Apple
Setting things up for what is certainly to be an exciting next few months in the world of CPUs and SoCs, Apple this morning has announced their next-generation M-series chip, the M4. Introduced just over six months after the M3 and the associated 2023 Apple MacBook family, the M4 is going to start its life on a very different track, launching alongside Apple’s newest iPad Pro tablets. With their newest chip, Apple is promising class-leading performance and power efficiency once again, with a particular focus on machine learning/AI performance. The launch of the M4 comes as Apple’s compute product lines have become a bit bifurcated. On the Mac side of matters, all of the current-generation MacBooks are based on the M3 family of chips. On...
iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina Display include Qualcomm's MDM9615 baseband
We've had a few days to digest everything announced at Apple's recent event, and one of the remaining questions was whether the iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina...
10 by Brian Klug on 10/24/2013iPad Air: Hands On [video]
Brian also just finished up some hands on with the iPad Air. Check out the video below for his impressions and a comparison to the new mini. We just played...
44 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 10/22/2013iPad mini with Retina Display: Hands On [video]
Brian just spent some time hands on with the new iPad mini:
24 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 10/22/2013
Apple Event (October 2013) - Live Blog
Brian and I are on the ground in San Francisco for Apple's event today. We're expecting to see new iPads introduced as well as the long-awaited Haswell rMBP refreshes...
101 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 10/22/2013
21.5-inch iMac (Late 2013) Review: Iris Pro Driving an Accurate Display
I have a confession to make. For the past year I’ve been using a 27-inch iMac as my primary workstation. I always said that if I had a less...
127 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/7/2013
Apple Updates the iMac: Haswell CPUs, PCIe SSDs & 802.11ac WiFi
Earlier this morning Apple announced the next round of Haswell updates to its Mac lineup, this time focusing on the iMac. Both the 21.5-inch and 27-inch models see updates...
46 by Kristian Vättö & Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/24/2013
Chipworks Provides First Apple A7 Die Shot
Hot on the heels of their Samsung 28nm confirmation, Chipworks just sent over the first die shot of a delayered Apple A7. An annotated version is following early next...
41 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/20/2013
Chipworks Confirms Apple's A7 is Built On Samsung's 28nm HK+MG Process
Chipworks is in the process of delayering Apple's A7, but they just confirmed what we mentioned in our iPhone 5s review: Apple's A7 is built at Samsung using their...
25 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/20/2013
The iOS 7 Review
There’s no doubt about it, this iOS update is one of the largest in Apple’s history. In the wake of the iPhone 5 launch, there was a considerable amount...
146 by Brian Klug & Saumitra Bhagwat on 9/19/2013
The iPhone 5s Review
For much of the iPhone's life Apple has enjoyed a first-mover advantage. At the launch of the first iPhone, Steve Jobs expected the device and OS would give it...
465 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/17/2013
The iPhone 5c Review
For years now Apple has followed a rather intelligent waterfall of its products down the pricing stack. With the arrival of every new iPhone, the previous generation gets a...
70 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/17/2013
Some Thoughts about the iPhone 5S Camera Improvements
One of the big improvements that comes with the iPhone 5S is a new camera system, with a faster aperture for more light throughput, bigger 8 MP sensor with...
100 by Brian Klug on 9/13/2013
Apple Increases iPhone 5C and 5S Battery Sizes relative to iPhone 5
While poking through the FCC documents and piecing together a story on the network band situation for the iPhone 5S and 5C, I remembered that part of a normal...
31 by Brian Klug on 9/12/2013
Hands on with the new iPhone 5S
After playing with the iPhone 5C, I played with the new iPhone 5S that includes a faster A7 SoC and M7 sensor fusion hub, fingerprint sensor home button, improved...
41 by Brian Klug on 9/10/2013
Hands on with the new iPhone 5C
We just spent some time going hands on with the two new iPhones that Apple announced in their town hall event which just wrapped up. The iPhone 5C comes...
54 by Brian Klug on 9/10/2013
Apple iPhone 5S: Hands On Video
Brian just went hands on with Apple's new iPhone 5S, showing off its performance (courtesy of the new 64-bit A7 SoC), Touch ID fingerprint sensor and camera features. Check...
12 by Brian Klug & Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2013
iPhone 5S and 5C Available on September 20th
Both the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C will be available starting on September 20th in the US. Pre-orders for the 5C begin on the 13th. Check out our full...
5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2013
Apple Announces A7, World's First 64-bit Smartphone SoC
Apple just announced the iPhones 5S featuring the A7 SoC, which is the world's first consumer ARM based SoC with 64-bit support. We're likely talking about an updated version...
91 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2013
Apple Announces iPhone 5S
Apple just announced the iPhone 5S. The chassis remains similar to the iPhone 5, although it's now available in three finishes: silver, gold and space grey. The latter replaces the...
17 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2013
iWork, iPhoto & iMovie for iOS Free with Any New iOS device
Apple just announced that any new iPhone, iPad or 5th gen iPod Touch will come with free copies of iWork, iPhoto & iMovie. Check out our full coverage of Apple's...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2013
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