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Intel pushes Ohio chip factory opening to 2030

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Intel pushes Ohio chip factory opening to 2030 Intel is delaying the opening of its $28 billion Ohio chip plants yet again. In an update on Friday, Intel executive vice president Naga Chandrasekaran said the company now expects its first factory to begin operations between 2030 and 2031 – years later than its initial plan to kick off production in 2025. Meanwhile, the

The Verge 446 2025-03-01

Kuo: All iPhone 17 Models Will Feature Apple-Designed Wi-Fi Chip to ‘Enhance Connectivity’

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Kuo: All iPhone 17 Models Will Feature Apple-Designed Wi-Fi Chip to ‘Enhance Connectivity’ Apple will use its own custom-designed Wi-Fi chip in all upcoming iPhone 17 models, according to industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Writing in a post on X (Twitter), Kuo said the switch to in-house Wi-Fi chips will “enhance connectivity across Apple devices” while also giving Apple a cost reduction. All current iPhone models are equipped with a co…

Mac Rumors 567 2025-02-21

MacBook Pro Now Expected to Get M5 Chip Before iPad Pro

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MacBook Pro Now Expected to Get M5 Chip Before iPad Pro Apple will bring its next-generation M5 chip to the MacBook Pro in the fall, followed by the iPad Pro in the first half of 2026, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Gurman’s latest claim flips the previously expected order of devices to transition from M4 to M5 chips, which was based on last year’s M4 product launch order. Apple first introdu…

Mac Rumors 816 2025-02-18

Powerbeats Pro 2 Debut With Heart Rate Monitoring, H2 Chip, Active Noise Cancellation, and More

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Powerbeats Pro 2 Debut With Heart Rate Monitoring, H2 Chip, Active Noise Cancellation, and More Apple’s Beats brand is officially introducing the Powerbeats Pro 2 today, bringing significant updates to the wireless earphones aimed at active users. Among the upgrades for Powerbeats Pro 2 are Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) with Transparency mode, Personalized Spatial Audio, an H2 chip for improved power efficiency and Apple ecosystem integr…

Mac Rumors 764 2025-02-12

M5 Apple Silicon Chip Reportedly Enters Mass Production

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M5 Apple Silicon Chip Reportedly Enters Mass Production Apple has begun mass production of its next-generation M5 chip, according to South Korean media, with the processor expected to arrive in devices potentially as soon as this year. ET News reports that Apple began packaging the M5 chip last month. Packaging is the final step in semiconductor manufacturing after fabrication, and involves the proc…

Mac Rumors 584 2025-02-06

Chip race: Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia battle it out for AI chip supremacy

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Chip race: Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia battle it out for AI chip supremacy The rise of generative AI has been powered by Nvidia and its advanced GPUs. As demand far outstrips supply, the H100 has become highly sought after and extremely expensive, making Nvidia a trillion-dollar company for the first time. It’s also prompting customers, like Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Google to start working on their own

The Verge 355 2025-01-31

TSMC Founder Reveals Why Apple Chose Them Over Intel as Custom Chip Supplier

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TSMC Founder Reveals Why Apple Chose Them Over Intel as Custom Chip Supplier TSMC founder Morris Chang has revealed that Apple CEO Tim Cook rejected Intel as an iPhone chip manufacturing partner in 2011, and told him that “Intel just does not know how to be a foundry.” In a new YouTube interview with Acquired, Chang recounts how Apple briefly paused discussions with TSMC in February 2011 when Intel’s CEO approached Cook…

Mac Rumors 1.1k 2025-01-31

iPhone SE 4 Again Rumored to Feature A18 Chip

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iPhone SE 4 Again Rumored to Feature A18 Chip The fourth-generation iPhone SE will be equipped with a chip that has an identifier of T8140, according to a private account on social media platform X. That identifier is used by both the A18 and A18 Pro chips, and given the iPhone SE is a lower-end device, it is very likely that the device will be equipped with the A18 chip out of those two op…

Mac Rumors 833 2025-01-23

New iPad Air Models With M3 Chip Seemingly Confirmed by Leaker

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New iPad Air Models With M3 Chip Seemingly Confirmed by Leaker Apple’s next-generation iPad Air and entry-level iPad models have seemingly been confirmed today by known leaker Evan Blass. In a private social media post, Blass shared an image of what appears to be source code mentioning unreleased 11-inch iPad Air, 13-inch iPad Air, and iPad 11 models. It is unclear where this information was obtained from,…

Mac Rumors 834 2025-01-21

Sources: Knicks’ Towns has bone chip in thumb

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Sources: Knicks’ Towns has bone chip in thumb Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns has a bone chip in his right thumb to go along with the sprain he sustained in Monday’s loss, sources confirmed.

ESPN 553 2025-01-16