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Rumor: Apple developing a 15.5-inch MacBook Air for release this year

The rumor mill once again has it that Apple will be releasing a 15.5-inch MacBook Air notebook, the most current updates highlighting that the company has begun producing panels for the computer. Display supply chain analyst Ross Young said in December that the larger MacBook Air would arrive in the spring of 2023. In a […]

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TSMC to begin mass production of 3nm chips this Thursday

Apple’s main chip supplier, TSMC, will begin mass production of three nanometer chips this week, with Apple being the primary customer of the new process. It’s also thought that the new M2 Pro chips created by this process could power updated MacBook Pro and Mac mini models. Per DigiTimes, TSMC will start mass production of […]

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Rumor: Apple jettisons M2 Extreme, will go with M2 Ultra chip for next-gen Mac Pro

Per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has apparently canceled plans for its M2 Extreme system-on-a-chip (SoC). The processor was originally planned for the new Mac Pro desktops, while the current model still feature Intel CPUs. In his latest newsletter, Gurman noted that Apple has missed its original plan of transitioning all Mac models to Apple Silicon. […]

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TSMC to incorporate 3nm chip production at its Arizona facility

It looks like 3-nanometer chips are en route to the TSMC Arizona facility. Apple chip supplier TSMC has announced that plans are in place to mass produce 3-nanometer chips at its $12 billion Arizona facility. Speaking to reporters on Monday in Taipei, Morris Chang said the 3-nanometre plant would be located at the same Arizona […]

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Rumor: Apple developing an M3-based iMac

Not surprisingly, Apple is rumored to be working on an M2 chip for its desktop and notebook computers. Sources have also indicated that Apple may be looking even further down the line, and is thought to be developing an M3 iMac. Recently, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman highlighted Apple’s anticipated roadmap for the M2 chip. Gurman pointed […]