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PowerVR Furian GPUs could bring 4K video, improved gaming specs to next-gen iPhones

The next generation of iPhone could feature a pretty dead sexy new graphics processor. Imagination Technologies today announced PowerVR Furian, its next-generation GPU architecture that promises significant improvements in graphics performance and power efficiency that could benefit future iPhones. The Furian architecture is stated to offer up to a 70 to 90 percent improvement in […]

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Analysis of A8X chip shows eight core design, other unique features

There may be more to Apple’s A8X processor than was originally thought. Per 9to5Mac, further analysis of the processor by AnandTech showed that initial guesses as to the GPU specification of the Apple A8X chip, exclusively available in the iPad Air 2, were wrong. In fact, the chip uses a unique 8 cluster design. AnandTech […]

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A8 processor headed for iPhone 6, 6 Plus handsets said to incorporate six-core design, other features

Apple’s come a long way with its iPhone processors. And, according to reports, the new A8 processor is more than 84 times faster than the processor found in the first-yen iPhone back in 2007. Per a hearty investigation by AnandTech and AppleInsider, the A8 processor that will be found in the iPhone 6 and 6 […]

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Imagination Technologies begins licensing process for future iOS devices

Whatever you’re expecting from the next-gen iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, improved graphics should be on the way. Per AppleInsider, Apple component provider Imagination Technologies is now licensing its PowerVR Series6 mobile graphics processing architecture, the next generation of the hardware found in Apple’s iPhone and iPad, to six key partners — three of which […]

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Rumor: iPhone 5 could feature souped-up processor, Qualcomm baseband

If there’s one nifty thing about iOS beta releases to the development community, it’s that they do a great job of highlighting what may be around the corner. Per MacRumors, the recently-released iOS 4.3 beta shows calls for the OpenCL-capable PowerVR SGX543 from Imagination Technologies. Apple has been using Imagination Technologies’ older PowerVR SGX535 GPU […]