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Rumor: Samsung snags 75% of Apple’s A9 processor orders

Apple and Samsung may have their ongoing legal squabbles, but that doesn’t stop them from making el dinero. Per AppleInsider and the Maeil Business Insider, Samsung has won a huge percentage of orders for the production of Apple’s next-generation “A9” system-on-a-chip, variations of which are expected to power this year’s iOS device lineup, according to […]

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Rumor: A9 processor production underway, Samsung could handle 100% of orders

Despite years of legal acrimony between Apple and Samsung, there’s still money to be made in processor manufacturing. Per 9to5Mac and Korea’s Electronic Times, industry insiders have stated that Samsung Electronics began production of Appleā€™s A9 in the Austin plant in the US using the 14nm FinFET technology. Samsung has production lines capable of FinFET […]

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Mock-up video surfaces of possible, larger next-gen iPad

They have a mock up video of the possible larger, next-gen iPad. Per MacRumors and Nowhereelse.fr, YouTube user Canoopsy has created a video showing how an iPad Air Plus with those dimensions would measure up to Apple’s other devices including the company’s current iPads, iPhones and 13-inch MacBook Pro.

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Hardware iPad Rumor

Rumor: 12-2-inch “iPad Air Plus” could feature A9 processor, launch between April and June of 2015

It’s a rumor at this point, but an interesting one. Per MacRumors, Japanese magazine Mac Fan has published some possible schematics depicting the design of the larger-screened “iPad Pro” or “iPad Air Plus” in its January issue, which have been shared by Mac Otakara along with some information about the upcoming device. The schematics suggest […]

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Hardware iOS Processors Rumor

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. […]