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Hardware MacBook News

Initial tests point to 15% faster CPU performance, other changes in 2016 12-inch Retina MacBooks

Apple’s next-gen 12-inch retina MacBook is out the door and the numbers have been run on it. Over at Geekbench, Christina Warren noted that that 1.2 GHz configuration runs around 15 to 18 percent faster CPU performance compared to last year’s equivalent model. The notebook earned a single-core score of 2,894 and a multi-core score […]

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Hardware MacBook MacBook Air MacBook Pro News Processors

New details revealed as to Skylake processors that may be geared towards Retina MacBooks

New information for the Intel Skylake processors that are most likely to wind up in a MacBook Air has been released. The Skylake processors, which may be branded the “Core m3”, “Core m5” and “Core m7” offer the following specs: The low-end Core m3 6Y30 has a 900 MHz dual-core processor with Turbo Boost up […]

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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Additional leaked details indicate iPhone 6 “Phosphorous” sensor may serve barometric function, not health-related function

A few new details have surfaced about the apparent “Phosphorous” sensor mentioned yesterday. Per MacRumors, Weibo user GeekBar continued his leaks of claimed wiring schematics of iPhone 6 components with a new “Phosphorus” component that was interpreted as the next-generation version of Apple’s M7 co-processor. The M7 collects and tracks motion data from various sensors […]

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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Apple to include “Phosphorous” coprocessor for iPhone 6’s HealthKit data collection, functionality

This could be interesting. In the mix of the latest series of leaks about the iPhone 6, a note published over on the Geek Bar’s Weibo account and noted by G for Games points to a new coprocessor, code-named “Phosphorus”, which may be incorporated into the iPhone 6 handset and could help power data collection […]

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iPad News

Apple introduces iPad Air, sets product launch for 40 countries on November 1st

The fifth-generation iPad was announced today. And under a new name to boot… Per Electronista, Apple today announced the iPad Air, a fifth generation of its flagship 9.7-inch tablet. The name stems from its new design, which weighs just 1 pound, in part thanks to thinner side bezels. Inside it uses an A7 processor, paired […]