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Apple trademarks its patented "macroscalar" code optimization technology

Apple has recently filed for international trademark protections of "macroscalar," its name for various patented optimizations for efficiently executing code on a processor, suggesting it plans to begin commercially promoting its differentiating technology.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 20

Samsung seeks $1B bond to expand Texas processor plant

Samsung is in talks with banks to acquire $1 billion to fund an expansion at its facility in Austin, Texas that is said to be the source of A5 processors powering the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S, and could possibly be the factory responsible for Apple's next generation A6 chip bound for the rumored iPad 3.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 35

Apple television said to run on custom-built chips like iPhone, iPad

Rather than utilize off-the-shelf chips from a company such as Intel, Apple is expected to use its own custom-built chips like in the iPhone and iPad for its anticipated television set.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 67
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iPhone 4S is Apple's most popular phone yet with 96% satisfaction rate

The iPhone 4S carries the highest customer satisfaction ratings of any Apple smartphone yet, with a new survey finding that 96 percent of users consider themselves satisfied with their purchase.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 52

ARM seen challenging Intel's notebook chip dominance by 2013

ARM, the company whose reference designs are used in the chips that power Apple's iPhone and iPad, is expected by industry insiders to carve out a significant presence in the traditional notebook computer market by 2013.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 91

Nvidia unveils new quad-core Tegra 3 processor to challenge Apple's A5

Chipmaker Nvidia has taken the wraps off its new Tegra 3 mobile processor, a quad-core chip three times faster than its predecessor, with ASUS' Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet the first device to sport it.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 82

Teardown of Apple's iPhone 4S reveals larger battery, new baseband chip

Before it's even officially released to the public, Apple's new iPhone 4S has been disassembled to unveil its slightly larger battery, as well as updated internal components like a new baseband chip and the dual-core A5 processor.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 18

Inside Apple's iPhone 4S and its A5 CPU: 'S' is for Speed

The voice recognition technology and improved camera in Apple's iPhone 4S are made possible by the custom-built dual-core A5 processor that powers the handset.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 16

Inside Apple's iPhone 4S and its 8MP camera: 'S' is for Shutter

The iPhone 4S sports a higher-resolution 8-megapixel camera, but beyond the pixels is a greatly improved lens that will allow for faster picture taking, and image stabilization when shooting 1080p video.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 52

Testing shows iPhone 4S A5 GPU clocked at 800MHz, 73% faster than iPhone 4

New Geekbench scores of the forthcoming iPhone 4S show that its custom-built A5 CPU is clocked at 800MHz, while the dual-core processor gives it a 73 percent performance boost than the iPhone 4.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 48

Inside Apple's iPhone 4S: 'S' is for Siri voice recognition

Apple will bring voice control to the next level with this week's launch of the iPhone 4S, leveraging its acquired Siri technology to allow users to perform complex tasks by simply speaking aloud.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 140

Apple's iPhone 4S coming Oct. 14 with Siri voice control and 4G-like speeds

Apple's newest smartphone, the iPhone 4S, is a world phone powered by the company's speedy A5 processor, and features a new antenna design that can allow file transfers up to twice as fast as its predecessor, as well as voice recognition functionality for a new handsfree experience.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 641

Video claims to show graphics switching on a prototype iPhone [u]

A new, unconfirmed video claims to show a prototype iPhone with a software-based developer setting that allows switching between graphics processing units.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 30

Apple's Xcode supports quad-core ARM CPUs for future iPhones, iPads

Hidden inside Apple's Xcode developer tool is support for quad-core ARM CPUs, hinting at next-generation processors that will power Apple's future iPhones and iPads.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 56

NYT: Apple 'just weeks away' from announcing 'fairly different' iPhone 5

Apple is "just weeks away" from announcing a fifth-generation iPhone that will be fairly different from the iPhone 4, both on the inside and outside, according to a new report.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 70

TSMC initiates trial manufacturing of Apple's next-gen A6 chips - report

According to a new report, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has begun trial production of Apple's next-generation A6 processors, lending credence to rumors that the iPhone maker is moving orders away from supplier and rival Samsung.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 14

Apple rumored to move production of custom 'A6' chip away from Samsung in 2012

Apple is rumored to further distance itself from its rival Samsung starting with the "A6" chip in 2012, when the iPhone maker will allegedly transition production of its custom ARM chips to a new chipmaker.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 67

Next-gen graphics processor for Apple's iPhone, iPad now being licensed

Imagination Technologies is now licensing its PowerVR Series6 mobile graphics processing architecture, the next generation of the hardware found in Apple's iPhone and iPad, to six key partners — three of which remain secret.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 37
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