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Chipworks continues examination of A7 processor, finds new architecture, quad-core GPU

There’s some cool stuff going on with the iPhone 5s’ new A7 processor. Per an analysis published by Chipworks, the A7 contains assorted changes from the previous A6 processor, including the addition of a mysterious SRAM cell never seen in A-series silicon. Continuing its comprehensive investigation of the new A7 SoC, which on Tuesday confirmed […]

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Rumor: Apple, Samsung sign deal for Samsung to build A9 chips for 2015 iOS devices

From friends to litigants to partners again… Per MacRumors and the Korea Economic Daily, Apple and Samsung on Sunday officially signed an agreement that will see the two companies working together on future A-series chips for Apple’s iOS devices, with the deal specifically covering A9 chips based on a 14-nanometer process node starting in 2015. […]

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Rumor: Intel, Apple in negotiations for Intel to start making processors for iOS devices

Maybe a really good partnership CAN live forever… Per the Chicago Tribune, an anonymous source has cited that executives have over the past year discussed a possible partnership in which Intel’s foundries would be used to manufacture Apple-designed chips. A deal has not yet been reached, the source said. This is not the first time […]

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Rumor: Apple to release all-Retina iPad, MacBook Pro lineups in 2013

Even though it’s a rumor, there’s got to be a nugget of truth in there somewhere. Per AppleInsider, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has made his Apple hardware predictions for the upcoming year, and expects a bevy of new iOS and Mac product releases will help the iPhone maker address a wider swath of […]

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Rumor: Apple hiring dozens of Israel-based former Texas Instruments chip engineers

Never doubt the power of hiring the best engineers you can find. Per The Next Web, Apple has reportedly hired a number of former Texas Instruments engineers living in Israel, with the new employees said to bolster the tech giant’s research and development resources in the region. Sources familiar with Apple’s developing Israel-based operations have […]