Zen man Jim Keller leaves Tesla for Intel
Updated: Leaves Tesla to kick-start Chipzilla
Jim Keller, the former AMD chip executive behind the Zen roadmap, has left Tesla for Intel and joining fellow AMD refugee Raja Koduri to help Chipzilla sort out of its manufacturing stall of the last few years.
Apple hacker outfit hacked
Tame Apple Press celebrates
The Tame Apple Press is claiming that a minor hack of a company which dares to make iPhone unlocking boxes has suffered divine retribution from the ghost of Steve Jobs after it suffered a minor breach.
Apple insists suppliers sacrifice their profits
The needs of Apple are more important than suppliers.
There is evidence that Apple is leaning on its suppliers to give it more discounts to push up its margins to keep the company looking like it is making significant money with fewer sales.
Apple's Shazam bid worries EU
EU opens investigation
The EU is worried that the convicted anti-trust cartel owner Apple might be up to its old tricks again.
TSMC cuts growth forecast
Weaker smartphone demand
TSMC has cut its revenue growth forecast for 2018 to 10 percent from the previously estimated 10-15 percent claiming that there is weaker than expected smartphone demand and growing uncertainty facing the cryptocurrency mining market.
Microsoft runs out of Windows phones
End of an error
Microsoft has finally run out of stock of its Windows phone finally ending something which should have been a good device.
Chipzilla loses its specs
Tame Apple Press claims Intel is short sighted
Intel has walked away from its Vaunt smart glasses and closing the group responsible for wearable devices.
FCC broadband panel chair arrested in $250 million fraud case
FCC boss Ajit Pai appears to have built his own swamp
The former chair of a panel organised by FCC boss Ajit Pai to advise the agency on broadband matters has been arrested for alleged fraud. Elizabeth Ann Pierce, the former CEO of Quintillion Networks, was appointed by Pai last April to chair the committee.
Apple won’t do 5G in 2019
Not an early adopter
Apple is known for not being an early adopter when it comes to new wireless standards. According to people close to the matter, Apple 2019 iPhone won’t have 5G capability. Intel might even be ready with its 5G PC solution.
Apple's Siri starts telling jokes
It is as terrible as you would expect
Fruity cargo cult Apple has decided that no one will notice how bad its out of date AI Sir is if they allow her to start telling jokes.