The introduction of the unified memory architecture changed the course of the MacBook’s future forever, and while other chipmakers are playing ‘catch up,’ Apple continues to race ahead of the competition, taking advantage of the current memory crisis by refusing to charge a premium for its products. With this new design, the Cupertino firm is expected to jump several positions in the notebook market, reaching the number three spot by beating Dell. However, a research firm believes that one key decision from Apple enabled the latter to reach new heights, and that was the MacBook Neo release. The lower priced notebook market […]

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A base Mac mini was ordered by an Apple customer in the middle of March, and given that these compact machines were already scarce to begin with, it was estimated to reach the owner within four weeks. Unfortunately, bad luck can find anyone at a terrible place and time; the person expecting the Mac mini was disappointed to find that FedEx didn’t leave the product at the door but instead in a public area, where it was waiting to be picked up. However, while the thief was swift in depriving a customer of one of the most difficult computers to […]

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A trio of next-generation chipsets for laptops has begun flooding the market, with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme being the company’s top-end version of this generation, followed by the slightly slower Snapdragon X2 Elite and lastly, the Snapdragon X2 Plus. With the SoCs tailor-made to take on Apple’s M-series, the San Diego firm has several options for its partners, but that’s where the problem lies. A discussion on Reddit talks about how Qualcomm’s tier-based approach is hurting its position and how it should only focus on the high-end market before trickling its way down to the less expensive brackets. The current […]

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The partnership between Apple and Samsung has allowed the existence of newer display technologies for iPhones, and the California-based giant is doubling down on these efforts by introducing next-generation panels for its mobile devices. According to a new rumor, Samsung is not just bringing ‘filterless’ displays for Apple, but is also working to bring quad-curved designs that will most likely be found in the 20th-anniversary iPhone release. A ‘filterless’ display refers to Samsung bringing CoE (Color Filter on Encapsulation) technology for Apple’s iPhones, making them thinner The first part of the rumor shared by Weibo’s Digital Chat Station talks about […]

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A price freeze is already rumored to be a part of the iPhone 18 launch discussion, with Apple expected to become the most popular smartphone maker in the world if it doesn’t make its upcoming devices pricier due to the ongoing DRAM shortage. However, that’s not the only reason why the company’s upcoming flagship series could pick up in droves, because the Cupertino firm is reportedly planning a swath of chip and memory upgrades, including bringing its first 2nm SoCs to market, the A20 and A20 Pro. The iPhone 18 could ship with 12GB RAM as standard, with Apple also planning to […]

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