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 […]
The A18 Pro exclusively powers the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, with Apple making bold statements about its top-end 3nm chipset for mobile devices. One of them was hardware-accelerated ray tracing, which is a feature that was supported by last year’s A17 Pro. While we should get a decent gaming performance bump with the latest SoC compared to the previous generation, the technology giant says that that difference could be twice as much in hardware-accelerated ray tracing. With the A18 Pro, Apple says that with Game Mode enabled, users can expect better sustained framerates for prolonged gaming […]
The iPhone 16 and 16 Pro are the company's flagship devices that feature desktop-class performance thanks to the new A18 and A18 Pro chips. The new SoC is a significant step up from the previous A17 Pro chip, delivering better computational and graphical performance alongside a much more capable Neural Engine for advanced machine learning. This brings us to ask actually how fast Apple's new A18 Pro chip is compared to last year's A17 Pro chip in terms of performance and efficiency. Apple says that its A18 Pro chip is 15 percent faster than last year's A17 Pro while being […]
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 […]
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 Pro is said to be Apple’s next 3nm SoC, but just like what the Cupertino giant practiced with the A17 Pro, this silicon is said to exclusively power the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. While expected improvements are in tow, one analyst believes that the new chipset will be limited to a 6-core CPU like its predecessor, and that might not translate into meaningful graphical performance gains. Still, there are other tricks up the A18 Pro’s sleeve that we will discuss here, so let us get started. Unlike the A17 Pro, Apple’s upcoming A18 Pro […]
The A18 Pro is said to be found in the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max later this year, and according to an alleged Geekbench 6 benchmark run, Apple’s upcoming SoC delivers impressive performance results when compared to the A17 Pro, with the difference reaching double-digits. However, regarding the rest of the competition, we have some thoughts we would like to share with you. Despite these impressive gains, the A18 Pro trails behind the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 when it comes to multi-core performance, but efficiency numbers yet to be seen A previous Geekbench 6 single-core score […]
LPDDR6 will reportedly be finalized later this year, hinting that several phone manufacturers, including the likes of Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Apple, will integrate this technology in their future handsets. However, a rumor doing the rounds, states that the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be ahead of all its competitors as it will obtain support for this next-generation memory. In contrast, Apple’s A18 Pro, which will exclusively be mass produced for the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, could miss out on this opportunity. Assuming the report checks out, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will skip LPDDR5T and […]
The A18 Pro is said to launch later this year and will likely exclusively power the more expensive iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, with the less costly models featuring the A17 Pro. Unfortunately, in terms of multi-core performance, Apple may be unable to justify the premium being charged on its ‘Pro’ handsets because a tipster says that the newest A-series SoC may only register a 10 percent performance improvement compared to its direct predecessor. On the plus side, Apple may prioritize record-breaking battery life by deliberately reducing the A18 Pro’s multi-core performance On X, @negativeonehero provided some […]
Apple is preparing the A18 for its upcoming iPhone 16 series, though a new rumor mentions an A18 Pro, hinting that the company might be developing a slightly more powerful version exclusively for the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. It appears that the new A-series SoC has gone into testing early, as rumored Geekbench 6 scores reveal that it is faster than Apple’s M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max in the single-core results. Unfortunately, the multi-threaded performance paints a dull perception, at least for now. Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400 have no chance against A18 Pro […]
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 […]
The A18 Pro exclusively powers the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, with Apple making bold statements about its top-end 3nm chipset for mobile devices. One of them was hardware-accelerated ray tracing, which is a feature that was supported by last year’s A17 Pro. While we should get a decent gaming performance bump with the latest SoC compared to the previous generation, the technology giant says that that difference could be twice as much in hardware-accelerated ray tracing. With the A18 Pro, Apple says that with Game Mode enabled, users can expect better sustained framerates for prolonged gaming […]
The iPhone 16 and 16 Pro are the company's flagship devices that feature desktop-class performance thanks to the new A18 and A18 Pro chips. The new SoC is a significant step up from the previous A17 Pro chip, delivering better computational and graphical performance alongside a much more capable Neural Engine for advanced machine learning. This brings us to ask actually how fast Apple's new A18 Pro chip is compared to last year's A17 Pro chip in terms of performance and efficiency. Apple says that its A18 Pro chip is 15 percent faster than last year's A17 Pro while being […]
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 […]
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 Pro is said to be Apple’s next 3nm SoC, but just like what the Cupertino giant practiced with the A17 Pro, this silicon is said to exclusively power the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. While expected improvements are in tow, one analyst believes that the new chipset will be limited to a 6-core CPU like its predecessor, and that might not translate into meaningful graphical performance gains. Still, there are other tricks up the A18 Pro’s sleeve that we will discuss here, so let us get started. Unlike the A17 Pro, Apple’s upcoming A18 Pro […]
The A18 Pro is said to be found in the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max later this year, and according to an alleged Geekbench 6 benchmark run, Apple’s upcoming SoC delivers impressive performance results when compared to the A17 Pro, with the difference reaching double-digits. However, regarding the rest of the competition, we have some thoughts we would like to share with you. Despite these impressive gains, the A18 Pro trails behind the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 when it comes to multi-core performance, but efficiency numbers yet to be seen A previous Geekbench 6 single-core score […]
LPDDR6 will reportedly be finalized later this year, hinting that several phone manufacturers, including the likes of Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Apple, will integrate this technology in their future handsets. However, a rumor doing the rounds, states that the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be ahead of all its competitors as it will obtain support for this next-generation memory. In contrast, Apple’s A18 Pro, which will exclusively be mass produced for the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, could miss out on this opportunity. Assuming the report checks out, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will skip LPDDR5T and […]
The A18 Pro is said to launch later this year and will likely exclusively power the more expensive iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, with the less costly models featuring the A17 Pro. Unfortunately, in terms of multi-core performance, Apple may be unable to justify the premium being charged on its ‘Pro’ handsets because a tipster says that the newest A-series SoC may only register a 10 percent performance improvement compared to its direct predecessor. On the plus side, Apple may prioritize record-breaking battery life by deliberately reducing the A18 Pro’s multi-core performance On X, @negativeonehero provided some […]
Apple is preparing the A18 for its upcoming iPhone 16 series, though a new rumor mentions an A18 Pro, hinting that the company might be developing a slightly more powerful version exclusively for the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. It appears that the new A-series SoC has gone into testing early, as rumored Geekbench 6 scores reveal that it is faster than Apple’s M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max in the single-core results. Unfortunately, the multi-threaded performance paints a dull perception, at least for now. Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400 have no chance against A18 Pro […]