http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:17:03 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/apple_intern_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 ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/apple_intern_thesis_leaks_secret_project_to_port_mac_os_x_to_arm_processors/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:09:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/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 beg... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/apple_trademarks_its_patented_macroscalar_code_optimization_technology/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:44:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/03/apple_ceo_hints_at_no_arm_based_macbook_air_as_ipad_to_soon_satisfy_that_niche/ After meeting with Apple chief executive Tim Cook and chief financial officer Peter Openheimer, Citi analysts noted a strong iPad outlook leaving little likelihood of an ARM-based MacBook Air, vast gr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/03/apple_ceo_hints_at_no_arm_based_macbook_air_as_ipad_to_soon_satisfy_that_niche/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:21:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/25/apples_new_israel_chip_rd_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. The new cente... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/25/apples_new_israel_chip_rd_center_rumored_to_open_by_end_of_february_/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/13/arm_ceo_not_impressed_by_intels_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 c... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/13/arm_ceo_not_impressed_by_intels_medfield_chips_for_smartphones_tablets_/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:22:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/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. Apple's plans to build the... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/apple_allegedly_planning_semiconductor_development_center_in_israel/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:08:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/11/arm_seen_challenging_intels_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 comp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/11/arm_seen_challenging_intels_notebook_chip_dominance_by_2013/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:29:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/17/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.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/17/samsung_to_supply_quad_core_a6_cpu_to_apple_despite_legal_battle_report/ Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:42:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/13/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... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/13/intel_google_announce_mobile_partnership_for_atom_android_smartphones/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:26:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/11/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 ad... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/11/apple_threatened_intel_with_wake_up_call_over_chip_power_consumption/ Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/27/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 chip... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/27/apple_rumored_to_move_production_of_custom_a6_chip_away_from_samsung_in_2012/ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/15/next_gen_graphics_processor_for_apples_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 -- thre... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/15/next_gen_graphics_processor_for_apples_iphone_ipad_now_being_licensed/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/30/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. ARM-based chips are currently found in ab... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/30/arm_expects_to_control_50_of_mobile_chip_market_by_2015/ Mon, 30 May 2011 14:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/19/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... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/19/intel_ceo_google_android_experiencing_chaotic_growing_pains/ Thu, 19 May 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/06/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. Apple's alleged move to ARM processors is ex... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/06/rumor_apple_plans_to_move_laptops_from_intel_to_arm_processors/ Fri, 06 May 2011 12:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/03/intel_interested_in_building_apples_mobile_a4_a5_chips_report/ Intel is interested in gaining Apple's mobile chip manufacturing business, competing against the company's existing producer Samsung and other independent foundries Apple is rumored to be considering.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/03/intel_interested_in_building_apples_mobile_a4_a5_chips_report/ Tue, 03 May 2011 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/01/arm_posts_record_profits_with_help_from_apples_iphone_ipad_successes/ Bolstered by record sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad, chip designer ARM Holdings announced its highest ever annual revenue and earnings Tuesday. The Cambridge, UK-based company, which Apple founded... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/01/arm_posts_record_profits_with_help_from_apples_iphone_ipad_successes/ Wed, 02 Feb 2011 02:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/16/apple_expected_to_pack_ultrafast_dual_core_sgx543_graphics_into_ipad_2_iphone_5/ Apple's next generation iPad and iPhone, both due the first half of this year, will pack a new version of the company's custom A4 chip, with dual, faster graphics cores capable of supporting a Retina ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/16/apple_expected_to_pack_ultrafast_dual_core_sgx543_graphics_into_ipad_2_iphone_5/ Sun, 16 Jan 2011 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/10/intel_and_nvidia_settle_patent_dispute_with_6_year_1_5b_deal/ Intel and NVIDIA have announced a six-year $1.5 billion cross-licensing agreement that resolves a lengthy patent dispute between the two companies and could lead to close integration of NVIDIA GPUs wi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/10/intel_and_nvidia_settle_patent_dispute_with_6_year_1_5b_deal/ Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/07/briefly_apple_shareholder_proposal_vlc_app_removed_intel_tablets/ Apple is opposing a shareholder proposal advocating a CEO succession plan for the company, while the VLC media player iOS app has reportedly been removed from the App Store over a licensing disagreeme... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/07/briefly_apple_shareholder_proposal_vlc_app_removed_intel_tablets/ Sat, 08 Jan 2011 04:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/31/apple_to_expand_cpu_design_group_beyond_ipad_a4/ Apple is seeking to hire engineers to design a new CPU micro-architecture, expanding upon its acquisitions of two fabless chip design companies and the release of its new A4 application processor used... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/31/apple_to_expand_cpu_design_group_beyond_ipad_a4/ Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/08/intel_bullish_after_garnering_35_tablet_design_wins/ Intel CEO Paul Otellini announced Wednesday that his company has resumed stock buy-backs and won 35 agreements from manufacturers to put its chips into new tablet models, which are set to compete with... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/08/intel_bullish_after_garnering_35_tablet_design_wins/ Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/04/arm_ceo_not_worried_about_intel_tablet_pc_threat/ The chief executive at ARM, whose CPU designs are used in Apple's iPad, affirmed the continued growth of the tablet PC market, while dismissing concerns that Intel tablets will pose a competitive thre... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/04/arm_ceo_not_worried_about_intel_tablet_pc_threat/ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/02/steve_jobs_itunes_lp_extra_coming_to_ios_apple_tv/ After its transition into an iOS device, Apple TV lost the ability to display iTunes LP and Extras, but support is on the way according to an email attributed to Apple's chief executive. An email ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/02/steve_jobs_itunes_lp_extra_coming_to_ios_apple_tv/ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/06/intel_hopes_to_court_developers_with_iphone_app_conversion_tool/ Intel is currently developing a tool to aid developers in porting iPhone applications to Intel-based devices in hopes of increasing development for and interest in Intel processors. Intel vice pres... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/06/intel_hopes_to_court_developers_with_iphone_app_conversion_tool/ Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/16/flagship_apple_shanghai_megastore_now_under_red_curtains/ Apple's cylindrical glass tower entrance to the new underground retail megastore in Shanghai China, set to open mid July, is now decked in red curtains, signaling close proximity to launch. The ne... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/16/flagship_apple_shanghai_megastore_now_under_red_curtains/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/26/apple_partner_imagination_announces_new_plan_to_take_on_arm/ Imagination Technologies, the mobile graphics chip company of which Apple is part owner, is set to announce a partnership with fellow chipmaker MIPS Technologies in an effort to counter competitor ARM... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/26/apple_partner_imagination_announces_new_plan_to_take_on_arm/ Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/22/arm_ceo_downplays_rumors_of_apple_acquisition/ Following a rumor that Apple is looking to buy chipmaker ARM Holdings, the CEO of the Cambridge, England firm said he doesn't see what the benefit would be. Warren East, chief executive of ARM, tol... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/22/arm_ceo_downplays_rumors_of_apple_acquisition/ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/21/apple_rumored_to_buy_arm_holdings/ Apple is reportedly interested in acquiring ARM Holdings, the Cambridge England firm that licenses the majority of the world's mobile chip designs. According to a report by the London Evening Stan... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/21/apple_rumored_to_buy_arm_holdings/ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/02/inside_the_ipad_apples_a4_processor/ Apple raised eyebrows during the original iPad unveiling when it casually noted that the new device would be using a new, Apple-designed System on a Chip named the A4. The company's future custom sili... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/02/inside_the_ipad_apples_a4_processor/ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/10/hp_attacks_apple_ipad_over_flash_arm_expects_50_new_tablets_in_2010/ As HP attempts to push its own Flash-playing slate PC over the Apple iPad, one ARM executive said he expects more than 50 tablet-style devices to be introduced this year alone. HP pushes Flash for ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/10/hp_attacks_apple_ipad_over_flash_arm_expects_50_new_tablets_in_2010/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/01/ipads_apple_a4_cpu_is_feature_stripped_arm_cortex_a8_report/ Though early reports and speculation suggested Apple's custom A4 system-on-a-chip found inside the iPad was based on the more advanced, dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 architecture, one new report says the pr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/01/ipads_apple_a4_cpu_is_feature_stripped_arm_cortex_a8_report/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/02/photo_of_apples_next_generation_iphone_in_the_wild_sources/ A photograph containing one of Apple's fourth-generation iPhones has been lingering undetected on the web for nearly a week now thanks to having been overshadowed -- quite literally -- by the company'... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/02/photo_of_apples_next_generation_iphone_in_the_wild_sources/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/17/new_arm_chips_offer_glimpse_of_future_apple_products/ Chip designer ARM announced this week new dual core Cortex-A9 processors capable of breaking the 2GHz barrier, perhaps foreshadowing the muscle behind Apple's future mobile devices. According to AR... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/17/new_arm_chips_offer_glimpse_of_future_apple_products/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/19/iphone_3g_s_faster_than_palm_pre_500k_sales_conservative/ A series of benchmarks have shown that Apple's latest iPhone is so fast that it outpaces not just the older iPhone but Palm's self-proclaimed speed champ, the Pre. Sales are also poised to break spee... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/19/iphone_3g_s_faster_than_palm_pre_500k_sales_conservative/ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/04/intel_deal_to_buy_wind_river_may_pit_it_against_apples_iphone_team/ An Intel move to buy mobile software experts Wind River Systems could do more than just give the chip maker a leg up in handheld devices; it could also spark more direct competition between Apple and ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/04/intel_deal_to_buy_wind_river_may_pit_it_against_apples_iphone_team/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/16/arm_shows_possibly_iphone_bound_multicore_mobile_processor/ ARM is demonstrating the first working example of a multicore processor that may dramatically speed up smartphones. Meanwhile, Apple is looking for iPhone engineers that can write multithreaded code ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/16/arm_shows_possibly_iphone_bound_multicore_mobile_processor/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/03/apple_rumored_allowing_real_background_apps_on_iphone/ After leaving its once-touted background push data feature by the wayside, Apple is now reportedly mulling an option that would let iPhone apps run third-party background processes and give the phone ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/03/apple_rumored_allowing_real_background_apps_on_iphone/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:05:00 GMT