Apple
Setting things up for what is certainly to be an exciting next few months in the world of CPUs and SoCs, Apple this morning has announced their next-generation M-series chip, the M4. Introduced just over six months after the M3 and the associated 2023 Apple MacBook family, the M4 is going to start its life on a very different track, launching alongside Apple’s newest iPad Pro tablets. With their newest chip, Apple is promising class-leading performance and power efficiency once again, with a particular focus on machine learning/AI performance. The launch of the M4 comes as Apple’s compute product lines have become a bit bifurcated. On the Mac side of matters, all of the current-generation MacBooks are based on the M3 family of chips. On...
Apple Watch Hands-On
By far the highlight of Apple’s Spring Forward event was the Apple Watch. Though announced back in September, Apple has not allowed any hands-on time with the device until...
66 by Ryan Smith on 3/9/2015
Apple Announces The New MacBook (2015)
Today Apple announced a brand new MacBook laptop. This new laptop doesn't fall under Apple's existing MacBook Pro and MacBook Air categories, but is instead simply called the MacBook...
119 by Brandon Chester on 3/9/2015
Apple Initiates Video Repair Program for 2011-2013 MacBook Pros
This week Apple has announced that they are initiating a new repair extension program for the MacBook Pro, in order to address video corruption and stability problems with certain...
60 by Ryan Smith on 2/20/2015
Apple Q1 FY 2015 Financial Results: Record iPhone Sales Drive Record Earnings
Apple announced its earnings today for their first quarter of fiscal year 2015, with the quarter ending on December 27th 2014. This was a huge quarter for them, with...
30 by Brett Howse on 1/27/2015
Apple Releases iOS 8.1.3 With Bug Fixes and Reduced Storage Requirements
Today Apple sent out the newest version of iOS to all devices capable of running versions of iOS 8. This update brings iOS to version 8.1.3, and like the...
13 by Brandon Chester on 1/27/2015
Wearables: 2014 and Beyond
As the year 2014 has come to a close, now is a good time to inventory changes in the consumer electronics market and project those trends forward. One of...
79 by Stephen Barrett on 1/15/2015
Best High-End Laptops: Holiday 2014
High-End Laptop Recommendations Our holiday guides have covered a lot of products so far, and just on the laptop side of things we've looked at budget laptops, Chromebooks, and mainstream...
85 by Jarred Walton on 12/18/2014
Best Tablets: Holiday 2014
With the holidays approaching, it's time for our annual recommendations for devices in various product categories. Today we're taking a look at what tablets provide the best value and...
87 by Brandon Chester on 11/28/2014
Apple A8X’s GPU - GXA6850, Even Better Than I Thought
Working on analyzing various Apple SoCs over the years has become a process of delightful frustration. Apple’s SoC development is consistently on the cutting edge, so it’s always great...
114 by Ryan Smith on 11/11/2014
Apple Releases Web Tool for Deactivating iMessage
Not long ago the internet was abuzz with articles and posts about Apple’s issues with iMessage. Users were concerned about not getting texts from iPhone users if they switched...
13 by Brandon Chester on 11/9/2014
The Apple iPad Air 2 Review
As we approach the holidays, Apple has launched a new iPad as expected. As one might expect from the name, the iPad Air 2 is more of an evolution...
227 by Joshua Ho on 11/7/2014
A Look At OS X Yosemite And iOS 8.1
It has been a busy year for Apple, although one could argue it has been more of a busy few months. The yearly updates for most of Apple's products...
173 by Brandon Chester on 10/27/2014
Apple Q4 FY 2014 Fiscal Results - 21% Mac Growth And Strong iPhone Sales
This afternoon, Apple released their financial results for Q4 2014, which ended September 27, 2014. Strong iPhone sales, as well as a resurgence in Mac sales, boosted the company’s...
38 by Brett Howse on 10/20/2014
Apple Releases iOS 8.1 With Bug Fixes and New Features
Today Apple released iOS 8.1, the first major update to iOS 8 which launched in September alongside the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Prior to 8.1 we got a...
24 by Brandon Chester on 10/20/2014
Hands On: Apple’s iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3
The other big announcement for the day is of course Apple’s new iPads, the iPad Air 2 and the iPad mini 3. As signaled by their names, neither is...
72 by Ryan Smith on 10/16/2014
Hands On: Apple's iMac with Retina Display
We just got done with our hands-on time with Apple’s new products, and we’ll start with what’s likely the sneakiest of them, the iMac with Retina Display. Why “sneaky”? The...
84 by Ryan Smith on 10/16/2014
The iPhone 6 Review
With every launch of the iPhone, Apple seems to have everything to lose and not much to gain. Apple’s iPhone line accounts for the majority of profits in the...
534 by Joshua Ho, Brandon Chester, Chris Heinonen & Ryan Smith on 9/30/2014
The iPhone 6 Plus Mini-Review: Apple's First Phablet
While we’ve also written about the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6 Plus needs its own review in order to really understand the various features of the device that would...
191 by Joshua Ho on 9/30/2014
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