http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:33:26 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/04/latest_snow_leopard_build_resurrects_atom_compatibility/ Development build 10C535 of Snow Leopard update 10.6.2 retains Intel Atom support after the previous build had killed compatibility with the processor. According to the developer blog which initia... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/04/latest_snow_leopard_build_resurrects_atom_compatibility/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:50:00 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/09/09/15/latest_apple_tablet_rumor_feb_2010_launch_for_800_1000/ A new report on Apple's long-rumored tablet device cites Taiwanese suppliers with a number of alleged specifics, including price, launch window and parts. Steve Chuang of Taiwan Economic Times has ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/15/latest_apple_tablet_rumor_feb_2010_launch_for_800_1000/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/24/apples_much_anticipated_tablet_device_coming_early_next_year/ Exclusive: After four years of meticulous development riddled with setbacks, Apple is now racing toward an early 2010 launch of a device that may see the electronics maker redefine the portable comput... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/24/apples_much_anticipated_tablet_device_coming_early_next_year/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/16/multi_core_arm_chips_bound_for_apples_next_gen_iphones/ Apple's new iPhone 3G S hasn't hit store shelves yet but already there's talk of next year's models, which are expected to leverage ARM's multi-core processor designs in giving the touchscreen handset... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/16/multi_core_arm_chips_bound_for_apples_next_gen_iphones/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/21/apples_future_iphones_may_leverage_arms_v7_cortex_designs/ With Apple's first proprietary system-on-a-chip designs still rumored to be under active development, the iPhone maker may turn to ARM's standard v7 Cortex designs for multi-touch devices it plans to ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/21/apples_future_iphones_may_leverage_arms_v7_cortex_designs/ Thu, 21 May 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/30/apples_proprietary_iphone_chips_may_not_surface_till_next_year/ Apple's fairly public plans to design a family of exclusive chips to power its next-generation iPhone and multi-touch handheld products may not fully materialize until sometime next year, according to... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/30/apples_proprietary_iphone_chips_may_not_surface_till_next_year/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/29/apple_reportedly_adding_more_graphics_chip_experts_to_team/ Apple isn't done building its arsenal of chip designers, according to a new report, which claims the company will acquire the services of yet another expert who's enjoyed a long and successful tenure ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/29/apple_reportedly_adding_more_graphics_chip_experts_to_team/ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/20/future_iphones_to_wield_opencl_acceleration/ Imagination Technologies has posted a series of job openings for OpenCL engineers, indicating that the open, general purpose GPU parallelism technology Apple spearheaded for use in Mac OS X Snow Leopa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/20/future_iphones_to_wield_opencl_acceleration/ Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/19/intel_ups_stake_in_imagination_following_apples_buy_in/ Two days after Apple purchased a 3.6 percent share in Imagination Technologies, Intel increased its own stake in the British graphics chip design firm to a comparable share, filings show. Working t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/19/intel_ups_stake_in_imagination_following_apples_buy_in/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/04/apple_puts_former_ibm_exec_in_charge_of_handheld_products/ Apple on Tuesday confirmed the imminent departure of iPod chief Tony Fadell, saying he'll be replaced by a former IBM executive who'll oversee engineering of the company's handheld products. "Tony ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/04/apple_puts_former_ibm_exec_in_charge_of_handheld_products/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/30/apple_recruits_top_chip_designer_ibm_responds_with_suit/ Apple recently recruited a top chip designer from IBM, resulting in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the executive from taking his knowledge as "IBM's top expert in Power architecture and technology" t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/30/apple_recruits_top_chip_designer_ibm_responds_with_suit/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/24/intel_gets_foot_in_mouth_about_arm_twisting_iphone_comments/ Damage control kicked into overdrive at the world's largest chipmaker this week in the wake of comments from two Intel executives who had a field day badmouthing the iPhone and its embedded ARM proces... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/24/intel_gets_foot_in_mouth_about_arm_twisting_iphone_comments/ Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/22/intel_says_iphone_not_capable_of_full_internet/ Intel Corp. this week used a developer forum in Taipei to tout its upcoming Moorestown platform for next-generation mobile Internet devices (MIDs) while slamming Apple's iPhone as a device bogged down... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/22/intel_says_iphone_not_capable_of_full_internet/ Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/20/intel_shows_off_working_moorestown_mid_device/ Intel on Monday showed off a prototype handheld based on Moorestown, its upcoming Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform designed to enable a new generation of ultra-thin, touchscreen devices with exte... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/20/intel_shows_off_working_moorestown_mid_device/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/15/apples_pa_semi_working_on_arm_chip_for_next_gen_iphone/ The boutique chip design firm purchased by Apple earlier this year has been tasked with developing a specialized ARM processor for the next-generation iPhone, one of the company's engineers has reveal... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/15/apples_pa_semi_working_on_arm_chip_for_next_gen_iphone/ Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/04/apple_suspected_in_new_deal_for_powervr_graphics_in_multi_touch_devices/ Apple is believed to have extended a deal with Imagination Technologies that will see graphics cores from the chipmaker situated in future multi-touch devices for years to come. In a statement Thur... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/04/apple_suspected_in_new_deal_for_powervr_graphics_in_multi_touch_devices/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/30/arm_reports_finger_apple_as_long_term_architecture_licensee/ Apple's clear interest in securing the rights to develop custom mobile processors based on the ARM platform appear to sync with comments made in financial reports published earlier today. ARM Holdi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/30/arm_reports_finger_apple_as_long_term_architecture_licensee/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/20/piper_on_mid_june_3g_iphone_1_in_4_waiting_for_new_model_more/ Users should expect only modest improvements in a 3G iPhone but a quick launch, according to a new Piper Jaffray research note. Nonetheless, a study says a quarter of iPhone buyers may be waiting on ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/20/piper_on_mid_june_3g_iphone_1_in_4_waiting_for_new_model_more/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/19/iphone_for_spain_pa_semi_mac_share_mobile_phone_sales_fall/ Apple has reportedly reached an agreement to bring the iPhone to Spain through Telefonica Movistar. Meanwhile, it's also reported that Apple will support PA Semi's existing chips for the military; the... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/19/iphone_for_spain_pa_semi_mac_share_mobile_phone_sales_fall/ Mon, 19 May 2008 15:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/07/nbc_prefers_zune_drm_vmware_beta_imacs_10th_birthday/ NBC has persuaded Microsoft to filter out copyrighted material in its Zune jukebox while Apple refuses the same. Also, PA Semi has allegedly been bought out to design a future chip; VMware has releas... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/07/nbc_prefers_zune_drm_vmware_beta_imacs_10th_birthday/ Wed, 07 May 2008 23:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/30/apples_bionic_arm_to_muscle_advanced_gaming_graphics_into_iphones/ The next generation of iPhone appears set to claim exclusive access to advanced graphics core and video decoding technology, thanks to a secret licensing deal between Apple, mobile graphics leader Ima... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/30/apples_bionic_arm_to_muscle_advanced_gaming_graphics_into_iphones/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/25/steve_jobs_on_p_a_semi_love_for_intel_3g_blackberry_delayed/ Apple chief executive Steve Jobs in a new interview dispels rumors that the company's recent acquisition of chipmaker P.A. Semi was a result of some kind of discord with Intel. Meanwhile, RIM will rep... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/25/steve_jobs_on_p_a_semi_love_for_intel_3g_blackberry_delayed/ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/23/apple_buys_chip_designer_pa_semi_for_278_million/ An Apple spokesman confirmed Tuesday evening that the company has agreed purchase a boutique microprocessor design company known for sophisticated but low-power designs, Forbes is reporting. The ac... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/23/apple_buys_chip_designer_pa_semi_for_278_million/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT