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Google acquires chip startup Agnilux, team comprised of former PA Semi and Apple engineers
Oh sneaky Google, what are you up to? Back in March, we reported that PA Semi founder and CEO Daniel Dobberphui (what a name!) had left Apple to join former PA Semi and Apple employees Amarjit Gill, Mark Hayter, and Puneet Kumar at another chip startup called Agnilux. Some LinkedIn snooping revealed that at least […]
Continue reading...iPad battery life impresses, lives up to Apple’s hype
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Promises of long battery life on tech devices tend to be looked at with skepticism. And rightly so. Often times, when a manufacturer says that such and such a product can run for ‘x’ amount of hours between charges, the fine print typically mentions a few caveats, such as screen brightness turned half way down […]
Continue reading...PA Semi founder Daniel Dobberphui leaves Apple
Sunday, March 14, 2010
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Well it appears that the honeymoon between PA Semi and Apple is over. According to a report from CNET, PA Semi founder and CEO Daniel Dobberphui has recently left Apple to join another former PA Semi and Apple employee, Amarjit Gill, at another chip related start-up. In 2008, Apple made headlines when it purchased PA Semi, […]
Continue reading...A closer look at the iPad’s A4 processor and its incredible battery life
Monday, February 8, 2010
One of the more impressive specs on the iPad is that Apple managed to get 10 hours of battery life on a device with a sizeable 9.7-inch screen. The processor behind this incredible achievement is the Apple A4, a system on a chip running at 1 Ghz and based on the ARM Cortex A9 CPU. In […]
Continue reading...In-depth look at the A4 chip powering the Apple iPad
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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MacLife takes an in-depth look at the A4 chip powering the Apple iPad: The fruits of Apple’s 2008 acquisition of P.A. Semiconductor finally saw the light of day when Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s iPad. Underlying the sleek user interface and minimalist hardware is the Apple A4. The A4 is a system-on-a-chip (SoC) running at 1GHz. […]
Continue reading...Next iPhone likely to support dual-core processor
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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ARM has provided a little bit of information which suggests that the next iPhone model will sport a dual-core processor. The current iPhone 3G S uses a single-core Cortex A8, whereas the upcoming Cortex A9 will “shrink the manufacturing process” from 65 nanometers to 45 nanometers. This extra space will allow room for another core, […]
Continue reading...Report: Apple to release $500-$700 tablet
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Despite its current popularity, Apple has repeatedly said that it has no intention of entering the netbook market. Interim Apple CEO Tim Cook has even taken the opportunity at 2 consecutive Apple earnings conference calls to disparage netbooks for having tiny screens, crippled software, and cramped keyboards. And on top of that, the margins on […]
Continue reading...On Apple’s efforts to design their own chips
Thursday, April 30, 2009
The Wall Street Journal published an in-depth article today which takes a look at Apple’s recent hiring spree of graphics experts. Apple Inc. is building a significant capability to design its own computer chips, a strategy shift that the company hopes will create exclusive features for its gadgets and shield Apple’s work from rivals. The […]
Continue reading...Apple adds another expert to its growing graphics team
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Hot on the heels of Apple hiring former AMD CTO Bob Drebin as a Senior Director comes news that Apple has hired yet another graphics expert and former AMD/ATI CTO to its growing and impressive graphics team. The Inquirer reports, citing a source “deep inside” Apple, that Raja Koduri, who recently left his position at […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Next Gen iPhone to have “innovative battery technology”
Sunday, March 22, 2009
iPhoneHellas, a Greek iPhone site, is reporting today that the next iteration of the iPhone will “feature new and innovative battery technology.” The site claims that it received information from a reliable source, and if you recall, iPhoneHellas is the same site that predicted the launch date for the iPhone OS 2.2 software update nearly […]
Continue reading...Is Apple working on an iPhone with multi-core chips?
Thursday, February 5, 2009
IntoMobile has an interesting article detailing a few reasons why it thinks Apple’s next gen iPhone will include customized multi-core chips. The next major overhaul of the iPhone platform might just see the iPhone coming into its own as a graphics-savvy gaming platform. Apple has been confirmed to have licensed PowerVR graphics technologies from Imagination […]
Continue reading...I.B.M sues top executive to prevent him leaving for Apple
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The New York Times is reporting that I.B.M is suing one of its former executives to prevent him from leaving and working for Apple. According to I.B.M., the executive, whose name is Mark Papermaster, was one of their top managers and possesses a significant amount of confidential and proprietary information. I.B.M. asserts that Papermaster is […]
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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