Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
One hardware consistency with the iPhone 16 series is that all of them feature a chipset that takes advantage of TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process. In short, Apple is giving the less expensive models the flagship treatment in this regard, but to introduce some contrast between the ‘Pro’ and ‘non-Pro’ variants, the company resorted to chip binning, which is a common practice in this industry. The technology giant has followed this approach before, and possibly repeated it this year, as you will soon read about. The only difference between the A18 and A18 Pro is a single GPU core; everything else […]
An early single-core and multi-core result of the A18 running in the iPhone 16 was rather disappointing, showing that the SoC was slightly slower than the A17 Pro featured in the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Fortunately, the updated scores are here, with the multi-threaded scores displaying an almost 28 percent higher figure compared to the previous benchmarking run. A18’s single-core score also sees an improvement, but Geekbench 6 was tested on a different iPhone 16 The new scores were shared by @negativeonehero, showing that the A18 obtained a single-core score and multi-core score of 3,409 and 8,492. Compared to the previous […]
The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus were just announced, with one of the biggest highlights of both handsets being that they come powered by Apple’s newest A18 chipset. It is mass produced using TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process, meaning that it is slightly better than the A17 Pro that was found in last year’s iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. However, when doing a direct CPU and GPU comparison, Apple chose to include a much older A16 Bionic. While we will discuss why the company possibly made this decision, let us take a look at how accomplished the […]
Apple has employed the use of TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process in the past, as the company’s M4 powering the new 13-inch and 11-inch iPad Pro models was mass produced on this technology. However, the company’s tablets barely contribute to the semiconductor giant’s revenue for this cutting-edge node, but that is where the iPhone 16 launch will come into play. It is reported that Apple will unveil the A18 and A18 Pro for its four models, and increased orders of these SoCs will partially contribute to TSMC’s 34 percent annual revenue boost. The remainder of that revenue bump will be thanks to […]
The iPhone 16 event ‘It’s Glowtime’ was announced by Apple yesterday, which only means that there will be an influx of rumors surrounding the company’s upcoming lineup before the official unveiling. The latest one revolves around the A18 and A18 Pro, with one tipster mentioning that both SoCs will feature independent dies and will have a reduced cache size to save space. Additionally, he notes that both chipsets will share the same CPU configuration, but the number of GPU cores will vary. Standard A18 is said to feature a 5-core GPU, while the top-end A18 Pro rumored to be treated to […]
The ‘Pro’ and non-Pro lineup of Apple’s iPhone releases have seen more differentiation from the chipset side of things in the last couple of years, with the company giving preference to the more expensive models by treating them to a more capable silicon. These differences were noticed with the iPhone 13 family, where the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max were kitted out with a 5-core GPU, whereas the regular models only featured a 4-core part. The contrast was even more prominent with successive launches, as the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max carried the biggest […]
Apple has consistently introduced some kind of hardware variation to its iPhone lineup, with the more expensive versions getting treated to a significantly better chipset. The company retained this approach with the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max when it introduced the A17 Pro, but with the iPhone 16 launch, the company’s strategy could be a little different, assuming the latest leak turns out to be true. Apparently, the entire lineup will feature the A18 SoC, hinting that there might not be any differences here, but there is still a possibility that Apple hides the complete specifications until […]
The iPhone 16 lineup is expected to launch in September. Apart from the usual display, camera, and other hardware upgrades, generative AI features will likely be a part of the announcements, with Apple Intelligence playing a paramount role in all of this. In short, the upcoming models are anticipated to be in high demand, which is why Apple is reportedly mass producing up to 100 million A18 chipsets, which will be powering the four handsets. A18, A18 Pro will debut later this year, with Apple probably introducing some specification differences to help propel the stock of its iPhone 16 Pro, […]
A previous specifications prediction stated that the A18 Pro would feature a 6-core GPU, meaning that there would potentially be no difference between the A17 Pro as far as core counts go. On paper, this would translate into negligible performance gains for the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, but there might be a silver lining in all of this, according to a YouTuber’s latest speculation, which states that Apple could increase the die sizes of both the A18 and A18 Pro to incorporate additional upgrades. Apple may add additional performance and efficiency cores to the A18 […]
The A18 has been mentioned in leaked iOS 18 code to be a part of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 16 lineup, and where the A17 Pro was fabricated using TSMC’s first-generation 3nm process, the upcoming SoC is said to take advantage of the improved N3E node. With this transition, the A18 becomes the third smartphone chipset alongside the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400 to use the second-generation 3nm lithography, but one report also dives into the other upgrades arriving to the iPhone 16 family, which should help rack up sales for the company in regions where it is struggling. […]
Apple introduced its 3nm A17 Pro SoC to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, which is the first time the company moved away from the ‘Bionic’ moniker. The regular iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus were treated to the older A16 Bionic, but next year, things might be a whole lot different, according to references found in leaked iOS 18 code. Apparently, all iPhone 16 models launching next year will feature Apple’s latest and greatest A18 chipset. Then again, to help differentiate between the ‘Pro’ and non-Pro versions, Apple could attach a new moniker to the A18. […]
Vampire Survivors draws tons of inspiration from Castlevania, so it is no surprise that the new Ode To Castlevania DLC is fantastic. I’m here to guide you through unlocking each Hero and evolving each weapon, because that’s how you’ll end up accessing ...
I started playing Overwatch in 2019. By the time I was pushing payloads and getting Play of the Game with a well-placed Tactical Visor, a lot of the old hero kits and team compositions that were infamous when the hero shooter launched in 2016 were more...
One hardware consistency with the iPhone 16 series is that all of them feature a chipset that takes advantage of TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process. In short, Apple is giving the less expensive models the flagship treatment in this regard, but to introduce some contrast between the ‘Pro’ and ‘non-Pro’ variants, the company resorted to chip binning, which is a common practice in this industry. The technology giant has followed this approach before, and possibly repeated it this year, as you will soon read about. The only difference between the A18 and A18 Pro is a single GPU core; everything else […]
An early single-core and multi-core result of the A18 running in the iPhone 16 was rather disappointing, showing that the SoC was slightly slower than the A17 Pro featured in the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Fortunately, the updated scores are here, with the multi-threaded scores displaying an almost 28 percent higher figure compared to the previous benchmarking run. A18’s single-core score also sees an improvement, but Geekbench 6 was tested on a different iPhone 16 The new scores were shared by @negativeonehero, showing that the A18 obtained a single-core score and multi-core score of 3,409 and 8,492. Compared to the previous […]
The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus were just announced, with one of the biggest highlights of both handsets being that they come powered by Apple’s newest A18 chipset. It is mass produced using TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process, meaning that it is slightly better than the A17 Pro that was found in last year’s iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. However, when doing a direct CPU and GPU comparison, Apple chose to include a much older A16 Bionic. While we will discuss why the company possibly made this decision, let us take a look at how accomplished the […]
Apple has employed the use of TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process in the past, as the company’s M4 powering the new 13-inch and 11-inch iPad Pro models was mass produced on this technology. However, the company’s tablets barely contribute to the semiconductor giant’s revenue for this cutting-edge node, but that is where the iPhone 16 launch will come into play. It is reported that Apple will unveil the A18 and A18 Pro for its four models, and increased orders of these SoCs will partially contribute to TSMC’s 34 percent annual revenue boost. The remainder of that revenue bump will be thanks to […]
The iPhone 16 event ‘It’s Glowtime’ was announced by Apple yesterday, which only means that there will be an influx of rumors surrounding the company’s upcoming lineup before the official unveiling. The latest one revolves around the A18 and A18 Pro, with one tipster mentioning that both SoCs will feature independent dies and will have a reduced cache size to save space. Additionally, he notes that both chipsets will share the same CPU configuration, but the number of GPU cores will vary. Standard A18 is said to feature a 5-core GPU, while the top-end A18 Pro rumored to be treated to […]
The ‘Pro’ and non-Pro lineup of Apple’s iPhone releases have seen more differentiation from the chipset side of things in the last couple of years, with the company giving preference to the more expensive models by treating them to a more capable silicon. These differences were noticed with the iPhone 13 family, where the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max were kitted out with a 5-core GPU, whereas the regular models only featured a 4-core part. The contrast was even more prominent with successive launches, as the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max carried the biggest […]
Apple has consistently introduced some kind of hardware variation to its iPhone lineup, with the more expensive versions getting treated to a significantly better chipset. The company retained this approach with the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max when it introduced the A17 Pro, but with the iPhone 16 launch, the company’s strategy could be a little different, assuming the latest leak turns out to be true. Apparently, the entire lineup will feature the A18 SoC, hinting that there might not be any differences here, but there is still a possibility that Apple hides the complete specifications until […]
The iPhone 16 lineup is expected to launch in September. Apart from the usual display, camera, and other hardware upgrades, generative AI features will likely be a part of the announcements, with Apple Intelligence playing a paramount role in all of this. In short, the upcoming models are anticipated to be in high demand, which is why Apple is reportedly mass producing up to 100 million A18 chipsets, which will be powering the four handsets. A18, A18 Pro will debut later this year, with Apple probably introducing some specification differences to help propel the stock of its iPhone 16 Pro, […]
A previous specifications prediction stated that the A18 Pro would feature a 6-core GPU, meaning that there would potentially be no difference between the A17 Pro as far as core counts go. On paper, this would translate into negligible performance gains for the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, but there might be a silver lining in all of this, according to a YouTuber’s latest speculation, which states that Apple could increase the die sizes of both the A18 and A18 Pro to incorporate additional upgrades. Apple may add additional performance and efficiency cores to the A18 […]
The A18 has been mentioned in leaked iOS 18 code to be a part of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 16 lineup, and where the A17 Pro was fabricated using TSMC’s first-generation 3nm process, the upcoming SoC is said to take advantage of the improved N3E node. With this transition, the A18 becomes the third smartphone chipset alongside the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400 to use the second-generation 3nm lithography, but one report also dives into the other upgrades arriving to the iPhone 16 family, which should help rack up sales for the company in regions where it is struggling. […]
Apple introduced its 3nm A17 Pro SoC to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, which is the first time the company moved away from the ‘Bionic’ moniker. The regular iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus were treated to the older A16 Bionic, but next year, things might be a whole lot different, according to references found in leaked iOS 18 code. Apparently, all iPhone 16 models launching next year will feature Apple’s latest and greatest A18 chipset. Then again, to help differentiate between the ‘Pro’ and non-Pro versions, Apple could attach a new moniker to the A18. […]