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Rumor: TSMC begins producing A-series processors for Apple’s iOS devices

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has finally begun producing Apple’s A-series processors. Per the Wall Street Journal and AppleInsider, TSMC started production on its 20-nanometer fabrication lines in the first quarter of 2014, with shipments commencing in the second quarter. While Samsung will reportedly remain one of Apple’s top suppliers for now, the company will split […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPad to be 15% thinner, 25% lighter, use smaller, more efficient battery

This could be nifty. Per MacRumors, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has on a number of occasions offered accurate information on Apple’s product plans, recently published a new research note outlining his expectations for Apple’s fifth-generation iPad. Kuo expects mass production and shipments of the new iPad to ramp up in the August-September timeframe, […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to sever ties, move mobile chip production away from Samsung

For some reason, assorted lawsuits between two large tech companies don’t do anything to improve the relationship… According to the Korea Times, Apple may be doing all it can to cut ties between itself and Samsung. Though Apple still relies on Samsung for production of its mobile processors, the iPhone maker has apparently made it […]