Apple intern's thesis leaks secret project to port Mac OS X to ARM processors
Tue, Feb 7, 2012 - 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. ( 47 comments )
Apple trademarks its patented "macroscalar" code optimization technology
Mon, Feb 6, 2012 - 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. ( 21 comments )
Apple CEO hints at no ARM-based MacBook Air as iPad to "soon satisfy" that niche
Fri, Feb 3, 2012 - 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 growth potential in China, an indistinct future role for Apple TV, and the strength and importance of iCloud. ( 75 comments )
Apple's new Israel chip R&D center rumored to open by end of February
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 - 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. ( 15 comments )
ARM CEO not impressed by Intel's 'Medfield' chips for smartphones, tablets
Fri, Jan 13, 2012 - 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. ( 90 comments )
Apple allegedly planning semiconductor development center in Israel
Wed, Dec 14, 2011 - 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. ( 46 comments )
ARM seen challenging Intel's notebook chip dominance by 2013
Fri, Nov 11, 2011 - 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. ( 92 comments )
Samsung to supply quad-core A6 CPU to Apple despite legal battle - report
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 - 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. ( 86 comments )
Intel, Google announce mobile partnership for Atom Android smartphones
Tue, Sep 13, 2011 - 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. ( 49 comments )
Apple threatened Intel with 'wake-up call' over chip power consumption
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 - 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. ( 61 comments )
Apple rumored to move production of custom 'A6' chip away from Samsung in 2012
Mon, Jun 27, 2011 - 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. ( 68 comments )
Next-gen graphics processor for Apple's iPhone, iPad now being licensed
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 - 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. ( 38 comments )
ARM expects to control 50% of mobile chip market by 2015
Mon, May 30, 2011 - 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. ( 27 comments )
Intel CEO: Google Android experiencing chaotic growing pains
Thu, May 19, 2011 - 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. ( 55 comments )
Rumor: Apple plans to move laptops from Intel to ARM processors
Fri, May 6, 2011 - 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. ( 157 comments )
Intel interested in building Apple's mobile A4, A5 chips: report
Tue, May 3, 2011 - 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. ( 73 comments )
ARM posts record profits with help from Apple's iPhone, iPad successes
Tue, Feb 1, 2011 - Bolstered by record sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad, chip designer ARM Holdings announced its highest ever annual revenue and earnings Tuesday. ( 6 comments )
Apple to pack ultrafast, dual core SGX543 graphics into iPad 2, iPhone 5
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 - 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 Display iPad and potentially bringing 1080p HD support to iOS devices, including Apple TV. ( 146 comments )
Intel and NVIDIA settle patent dispute with 6-year $1.5B deal
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 - 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 with Intel's processors. ( 19 comments )
Briefly: Apple shareholder proposal, VLC app removed, Intel tablets
Fri, Jan 7, 2011 - 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 disagreement. Meanwhile, an Intel executive has revealed that his company tried unsuccessfully for a long time to get Microsoft to build a tablet operating system. ( 121 comments )
Apple to expand CPU design group beyond iPad A4
Fri, Dec 31, 2010 - 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 in the iPad and iPhone 4. ( 170 comments )
Intel bullish after garnering 35 tablet design wins
Wed, Dec 8, 2010 - 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 Apple's iPad next year. ( 17 comments )
ARM CEO not worried about Intel tablet PC threat
Thu, Nov 4, 2010 - 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 threat to the company. ( 21 comments )
Steve Jobs: iTunes LP, Extra coming to iOS Apple TV
Tue, Nov 2, 2010 - 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. ( 15 comments )
Intel hopes to court developers with iPhone app conversion tool
Wed, Oct 6, 2010 - 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. ( 18 comments )
Flagship Apple Shanghai megastore now under red curtains
Wed, Jun 16, 2010 - 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. ( 40 comments )
Apple partner Imagination announces new plan to take on ARM
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 - 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 Holdings. ( 34 comments )
ARM CEO downplays rumors of Apple acquisition
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 - 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. ( 104 comments )
Apple rumored to buy ARM Holdings
Wed, Apr 21, 2010 - Apple is reportedly interested in acquiring ARM Holdings, the Cambridge England firm that licenses the majority of the world's mobile chip designs. ( 155 comments )
Inside Apple's iPad: the A4 processor
Fri, Apr 2, 2010 - 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 silicon plans are likely to expand even faster following its acquisition of Intrinsity, a privately owned ARM design firm. ( 73 comments )
HP attacks Apple iPad over Flash, ARM expects 50 new tablets in 2010
Wed, Mar 10, 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. ( 263 comments )
iPad's Apple A4 CPU is feature-stripped ARM Cortex-A8 - report
Mon, Mar 1, 2010 - 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 processor actually "just isn't anything to write home about." ( 168 comments )
Photo of Apple's next-generation iPhone in the wild - sources
Tue, Feb 2, 2010 - 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's new iPad, AppleInsider has learned. ( 113 comments )
New ARM chips offer glimpse of future Apple products
Thu, Sep 17, 2009 - 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. ( 33 comments )
iPhone 3G S faster than Palm Pre; 500K sales "conservative"
Fri, Jun 19, 2009 - 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 speed records as new estimates suggest that Apple will sell significantly more than 500,000 iPhone 3G S units this weekend. ( 367 comments )
Intel deal to buy Wind River may pit it against Apple's iPhone team
Thu, Jun 4, 2009 - 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 Intel. ( 37 comments )
ARM shows possibly iPhone-bound multicore mobile processor
Mon, Feb 16, 2009 - 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 that may take advantage of ARM's breakthrough. ( 32 comments )
Apple rumored allowing real background apps on iPhone
Tue, Feb 3, 2009 - 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 true app multitasking. ( 74 comments )
