According to a spokesperson, chip designer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., is laying off a portion of its global workforce. AMD confirmed the development after several anonymous posts on online message boards. AMD, which is currently aggressively targeting the artificial intelligence industry through multiple acquisitions as well as exiting accelerator products, plans to finance its acquisitions through a mix of debt and cash. As per the details shared online and later confirmed by the firm, the layoffs amount to roughly 4% of AMD's workforce. They surprised several posters on the chat boards, with others confirming that they had heard similar news. AMD's […]
Opening up a booster pack in the newly released mobile hit game Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket involves a few steps, including having to choose which pack to open. Does the pack you pick matter and influence what cards you get? Good question! And one...
We now have the details on the upcoming Staples Black Friday deals. This year the retailer is going to be running “two weeks of incredible savings” on everything from the usual Staples office supply gear right through to Apple products, PC laptops, hol...
Amazon is offering the EGO Power+ Nexus Portable Power Station with two 7.5Ah batteries for $837.85 shipped. Normally priced at $1,099, we’ve seen a few discounts drop over 2024, with minor falls above $1000 before July, at which point we’ve been seein...
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. […]
Whatever anxiety you felt watching people get killed for not licking a cookie fast enough or standing still for long enough in the first season of Netflix’s Squid Game is nothing compared to what series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk felt while making it. Acc...
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. […]