Tag Archive for "Apple"

Mar 13, 2012 analysis
Apple Inc.

Apple drops Nvidia Kepler from large numbers of laptops

28nm going well my a**, just like we said

If you recall our last story about Intel and the Ivy Bridge non-delay, we mentioned that it happened due to a large customer order.

Dec 1, 2011 analysis

Can Nvidia supply Apple?

Canceled parts and fundamental production issues raise questions

As we exclusively reported, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has the contract for GPUs in the upcoming MacBooks, but the open question is, “Can they supply?”

Nov 21, 2011 analysis

Exclusive: Apple swaps GPU suppliers again

Never means 3 years in Cupertino

Remember when we said that AMD’s Llano loss in the MacBook Air had repercussions?

Nov 17, 2011 analysis

Exclusive: Apple MacBook Air with AMD processor dead

The story of how things almost happened

In one of those ‘could have been a contender’ moments, SemiAccurate has learned that Apple had a Llano based MacBook Air on the verge of production.

Sep 8, 2011 Channel

Exclusive: TSMC raises prices on AMD and Nvidia

Apple and low yields to blame

TSMC is doing some thing that are sure to make AMD and Nvidia grumble, and grumble a lot.

Aug 15, 2011 Graphics

Did Apple PhotoShop into an injunction against Samsung?

Aspect ratio in photo delivered to German court is not correct.

It seems that Apple (NASDAQ:APPL) has been caught with its pants down by the Dutch website webwereld (webworld), which has compared the evidence submitted by Apple to a German court in order to obtain an EU junction against Samsung’s (005930:Korea SE) Galaxy Tab.

Jul 19, 2011 Chips

Southern Islands, Kepler, and Apple’s A6 process puzzle outed

It all makes sense now

The final piece of the TSMC 28nm HKMG process puzzle was put in place at SemiCon last week, it now makes sense.

Jun 28, 2011 Finance

The Nokia-Apple Patent Deal

Corporate Statements equal Confusion

On June 14th Bloomberg News reported Nokia Wins Apple Patent-License Deal Cash, Settles Lawsuits.

Jun 27, 2011 Channel

Apple CPUs rolling off the line at TSMC

Last April's test seems to have worked out

Sources in Taiwan tell SemiAccurate that there are currently Apple marked chips coming off the lines at TSMC.

Jun 22, 2011 Microprocessors

Apple and Nordic Semi join Bluetooth board

Aims to make ZigBee obsolete

The Bluetooth SIG has just added 2 new members to its board.

Jun 9, 2011 Channel

Photofast makes an iPhone USB memory stick

Computex 2011: Official, approved, and white

Photofast had a first at Computex, a USB memory stick with iPhone connectors.

Jun 7, 2011 Finance

Apple iCloud floats, obscures RIAA’s view

Yet another cloud service

Yesterday Apple (NASDAQ:APPL) unveiled the iCloud, its cloud service that aims to put Apple in the center of your digital life.

May 27, 2011 Microprocessors

Microsoft Under Siege, turnaround?

Two days late but at least not a dollar short.

Every time Microsoft (NADSAQ:MSFT) lost a market and woke up one or two years after they start half-hearted attempts to regain the market.

May 24, 2011 Security

The Mac OS X Virus That Wasn’t

Click on me, really, just install me please...

A bunch of articles have been written about a new virus that is supposedly sweeping through Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Mac OS X operating system.

May 9, 2011 Channel

Iphone 5 has Thunderbolt, locks users in

How to use a monopoly to jack up prices

Something about the iPhone 5 and it’s Mini-Displayport jack just hit the wires, it isn’t a Displayport jack at all, it is a Thunderbolt port.

May 5, 2011 Channel

Apple dumps Intel from laptop lines

This is going to cause meetings

Word has reached SemiAccurate that Apple (NASDAQ:APPL) is going to show Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) the door, at least as far as laptops are concerned.

Apr 28, 2011 Humor

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.

What do you get when you put Steve Jobs in a Roman Toga?

You see interesting things when you go over numbers, and re-read old press releases. Things that didn’t seem significant at the time. Things that didn’t appear connected.

Apr 26, 2011 Chips

LG to design own Cortex processors

Watch the CPU war with Samsung heat up

LG Electronics (SE:066570) of Korea is the latest company to license the ARM Cortex A15 architecture, which will allow it to design processors based on ARM’s IP.

Apr 20, 2011 Desktop

Apple Builds Defective Time Machine

Time Lords Complain on Eve of New Doctor Who Season

Apple’s (AAPL) endless quest to make computing easier for the masses has included thousands of innovations over the years.

Apr 19, 2011 Channel

Apple suing Samsung is incredibly stupid

A broken system used badly

Apple (AAPL) suing Samsung over, well, who really cares anymore, is probably the dumbest thing that Apple could do.

Mar 2, 2011 Channel

The iPad 2 has landed

Dual core A5 processor and 9x faster graphics

Apple has just announced its new iPad 2 and we’re looking at some pretty decent improvements overall with a new dual core processors, nine times faster graphics and a 33 percent slimmer design that even weighs less than the original iPad.

Feb 24, 2011 Chips

Intel’s Thunderbolt in a nutshell

Light Peak arrives earlier than expected

EARLIER TODAY APPLE announced its new MacBook Pro notebooks featuring Thunderbolt I/O , a newly developed interface by Intel and Apple which was previously known as Light Peak. Now things didn’t quite develop as what was said when Intel previewed the technology during IDF, as instead of using optical cables and a USB port like interface, Thunderbolt in Apple’s implementation uses copper wires and a mini DisplayPort interface.

Feb 24, 2011 Channel

Apple’s new MacBook Pros are here

Thunder and lightning

AFTER MUCH SPECULATION and a lot of last minute leaks, Apple’s new MacBook Pros are here and although they don’t bring with them any great surprises, we have to say that this is Apple’s strongest line-up of notebooks ever.

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