Apple
Apple on Monday introduced its new generation MacBook Air laptops based on the company's most-recent M3 system-on-chip (SoC). The new MacBook Air notebooks come in the same sizes as the previous models – 13.6 inches and 15.3 inches – with prices starting from $1,099 and $1,299 respectively. The key improvement in Apple's 2024 MacBook Air laptops is of course the M3 processor. Fabbed on TSMC's N3B process, Apple's latest mainstream SoC was first launched late last year as part of the 2023 MacBook Pro lineup, and is now being brought down to the MacBook Air family. The vanilla M3 features four high-performance cores operating at up to 4.05 GHz, four energy-efficient cores, a 10 core GPU based on the latest graphics architecture (with dynamic caching...
iPhone 5 Memory Size and Speed Revealed: 1GB LPDDR2-1066
Quick analysis of the A6 SoC photos from the iPhone 5 launch event tells us all we need to know about the memory interface, speed and bandwidth of the...
24 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 9/15/2012
The iPhone 5's A6 SoC: Not A15 or A9, a Custom Apple Core Instead
When Apple announced the iPhone 5, Phil Schiller officially announced what had leaked several days earlier: the phone is powered by Apple's new A6 SoC. As always, Apple didn't...
164 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/15/2012
New iPod Touch Leads Revamped iPod Lineup
It’s been a pretty action-packed day for Apple. While the star of today’s event was undoubtedly the new iPhone 5, the Cupertino giant also gave the iPod lineup an...
22 by Vivek Gowri on 9/12/2012
iOS 6 Coming September 19th
Apple spent quite a bit of time talking up the new features of iOS 6 during their presentation today, though not much was new since WWDC. The software is...
10 by Jason Inofuentes on 9/12/2012
iPhone 5 Hands On Pics and Video - Updated: With Impressions
We just spent a good amount of time with the iPhone 5. The phone feels very thin and light (obviously), and the improvement in performance is very noticeable compared...
91 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 9/12/2012
Apple iPhone 5: Announced
Apple announced its 6th generation iPhone, the iPhone 5, at a special event in San Francisco this morning. The iPhone 5 brings a huge list of improvements. Apple unexpectedly...
27 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/12/2012
Apple Introduces New 8-pin Dock Connector, Dubs It Lightning
There was little doubt by the start of the event that Apple would be replacing their nearly decade old 30-pin connector. Apple always leaves room for suprises though. The...
33 by Jason Inofuentes on 9/12/2012
Apple's iPhone 5 Uses A6 SoC
This one caught us off guard, but Apple just announced the A6 SoC powering the new iPhone 5 features 2x faster CPU and GPU performance compared to the iPhone...
118 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/12/2012
Our Apple iPhone 5 Live Blog
With IDF day 1 under our belts and the live blogging engine tested in our keynote and Haswell architecture coverage, it's time to set our sights on the next...
98 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 9/12/2012
Audience earSmart Not in Upcoming iPhone, Suggests New SoC?
Since the iPhone 4, Apple has been including Audience earSmart voice processors in devices to improve both receive and transmit audio for handsets. The iPhone 4 started the trend...
11 by Brian Klug on 9/7/2012
Western Digital My Book VelociRaptor Duo Review
With Thunderbolt ports available on both Macs and PCs, as well as Thunderbolt controller costs dropping thanks to the introduction of Intel's Cactus Ridge, the Thunderbolt storage space is...
30 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/30/2012
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 2
We're back! After a false start last week, we have our second podcast. This week Brian Klug, Ryan Smith and myself discussed Thunderbolt, Quick Sync in OS X, Windows...
25 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/28/2012
Preparing for the iPhone Next: Rumors Analyzed
While we typically don't comment on rumors we don't know to be true at AnandTech, we often get requests to help set rational expectations ahead of major iDevice launches...
132 by Brian Klug & Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/27/2012
OWC Announces 480GB SSD Upgrade for MacBook Pro with Retina Display
In our review of the MacBook Pro with Retina Display I mentioned that the base $2199 configuration is near perfect, save for its 256GB SSD. With no room for...
12 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/14/2012
The 2012 MacBook Pro Review
With most of the attention from Apple's hardware refresh event centered around iOS 6 and the new Retina MacBook Pro, the updated 2012 edition of the regular MacBook Pro...
132 by Vivek Gowri on 7/18/2012
The 2012 MacBook Air (11 & 13-inch) Review
Things are getting very blurry. The MacBook Pro once stood for tons of power plus upgradability. Add a Retina Display and now it's just tons of power. It's a thicker...
190 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/16/2012
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Goes Gold; GM Released To Developers
In a bit of a double-whammy of operating system news today, word comes that Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion has gone gold. Apple released the Golden Master (GM...
12 by Ryan Smith on 7/9/2012
The next-gen MacBook Pro with Retina Display Review
Apple makes the bulk of its revenue from devices that don’t look like traditional personal computers. For the past couple of years I’ve been worried that it would wake...
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Samsung's Galaxy S 3 US Marketing Focuses On Features
The news of the day may be all Windows Phone, but that didn’t stop Samsung from having a launch event for the US Samsung Galaxy S 3. If you...
14 by Jason Inofuentes on 6/20/2012
Windows 8 on the Retina Display MacBook Pro
This will likely be the last small update before my full review of the next-gen MacBook Pro with Retina Display. Many of you have asked for information about the...
81 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/14/2012
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