Tim Cook admits Apple may further converge iOS & OS X, Macs could run on ARM CPUs

While he didn't hint at any definitive future plans, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook did admit that all options are on the table for the future of the Mac operating system, including further converging iOS and OS X, as well as potentially running Macs on ARM processors like are found in the iPhone and iPad, or switching iOS to Intel.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 106

Apple intern's thesis leaks secret project to port Mac OS X to ARM processors

An academic paper written by a former Apple intern who now serves as a Core OS engineer at the company has revealed that it was working on a secret experiment to port Mac OS X Snow Leopard to the ARM architecture.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 48

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

Apple's new Israel chip R&D center rumored to open by end of February

Apple is said to have received hundreds of resumes from engineers who are seeking employment at a new research and development center in Israel rumored to open by the end of February.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 14

ARM CEO not impressed by Intel's 'Medfield' chips for smartphones, tablets

The chief executive of ARM, which supplies the reference designs for Apple's custom chips found in the iPhone and iPad, has said he doesn't view Intel's newly unveiled smartphone and tablet chips as competitive.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 89

Apple allegedly planning semiconductor development center in Israel

In addition to its rumored purchase of Israel-based flash storage provider Anobit, Apple is also said to be planning to open a semiconductor development center in Israel.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 45

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

Samsung to supply quad-core A6 CPU to Apple despite legal battle - report

Samsung is expected to remain the primary chip supplier for Apple and its anticipated next-generation A6 processor despite a bitter patent dispute between the two companies, according to a new report.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 85

Intel, Google announce mobile partnership for Atom Android smartphones

Intel and Google have announced a partnership to enable the use of Android software on Intel's Atom mobile x86-compatible processors, in hopes the chips can wrestle market share from the ARM processor family now dominating mobile devices.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 48

Apple threatened Intel with 'wake-up call' over chip power consumption

Officials at Apple were at at one point so unsatisfied with power consumption levels of Intel's processors that they threatened to end their partnership with the chipmaker, if the problems were not addressed.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 60

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

ARM expects to control 50% of mobile chip market by 2015

Led by devices like the iPhone and iPad, ARM Holdings expects its reference chip designs to be found in 50 percent of mobile devices sold by the year 2015.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 26

Intel CEO: Google Android experiencing chaotic growing pains

Intel CEO Paul Otellini said on Tuesday that Google Android is currently undergoing growing pains from the transition from chaos to order as the platform moves toward Apple's strategy of exerting more control.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 54

Rumor: Apple plans to move laptops from Intel to ARM processors

A new rumor claims that Apple plans to ditch Intel processors to instead adopt the ARM architecture currently found in devices like the iPhone and iPad.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 156

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