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TSMC hits 5 nanometer milestone for 2020 iPhone production

Apple chipmaker TSMC has apparently just hit a milestone, and is now able to produce 5 nanometer A-Series chips for the 2020 iPhones. The company offered the following statement: “TSMC has announced delivery of the complete version of its 5nm design infrastructure within the Open Innovation Platform (OIP). This full release enables 5nm systems-on-chip (SoC) […]

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Rumor: Apple could release 31.6-inch professional display may arrive soon, 17-inch MacBook Pro in early 2021

The professional-grade display and the 17-inch notebook you’ve always wanted could be less than two years away. A new research note penned by Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that Apple’s long-awaited professional-grade display will arrive in the next few months, and the rumored 17-inch MacBook Pro with larger display won’t arrive until the first half of 2021 […]

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Apple hires AI expert Ian Goodfellow from Google, speculation emerges as to assignments

As with any company, the new hires sometimes reveal the path the company’s about to take. In the case of Ian Goodfellow, a well-known expert in the machine-learning community, as well as Open AI, there might be some interesting things about to happen. Goodfellow stands as a rare find, especially in that he invented a […]

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Apple discounts HomePod price to $299 in U.S. via $50 price drop

Late last week, Apple cut the price of its HomePod smart speaker on its online store by $50, the price dropping from $349 to $299. The price drop follows a bevy of recent promotional discounts at a number of third-party retailers across the United States. Similar price reductions also appeared in other regions and territories […]

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Purported component adds to triple-camera theory for some 2019 model iPhones

From the depths of Rumorville, a photo posted on Thursday from Chinese social network Weibo claims to show a component from a 2019 model iPhone with cutouts for three lenses. An early claim suggested that the third lens would be a 5x telephoto one, as well as being used to provide enhanced augmented reality capabilities … […]