Items tagged with a12z bionic

by Brandon Hill - Sun, Oct 04, 2020

Apple TV Poised For Console-Quality Gaming Revamp With A14X SoC And First-Party Controller

With all the talk in recent months focused on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, we can't forget that there are other products in Apple's lineup that are due for a makeover. One such product is the Apple TV, which entered its 5th generation in September 2017. After three years, it's about time for an all-new... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Apple Silicon Shows Strong Performance Potential With Native Arm Benchmarks In macOS Big Sur

Apple ignited quite a firestorm when it announced that it would be leaving behind Intel processors over the next two years as it transitions all of its Macs to Arm-based “Apple Silicon”. This move extricates Apple from Intel’s processor roadmap potholes, and puts it into near full control of its Mac hardware/software... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Tue, Jun 30, 2020

Apple Arm Developer Transition Kit Benchmarks Ignite Wild Surface Pro X Comparisons

As we reported yesterday, the first Apple Developer Transition Kits are finding their ways into the hands of eager app developers. Apple is making these Mac mini-style kits available so that develops can get native Arm-based apps ready for new Macs that will begin shipping later this year. These new Macs will be... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Mon, Jun 29, 2020

Apple's Mac Mini A12Z Developer Transition Kits Arrive As Intel Exodus Takes Shape

Apple is ready to move on from Intel after over 13 years of being a loyal partner. Apple announced its move to Intel processors back in 2006, and the first shipping systems came early in 2007. Earlier this month, the folks in Cupertino announced that starting in late 2020, it will begin offering Macs powered by its... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Tue, Jun 23, 2020

Here’s What Intel Has To Say About Apple’s Seismic Shift To Its Own Chips For Macs

Apple yesterday confirmed the rumors that we’ve been hearing in tech circles for years; that it would be pushing Intel aside as its chip supplier for Macs. Instead, Apple has decided to pursue its own processor designs based around Arm architecture rather than x86. There should be some pretty sizable costs savings... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Mon, Jun 22, 2020

Apple Announces Its Own Processors For Macs With Systems Shipping This Year

Apple has finally done it; after years of speculation and hints that this move was coming, CEO Tim Cook announced today that the company is taking the steps to distance itself from Intel processors. Apple’s partnership with Intel dates back to 2006, when the company announced that it would shift from PowerPC to... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Wed, Mar 18, 2020

Apple Launches New iPad Pro With A12Z Bionic Chip, Trick Keyboard Cover And LiDAR Scanner

As far as Apple is concerned, your next computer is not a computer, it is a high-tech tablet, and specifically the new iPad Pro. Powered by an also-new 8-core A12Z Bionic system-on-chip (SoC), Apple claims its latest iPad Pro is "faster and more powerful than most Windows PC laptops." Does the bold claim stack up?... Read more...