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Rumor: Apple’s M3 processor enters pilot production phase, uses 3 nanometer “N3” process

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 […]

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip features anti-spoofing technology

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 […]

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Foxconn claims chip shortage could extend into second half of 2022

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 Appleā€™s business in the most recent quarter. The shortage […]

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iFixit notes that replacing your iPhone 13 display with a third party unit could disable Face ID feature

You may love your brand new iPhone 13, but the cool cats at iFixit have learned through a recent teardown that replacing the smartphone’s screen through a third party repair service could disable the Face ID feature. Via the recent teardown, iFixit noted that Apple has added a small microcontroller to the iPhone 13 screen. […]

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Some users complain of macOS Monterey memory leak errors

This is why they invented software updates. A number of users who recently upgraded to macOS Monterey are experiencing a memory leak, a scenario in which a specific macOS process or application is bugged out and stays running for prolonged periods in the background, consuming abnormally high amounts of memory of RAM. It’s unknown as […]