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Apple uses ARM T1 processor to drive Touch Bar functions in 2016 MacBook Pro

There’s some cool stuff inside the new 2016 MacBook Pro. The new 13-inch and 15-inch Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro notebooks feature both an Intel processor and an Apple-designer T1 chip, which is also found inside the new Series 2 Apple Watch. As noted by Apple in its keynote, the T1 processor handles security for the […]

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Intel licenses ARM to use chip manufacturing capacity

Intel has announced that it’s licensing technology from rival ARM Holdings Plc. The two chipmakers unveiled the agreement Tuesday at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. The accord will let Intel offer third-party semiconductor companies its most advanced 10-nanometer production lines for manufacturing the complex chips usually used in smartphones. Intel, which receives most […]

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Users come forward, complain of anti-reflective coating staining or being stripped away on Retina display MacBook Pro units

You paid an arm, a leg and a spare kidney for your Retina display MacBook Pro. Now it appears that the anti-reflective coating on it is susceptible to stains or wearing off entirely. According to a growing number of complaints on the Apple Support Communities board, the anti-reflective coating seems to be staining or wearing […]

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Rumor: Apple to incorporate Intel chips in next-gen iPhone in 2016

It might be Intel’s turn to be part of the iPhone architecture. Sources have stated that Apple will reportedly turn to Intel’s new XMM 7360 LTE modem when it launches a special next-generation iPhone model in 2016, suggesting the company is looking to diversify baseband chip suppliers. Intel’s fast wireless modem, which debuted earlier this […]

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A8 processor headed for iPhone 6, 6 Plus handsets said to incorporate six-core design, other features

Apple’s come a long way with its iPhone processors. And, according to reports, the new A8 processor is more than 84 times faster than the processor found in the first-yen iPhone back in 2007. Per a hearty investigation by AnandTech and AppleInsider, the A8 processor that will be found in the iPhone 6 and 6 […]