Apple A12 bionic 7nm detailed
6-core CPU 4-core GPU and a lot of AI
Apple’s A12 Bionic is the name of the most important chip inside the iPhone Xs and Xs Max and Xr detailed here. Make no mistake, this is the first to ship 7nm but not the first to sample or be announced, it is actually the third. As believers in the Apple religion don’t care about features unless they have it in their beloved iPhones, they don’t care about the rest of the world.
Apple shows upgraded and bigger iPhones
Meet the iPhone Xs and Xs Max, all with new A12 Bionic SoC
As expected, the stars of the Apple show at the Steve Jobs' Theater were new iPhones, the iPhone Xs, and the iPhone Xs Max, showing that there is still room for improvement without changing the design.
Apple unveils its fourth Watch
Larger screen, two sizes, and an ECG in tow
At a special event at the Steve Jobs' Theater, Apple officially announced its new Apple Watch Series 4, set to bring a couple of improvements and come with a larger screen compared to the Series 3.
28 million Americans would get into debt for an iPhone
Europeans have an explanation for Donald Trump
More than 28 million Americans are dumb enough to buy a new iPhone even if it will slide them deep in debt.
Iphone 8 loses a quarter of its value in a few hours
Assuming you thought it had a value in the first place
Existing iPhone’s will lose up to a quarter of their value over the next 24 hours.
France and Germany working out how to tax big tech
France suggests a sunset clause
The European Union is working out a way to tax big tech and thinks that an agreement could still be found by the end of the year.
Apple purges unsafe phone home apps
We thought that was the point of the App store?
Fruity cargo cult Apple is finally getting around to checking its app store for privacy stealing software.
Apple partly surrenders to the man
Sets up access system
Fruity cargo cult Apple appears to have partly surrendered on fighting US coppers over its right to protect criminals and terrorists.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 benchmark shows up
A significant step forward in Geekbench 4
The press usually relies too much on benchmarks but they at least tell you that a subject A is better or worse than subject B. The recently posted GeekBench of Snapdragon 855 shows that the new 7nm SoC from Qualcomm scores much better than its predecessor.
Apple confirms its big event for September 12th
New iPhones incoming
Apple has now officially sent out invites for its "Special Event" which will be held in the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino on September 12th.