Apple
Apple on Monday introduced its new generation MacBook Air laptops based on the company's most-recent M3 system-on-chip (SoC). The new MacBook Air notebooks come in the same sizes as the previous models – 13.6 inches and 15.3 inches – with prices starting from $1,099 and $1,299 respectively. The key improvement in Apple's 2024 MacBook Air laptops is of course the M3 processor. Fabbed on TSMC's N3B process, Apple's latest mainstream SoC was first launched late last year as part of the 2023 MacBook Pro lineup, and is now being brought down to the MacBook Air family. The vanilla M3 features four high-performance cores operating at up to 4.05 GHz, four energy-efficient cores, a 10 core GPU based on the latest graphics architecture (with dynamic caching...
iPad Air: Hands On [video]
Brian also just finished up some hands on with the iPad Air. Check out the video below for his impressions and a comparison to the new mini. We just played...
44 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 10/22/2013iPad mini with Retina Display: Hands On [video]
Brian just spent some time hands on with the new iPad mini:
24 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 10/22/2013
Apple Event (October 2013) - Live Blog
Brian and I are on the ground in San Francisco for Apple's event today. We're expecting to see new iPads introduced as well as the long-awaited Haswell rMBP refreshes...
101 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 10/22/2013
21.5-inch iMac (Late 2013) Review: Iris Pro Driving an Accurate Display
I have a confession to make. For the past year I’ve been using a 27-inch iMac as my primary workstation. I always said that if I had a less...
127 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/7/2013
Apple Updates the iMac: Haswell CPUs, PCIe SSDs & 802.11ac WiFi
Earlier this morning Apple announced the next round of Haswell updates to its Mac lineup, this time focusing on the iMac. Both the 21.5-inch and 27-inch models see updates...
46 by Kristian Vättö & Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/24/2013
Chipworks Provides First Apple A7 Die Shot
Hot on the heels of their Samsung 28nm confirmation, Chipworks just sent over the first die shot of a delayered Apple A7. An annotated version is following early next...
41 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/20/2013
Chipworks Confirms Apple's A7 is Built On Samsung's 28nm HK+MG Process
Chipworks is in the process of delayering Apple's A7, but they just confirmed what we mentioned in our iPhone 5s review: Apple's A7 is built at Samsung using their...
25 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/20/2013
The iOS 7 Review
There’s no doubt about it, this iOS update is one of the largest in Apple’s history. In the wake of the iPhone 5 launch, there was a considerable amount...
146 by Brian Klug & Saumitra Bhagwat on 9/19/2013
The iPhone 5s Review
For much of the iPhone's life Apple has enjoyed a first-mover advantage. At the launch of the first iPhone, Steve Jobs expected the device and OS would give it...
465 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/17/2013
The iPhone 5c Review
For years now Apple has followed a rather intelligent waterfall of its products down the pricing stack. With the arrival of every new iPhone, the previous generation gets a...
70 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/17/2013
Some Thoughts about the iPhone 5S Camera Improvements
One of the big improvements that comes with the iPhone 5S is a new camera system, with a faster aperture for more light throughput, bigger 8 MP sensor with...
100 by Brian Klug on 9/13/2013
Apple Increases iPhone 5C and 5S Battery Sizes relative to iPhone 5
While poking through the FCC documents and piecing together a story on the network band situation for the iPhone 5S and 5C, I remembered that part of a normal...
31 by Brian Klug on 9/12/2013
Hands on with the new iPhone 5S
After playing with the iPhone 5C, I played with the new iPhone 5S that includes a faster A7 SoC and M7 sensor fusion hub, fingerprint sensor home button, improved...
41 by Brian Klug on 9/10/2013
Hands on with the new iPhone 5C
We just spent some time going hands on with the two new iPhones that Apple announced in their town hall event which just wrapped up. The iPhone 5C comes...
54 by Brian Klug on 9/10/2013
Apple iPhone 5S: Hands On Video
Brian just went hands on with Apple's new iPhone 5S, showing off its performance (courtesy of the new 64-bit A7 SoC), Touch ID fingerprint sensor and camera features. Check...
12 by Brian Klug & Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2013
iPhone 5S and 5C Available on September 20th
Both the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C will be available starting on September 20th in the US. Pre-orders for the 5C begin on the 13th. Check out our full...
5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2013
Apple Announces A7, World's First 64-bit Smartphone SoC
Apple just announced the iPhones 5S featuring the A7 SoC, which is the world's first consumer ARM based SoC with 64-bit support. We're likely talking about an updated version...
91 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2013
Apple Announces iPhone 5S
Apple just announced the iPhone 5S. The chassis remains similar to the iPhone 5, although it's now available in three finishes: silver, gold and space grey. The latter replaces the...
17 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2013
iWork, iPhoto & iMovie for iOS Free with Any New iOS device
Apple just announced that any new iPhone, iPad or 5th gen iPod Touch will come with free copies of iWork, iPhoto & iMovie. Check out our full coverage of Apple's...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2013
Apple iOS 7: Available September 18th for Free
Apple just announced that iOS 7 will be available starting September 18th. Check out our full coverage of Apple's Town Hall event in our live blog.
3 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2013
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