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Rumor: Apple developing specialized CPUs for HDTV units

When in doubt, roll your own. Per DigiTimes, rather than utilize off-the-shelf chips from a company such as Intel, Apple is expected to use its own custom-built chips like in the iPhone and iPad for its anticipated television set. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering and Siliconware Precision Industries are three companies expected to […]

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Recent Xcode references point towards quad-core ARM CPUs for future iOS devices

While Apple may not always tell you what hardware features are on the horizon where its iOS devices are concerned, the development tools can spill the beans. Per the cool cats at Ars Technica, a number of references found inside Apple’s Xcode developer tool point towards quad-core ARM CPUs, hinting at next-generation processors that will […]