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  • Rumor: Apple looking to include vapor chamber cooling feature into M6 iPad Pro

    Rumor: Apple looking to include vapor chamber cooling feature into M6 iPad Pro

    The next-generation iPad Pro could gain vapor chamber cooling.

    Per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and the Power On newsletter, the M6-based iPad Pro could gain this feature, which would allow it to stay fanless as well as incredibly thin.

    With the M4 iPad Pro last year, Apple overhauled the cooling system, bringing a copper heatsink that dissipates heat through the Apple logo on the back of the tablet. This may not be enough, as Apple could be looking to add the feature to the M6 iPad Pro in order to push performance even further.

    Apple debuted its first vapor chamber cooling system on the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, which essentially eliminated overheating on the iPhone during normal tasks. It particularly helps out in gaming.

    The difference can also be seen in the base model M5 14-inch MacBook Pro, which approaches thermal throttling before it can reach its peak.

    It’s also thought that Apple may be working to include a vapor chamber in the iPad Air. Apple is now working on the feature, with plans to integrate it as soon as the next round of updates. The company is on an 18-month upgrade cycle for the iPad Pro, suggesting that the vapor chamber could be added around spring 2027.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via 9to5Mac and Bloomberg

  • Rumor: Samsung fanless notebook hints at upcoming fanless 12-inch Retina Display MacBook Air

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    The 12-inch Retina Display MacBook Air may be fanless thanks to Samsung.

    Per 9to5Mac and The Verge, Samsung has pre-announced the Ativ Book 9 ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show. Interestingly, this notebook features many of the technical specifications that have been rumored for the future 12-inch Retina MacBook Air. The announcement of the Ativ Book 9 validates that a fanless high-resolution ultrabook is indeed possible in the short term.

    The Book 9 laptop features a 12.2 inch screen with a 2600×1600 resolution, implying a 250 PPI. At normal viewing distances, Apple could easily describe the display as ‘Retina’. For comparison, the ‘Retina’ 15 inch MacBook Pro has 216 pixels-per-inch. The Book 9 is powered by a next-generation Broadwell CPU, which has drastically lower power consumption and heat dissipation enabling the product to be fanless.

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  • Rumor: Apple to begin mass-production of 12-inch Retina Display MacBook Air in Q1 of 2015

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    The long-rumored 12-inch MacBook Air, complete with a Retina Display, could enter mass-production as early as the first quarter of 2015.

    Per 9to5Mac and DigiTimes, the notebook could enter mass-production in the first quarter of 2015 “following a pilot production at the end of 2014.”

    It should be noted this is the same source that predicted the machine would be launched in October, claiming at the time that shipments had already begun. Digitimes bases its latest claim on “upstream supply chain” sources – in other words, suppliers to suppliers to Apple. This does not aid its credibility …

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  • Intel launches Broadwell Core M processor, chip could find its way into rumored 12-inch MacBook Air notebooks

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    Intel’s next generation of processors won’t ship until early 2015, but there’s some interesting news on the processor that could wind up in the 12-inch MacBook Pro notebook.

    Per MacRumors, the company began shipping some ultra low-power Broadwell chips known as Core M a couple of months ago. These chips are designed to run at just 4.5 watts and are intended for next-generation fanless PCs and tablets, fitting perfectly with circulating rumors of a thinner, fanless 12-inch MacBook Air, potentially with a Retina display.

    The first batch of Core M chips launched in early September consisted of the 5Y10/5Y10a running at a base frequency of 800 MHz with a maximum of 2 GHz turbo, along with the more powerful 5Y70 running at 1.1 GHz with a max turbo of 2.6 GHz. Intel now appears to have quietly added several new processor options to the Core M family. Internal roadmaps had targeted an early 2015 launch for these chips, but Intel’s chip database shows the new chips as having launched this quarter.

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