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Apple unveils its plans to use its own ARM-powered silicon in Macs

Apple Silicon architecture

Apple switching from Intel to its own custom chips for Macs over a two-year transition period At WWDC 2020, Apple has announced it will transition its Mac computers to its own custom-designed chips, moving away from Intel chips, and every Mac across its desktop and laptop product lines, including Mac Pro, is running on “Apple silicon” over the next two years. The company plans to ship its first Mac with Apple silicon, perhaps MacBooks or iMac, by the end of 2020. Macs with Apple Silicon will run on the same A-series processors which have been used in iPhones and iPads for more than 10 years, bringing the ability for macOS … Continue reading

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iPhone XS and XS Max teardown: Mostly the same internal design as iPhone X

iPhone XS and XS Max hit the stores on Friday and as always iFixit has provided teardown images of the new iPhones. The teardown reveals the latest iPhones are pretty similar to the previous models. Let’s take a closer look at it. Points to keep in mind Glass: Apple said “the most durable glass ever in a smartphone” but the glass looks very simliar to iPhone X’s. No clue whether new Gorrila Glass 6 or not Antenna band: Extra antenna band added on the bottom very likely to support for Gigabit LTE (not 5G) IP68 water resistance: No evidence. SIM card slot also largely unchanged Taptic Engine: Resized and XS … Continue reading

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The reason iOS 12 increases performance even on older devices

iOS 12 brings significantly improved performance and longer battery life on older iOS devices such as iPhone 5S, why? Apple released iOS 12 software update to the public on Monday, Sept. 17. In the past, software updates on older devices gave us a lot of issues like slow down, crash and bugs etc. People have to feel safe, right? Once you install, it’s hard to downgrade to iOS 11. But this time, you do not neet to be afraid to upgrade. It’s clear that Apple has foucused its effort especially on the oldest devices and you will see performance improvements. Thus iOS 12 seems to be worth installing. Don’t hesitate. … Continue reading

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