC's first 2 nm Node Customers are Apple, AMD, NVIDIA, and MediaTek; Intel Missing

TrendForce compiled a brief list of the first customers of TSMC's 2 nm N2 foundry node. Perhaps the biggest customer is Apple, with its upcoming A20 chip powering next-generation iPhones, the M6 line of processors powering its Macs, and the Vision Pro R2 chip powering its next-gen AR wearable, with mass-production expected to commence in 2026. AMD and MediaTek will be among the first customers implementing N2. AMD is developing the CPU Core Dies (CCDs
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