Apple’s next-gen processor, the M3, may have already entered its pilot production phase. According to DigiTimes, TSMC, Apple’s chipmaking partner, has begun producing the processor using it 3 nanometer process, known as “N3.” The report, citing unnamed industry sources, claims that TSMC will move the process to volume production by the fourth quarter of 2022 […]
Snapdragon’s latest chip could help prevent spoofing and privacy invasion. Per an article from PCMag, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip features anti-spoofing technology to help protect against Stingray and spoofing attacks: Spoof cell sites can now be run on small, widely available boxes that pass bad data and phishing messages, Qualcomm said at its […]
The chip shortage could extend well into the second half of 2022. Per iPhone supplier Foxconn, the chip manufacturer is struggling to keep up with consumer demand. Apple has been dealing with the chip shortage for the past several quarters, but it only started significantly impacting Apple’s business in the most recent quarter. The shortage […]
Because the supply chain doesn’t love global chip shortages. Apple is apparently set to reduce its 2021 iPhone 13 product output but as many as 10 million units given the global chip shortage. Where the company had previously expected to produce 90 million units of the handsets, the number may be curtailed to 80 million. […]
Apple’s next-gen iPhone might be able to forego having to be connected to either a 4G or 5G network, and could feature low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication technology to make calls and send messages, according to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a recent note to investors, Kuo explained that the iPhone 13 lineup will […]