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New MacBook Air Models With M4 Chip Expected to Launch ‘Earlier’ Than iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11

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New MacBook Air Models With M4 Chip Expected to Launch ‘Earlier’ Than iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11 Apple is rumored to have many product announcements planned for the first half of next year, including updated MacBook Air models, an iPad 11, an iPhone SE 4, the AirTag 2, updated iPad Air models, and potentially more. In a social media post today, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reiterated that the iPad 11, iPhone SE 4, and updated iPad Air models wi…

Mac Rumors 894 2024-12-24

New ‘HomePod’ With 7-Inch Display, A18 Chip, and More Reportedly Launching Next Year

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New ‘HomePod’ With 7-Inch Display, A18 Chip, and More Reportedly Launching Next Year Apple plans to release a new “HomePod” with a 7-inch LCD display, an A18 chip, and Apple Intelligence support in 2025, according to DigiTimes. Google’s Nest Hub It is unclear how much the screen-equipped HomePod would cost, but Apple is seemingly aiming for a reasonable price. In a paywalled report this week, the supply chain publication said…

Mac Rumors 1.0k 2024-12-22

New Mac Pro and an ‘Extreme’ Chip: Here’s What the Latest Rumors Say

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New Mac Pro and an ‘Extreme’ Chip: Here’s What the Latest Rumors Say Apple last updated the Mac Pro with the M2 Ultra chip in June 2023. Below, we outline when to expect the high-end desktop tower to be updated next. In short, the latest rumors about the Mac Pro indicate the computer will be updated with an as-yet-unannounced M4 Ultra chip in the second half of 2025. Mac Pro: Timing When was the current model …

Mac Rumors 1.1k 2024-12-13

‘M4 Extreme’ Chip Unlikely After Apple ‘Cancels’ High-Performance Chip

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‘M4 Extreme’ Chip Unlikely After Apple ‘Cancels’ High-Performance Chip Apple this “past summer” canceled the development of a high-performance Mac chip that would have consisted of four smaller chips stitched together, in order to free up engineering resources for a planned AI server chip, according to The Information. Based on the report’s description of the chip, it sounds like Apple has canceled a previously-ru…

Mac Rumors 1.2k 2024-12-12

What Does Google’s Quantum Computing Chip Mean for Bitcoin?

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What Does Google’s Quantum Computing Chip Mean for Bitcoin? Quantum supercomputer Willow can finish a tasks in 5 minutes that would take classical computers more than the age of the universe to figure out. But what does that mean for bitcoin and crypto security.

Coindesk 540 2024-12-11

Google reveals quantum computing chip with ‘breakthrough’ achievements

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Google reveals quantum computing chip with ‘breakthrough’ achievements Image: GoogleGoogle’s quantum computing lab just achieved a major milestone. On Monday, the company revealed that its new quantum computing chip, Willow, is capable of performing a computing challenge in less than five minutes — a process Google says would take one of the world’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years, or longer than the age…

The Verge 1.2k 2024-12-10

TSMC 2nm Chip Production Hits 60% Yield, on Track for iPhone 18 Pro

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TSMC 2nm Chip Production Hits 60% Yield, on Track for iPhone 18 Pro TSMC has achieved better-than-expected results in trial production of its 2-nanometer chip technology, with yield rates exceeding 60%, according to Taiwanese supply chain sources (via Liberty Times Net). The news suggests the company is well-positioned to begin 2nm mass production in 2025, which could see its use in Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro models …

Mac Rumors 1.2k 2024-12-07

Biden Cuts Intel’s Chip Award

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Biden Cuts Intel’s Chip Award The Silicon Valley company will receive less money from the CHIPS Act after winning a $3 billion military contract and changing some of its investment commitments.

New York Times 830 2024-11-27