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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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Intel cites possible 50% battery life improvement in upcoming MacBooks under Haswell architecture

What a difference a next-gen architecture can make. According to PCWorld, Intel’s next-generation processor in Apple’s MacBook line could see 50 percent greater battery life thanks to the processors expected to go into them, according to Intel. In a media briefing ahead of the launch of its Haswell processor platform, Intel chief Rani Borkar said […]

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Intel details specs for upcoming i7 “Haswell” processor

The next-gen stuff always looks pretty sexy… Per AppleInsider and Engadget, a document released on Wednesday sheds some light on Intel’s forthcoming Core i7 processors, which will boast new integrated graphics silicon that promises to double or even triple performance compared to existing models. Alongside a new iteration of the “Intel HD Graphics” series, dubbed […]

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Recent Apple job postings allude to chip development effort in and around Florida

If you’re looking to design chips for Apple in sunny Florida, your dream may have come true. Per 9to5Mac, Apple posted several job openings looking for both hardware and software engineers reveal that Apple is looking to begin its own chip development in Orlando, Florida. Last week it was discovered that Apple is hiring software […]

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Tom’s Hardware runs benchmark tests on Haswell prototype chip, finds modest performance gains for next-gen architecture

Intel’s new Haswell architecture is en route. And its performance gains are about the same as those seen in the move from the Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge architectures. A profile of a performance test of a prototype Core i7 Haswell chip by the mighty Tom’s Hardware suggests that it will offer a 7 percent […]