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14 hours ago

Apple

Apple leans into the component crisis storm

Tech industry

The RAM crisis is Apple's best chance in decades to capture the PC market

18 hours ago

Apple

Engadget Podcast: How Apple keeps redefining personal computing at 50

Apple

Microsoft vs. Apple: $30B AI Buildout vs $85B iPhone Surge

fromTechRepublic

Apple

Mac Studio 2026: New Leaks Tease M5 Power, Price, and Launch Timeline

18 hours ago

Apple's best product ever

Apple's 50th anniversary was marked by ranking its 50 best products based on over 1.6 million votes.

14 hours ago

Apple leans into the component crisis storm

Apple aims to maximize gross profit dollars through pricing and supply chain actions, widening its market gap despite challenges faced by competitors.

The RAM crisis is Apple's best chance in decades to capture the PC market

Apple is well-positioned to leverage the current RAM shortage to enhance its market presence with products like the MacBook Neo.

18 hours ago

Engadget Podcast: How Apple keeps redefining personal computing at 50

Apple remains committed to personal computing as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Microsoft vs. Apple: $30B AI Buildout vs $85B iPhone Surge

Apple and Microsoft demonstrate contrasting strategies in technology growth, with Apple focusing on hardware monetization and Microsoft on AI infrastructure development.

fromTechRepublic

Mac Studio 2026: New Leaks Tease M5 Power, Price, and Launch Timeline

Apple's new Mac Studio is expected to launch in June 2026 with significant hardware updates, including the M5 Max chip.

Breakthrough computer chip tech could help meet 'monumental demand' driven by AI

A new light source enables the creation of 8 nm wide structures on silicon wafers, increasing transistor density for advanced computer chips.

10 hours ago

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro review

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro features improved build, display, chipset, and design over the regular Nothing Phone (4a).

Best iPad apps to boost productivity and make your life easier | TechCrunch

iPads have evolved into versatile productivity tools with numerous apps available to enhance organization and focus.

fromwww.wired.com

10 hours ago

Our Favorite iPad Is $50 Off

The 2025 11-inch iPad offers significant upgrades at a discounted price, making it ideal for casual use like streaming and web browsing.

Productivity

11 hours ago

Best iPad apps to boost productivity and make your life easier | TechCrunch

iPads have evolved into versatile productivity tools with numerous apps available to enhance organization and focus.

fromwww.wired.com

10 hours ago

Our Favorite iPad Is $50 Off

The 2025 11-inch iPad offers significant upgrades at a discounted price, making it ideal for casual use like streaming and web browsing.

Intel Climbs 4% as AI Hardware Momentum and Fab Buyback Make the Bull Case Hard to Dismiss

Intel's stock rises due to a significant buyback and growth in AI hardware, reflecting strong financial health and operational autonomy.

Intel Jumps 8%, AMD Rises 3%: A $14.2 Billion Fab Deal and AI Momentum Lift the Chip Sector

Intel and AMD stocks rise due to company-specific optimism, driven by Intel's $14.2 billion fab deal and AI-related CPU price hikes.

Business

Intel Climbs 4% as AI Hardware Momentum and Fab Buyback Make the Bull Case Hard to Dismiss

Intel's stock rises due to a significant buyback and growth in AI hardware, reflecting strong financial health and operational autonomy.

Intel Jumps 8%, AMD Rises 3%: A $14.2 Billion Fab Deal and AI Momentum Lift the Chip Sector

Intel and AMD stocks rise due to company-specific optimism, driven by Intel's $14.2 billion fab deal and AI-related CPU price hikes.

TurboQuant is a big deal, but it won't end the memory crunch

TurboQuant is an AI data compression technology that reduces memory usage for KV caches but may not significantly alleviate memory shortages.

Software development

Running local models on Macs gets faster with Ollama's MLX support

Ollama enhances local language model performance on Apple Silicon with MLX support and improved caching, catering to growing interest in local models.

IBM wants Arm software on its mainframes for AI support

IBM and Arm are collaborating to enhance enterprise systems for AI and data-intensive workloads using Arm chips.

DevOps

fromComputerWeekly.com

Arm works with IBM to deliver flexibility on mainframe | Computer Weekly

IBM and Arm are collaborating to create dual-architecture hardware for enterprise AI and data-intensive workloads.

DevOps

fromTheregister

IBM wants Arm software on its mainframes for AI support

IBM and Arm are collaborating to enhance enterprise systems for AI and data-intensive workloads using Arm chips.

DevOps

fromComputerWeekly.com

Arm works with IBM to deliver flexibility on mainframe | Computer Weekly

IBM and Arm are collaborating to create dual-architecture hardware for enterprise AI and data-intensive workloads.

more#ibm

Artificial intelligence

fromTheregister

Arm says AI agents need a new CPU. Intel doesn't buy it

New CPUs designed for AI agents may not meet the actual needs of hyperscalers and enterprises.

Google Pixel 11 Pro XL leaked CAD-based renders complete the family

The Google Pixel 11 Pro XL features a redesigned camera island and a 6.8-inch screen, powered by the Tensor G6 SoC.

Software development

Google's Gemma 4 model goes fully open-source and unlocks powerful local AI - even on phones

Gemma 4 is now fully open-source, enabling local AI use for privacy, offline functionality, and cost savings across various devices.

Nvidia vs Broadcom: Which AI Stock Will Make You More Money

Nvidia and Broadcom reported significant AI-driven revenue growth, with Nvidia focusing on GPUs and Broadcom on custom silicon.

Business

AMD vs Intel: Which Stock Will Lead in 2026?

AMD outperformed Intel in Q4 2025 with record revenue and strong AI momentum, while Intel faced losses and declining revenue.

Global Oppo Find X9 Ultra runs Geekbench, reveals its chipset and memory amount

Oppo will launch the Find X9 Ultra globally on April 21, featuring Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC and impressive camera capabilities.

Don't Forget About the iPad Air in the Hubbub Over the MacBook Neo

The iPad Air remains a powerful and enjoyable tablet, despite competition from the iPad Pro and MacBook Neo.

Samsung Galaxy A27 runs Geekbench with a surprising chipset

Samsung is developing the Galaxy A27, featuring Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SoC and expected to launch with Android 16.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max are top competitors, with differences in price, design, and display performance.

Samsung Galaxy A27 runs Geekbench with a surprising chipset

Samsung is developing the Galaxy A27, featuring Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SoC and expected to launch with Android 16.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max are top competitors, with differences in price, design, and display performance.

Next Major iOS Update for iPhone Expected to Bring Crucial Change

iOS 27 will significantly upgrade Siri, enabling multitasking and improved context understanding with modern AI models.

Apple MacBook Neo review: Can a Mac get by with an iPhone's processor inside?

Buying a cheap laptop is easy. You just go to Best Buy or Newegg or Amazon or Walmart or somewhere, you pick the cheapest one (or the most expensive one that fits whatever your budget is), and you buy it. For as little as $200 or $300, you can bring home something new (as in, "new-in-box" not as in, "was released recently") that will power up and boot Windows or ChromeOS.

Gadgets

Tecno Camon Slim gets certified and runs Geekbench revealing its chipset

Tecno is developing the Camon Slim, featuring 5G support and powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7100 SoC.

fromMail Online

11 hours ago

Apple issues warning to iPhone users over stealthy attack: Act NOW

Apple has released critical iOS updates to protect against the DarkSword cyberattack method targeting vulnerable devices.

This case adds a Lightning port to the Apple iPhone 17 Pro

Ken Pillonel, a freelance hardware prototyping consultant, designed a case that adds a Lightning port to the iPhone 17 Pro, allowing users to charge with existing Lightning cables.

Mobile UX

Apple's new M5 Max feels like a huge upgrade if you bought your laptop 3 years ago

Apple claims that its 2026 models can deliver "up to 2x" the sustained read and write speeds of the M4 Pro and Max laptops. In our testing, the 4TB SSD in the 16-inch M5 Max MacBook Pro bore that out: our unit could sustain a 13.6GB/s read speed and an even higher 17.8GB/s write speed.

Gadgets

I tried ChatGPT's new CarPlay integration: It's my new go-to for the questions Siri can't answer

ChatGPT now integrates with Apple CarPlay for hands-free conversations in vehicles.

You can now use ChatGPT with Apple's CarPlay

ChatGPT is now available on CarPlay for voice-based interactions with iOS 26.4 and the latest app version.

17 hours ago

I tried ChatGPT's new CarPlay integration: It's my new go-to for the questions Siri can't answer

ChatGPT now integrates with Apple CarPlay for hands-free conversations in vehicles.

You can now use ChatGPT with Apple's CarPlay

ChatGPT is now available on CarPlay for voice-based interactions with iOS 26.4 and the latest app version.

For $200 more, you can get a MacBook Air

The MacBook Air was pivotal in shaping modern laptops despite initial skepticism and high price.

I've tested every MacBook Air in recent years - here's why the time to upgrade is now

The MacBook Air has evolved with significant hardware upgrades, making it a strong competitor to the Pro model and suitable for a wider audience.

The MacBook Air M5 starts at $1,099, up $100 from the M4

Apple released a refreshed MacBook Air with M5 chip, doubled base storage to 512GB, and increased the starting price to $1,099.

For $200 more, you can get a MacBook Air

The MacBook Air was pivotal in shaping modern laptops despite initial skepticism and high price.

I've tested every MacBook Air in recent years - here's why the time to upgrade is now

The MacBook Air has evolved with significant hardware upgrades, making it a strong competitor to the Pro model and suitable for a wider audience.

The MacBook Air M5 starts at $1,099, up $100 from the M4

Apple released a refreshed MacBook Air with M5 chip, doubled base storage to 512GB, and increased the starting price to $1,099.

more#macbook-air

#macbook-neo

fromwww.theguardian.com

Apple

MacBook Neo review: the budget Apple laptop powered by an iPhone chip

Apple

The MacBook Neo is a winner

fromwww.theguardian.com

MacBook Neo review: the budget Apple laptop powered by an iPhone chip

Apple's new MacBook Neo offers high-quality features at a lower price, challenging the PC industry with its A18 Pro chip.

The MacBook Neo is a winner

Apple successfully entered the affordable laptop market with the MacBook Neo at $599, delivering competitive features that rival PC makers struggle to match at this price point.

Everything is iPhone now

The iPhone revolutionized technology by transforming limitations into opportunities, focusing on perfecting key features despite initial constraints.

#apple-m5-chips

Mobile UX

Apple M5 Pro and M5 Max are official - new Fusion Architecture and super cores

M5 Pro and M5 Max are surprisingly big departures from older Apple Silicon

Apple's M5 Pro and M5 Max chips feature distinct GPU configurations, with M5 Max doubling M5 Pro's GPU cores, encoding engines, and memory bandwidth, plus a new third CPU core type optimized for multi-threaded performance.

Apple unveils M5 Pro and M5 Max chips with new 'Fusion Architecture' | TechCrunch

Apple introduced M5 Pro and M5 Max chips featuring 18-core CPUs, up to 40-core GPUs, and significantly improved AI performance for MacBook Pro.

Apple launches M5 Pro and M5 Max chips

Apple introduced M5 Pro and M5 Max chips featuring 18-core CPUs with Fusion Architecture, delivering up to 2.5x higher multithreaded performance and advanced GPU capabilities for MacBook Pro.

Apple unveils new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with M5 | TechCrunch

Apple released M5-powered MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops optimized for AI tasks, offering up to 4x faster performance than M4 predecessors with enhanced battery life and connectivity features.

Mobile UX

Apple M5 Pro and M5 Max are official - new Fusion Architecture and super cores

M5 Pro and M5 Max are surprisingly big departures from older Apple Silicon

Apple unveils M5 Pro and M5 Max chips with new 'Fusion Architecture' | TechCrunch

Apple introduced M5 Pro and M5 Max chips featuring 18-core CPUs, up to 40-core GPUs, and significantly improved AI performance for MacBook Pro.

Apple launches M5 Pro and M5 Max chips

Apple introduced M5 Pro and M5 Max chips featuring 18-core CPUs with Fusion Architecture, delivering up to 2.5x higher multithreaded performance and advanced GPU capabilities for MacBook Pro.

Apple unveils new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with M5 | TechCrunch

Apple released M5-powered MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops optimized for AI tasks, offering up to 4x faster performance than M4 predecessors with enhanced battery life and connectivity features.

I tried local AI on my M1 Mac, and the experience was brutal - here's why

Running open-source LLMs locally is feasible with tools like Ollama but requires substantial RAM and can be very slow on smaller machines.

Gadgets

2 months ago

Intel Panther Lake Is the Answer to Apple Silicon We've All Been Waiting for

Intel's Panther Lake Core Ultra Series 3 delivers markedly improved performance and efficiency, marking a significant CPU win against Apple Silicon.

Here's what $5,849 gets you in an M5 Max MacBook Pro

The M5 Max MacBook Pro delivers exceptional performance with advanced processing capabilities and impressive battery life, making it a top choice for professionals.

M5 Max MacBook Pro Review: Preeminent Power In the Same Old Shell

The M5 Max MacBook Pro delivers exceptional gaming performance with frame rates around 50 fps in demanding titles, but its premium pricing starting at $3,600 raises questions about practical value for most users.

Here's what $5,849 gets you in an M5 Max MacBook Pro

The M5 Max MacBook Pro delivers exceptional performance with advanced processing capabilities and impressive battery life, making it a top choice for professionals.

M5 Max MacBook Pro Review: Preeminent Power In the Same Old Shell

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fromInfoQ

Apple Improves Context Window Management for its Foundation Models

iOS 26.4 enhances context window management for Apple's Foundation Models, enabling developers to optimize usage within the 4096-token limit.

The new MacBook Pro is still fast as hell

The 16-inch MacBook Pro has faster processors, Wi-Fi 7 support, and twice-as-fast storage that now starts at higher capacities, making it a compelling upgrade option.

Apple

Should you upgrade to M5 MacBook Pro from the M1? Short answer: It's probably time

M5 MacBook Pro offers significant upgrades over older models at a competitive price, making it a strong choice for many users.

#macbook-air-m5

Apple

Apple's 'Just Right' Goldilocks MacBook Is the One Most People Should Buy

Apple

MacBook Air M5 review: a small update for the 'just right' Mac

Apple

M5 MacBook Air review: Still the best MacBook for almost everybody

Apple

MacBook Air M5 review: Same but faster

M5 MacBook Air Review: A Laptop With Real Middle Child Energy

The M5 MacBook Air occupies a crowded middle position between the affordable MacBook Neo and powerful MacBook Pro, offering solid performance for demanding tasks but facing positioning challenges in Apple's expanded laptop lineup.

MacBook Air M5 vs. MacBook Air M4: What's changed beyond the Apple silicon

Apple's new MacBook Air M5 costs $100 more than the M4 with doubled storage and faster performance, but offers minimal visual design changes and incremental upgrades that may not justify the price increase for most users.

Apple's 'Just Right' Goldilocks MacBook Is the One Most People Should Buy

The M5 MacBook Air remains the best all-around laptop recommendation, balancing performance, price, and features between the entry-level MacBook Neo and premium MacBook Pro.

MacBook Air M5 review: a small update for the 'just right' Mac

The 2026 MacBook Air gains M5 chip, Wi-Fi 7, and larger base storage, maintaining excellence while costing $100 more, now positioned as a middle-tier option between the new $500-cheaper MacBook Neo and premium MacBook Pros.

M5 MacBook Air review: Still the best MacBook for almost everybody

The M5 MacBook Air is a minor upgrade with incremental improvements, including doubled base storage to 512GB and a $100 price increase, maintaining its position as Apple's mainstream laptop option.

Apple

MacBook Air M5 review: Same but faster

M5 MacBook Air Review: A Laptop With Real Middle Child Energy

Apple

MacBook Air M5 vs. MacBook Air M4: What's changed beyond the Apple silicon

MacBook Neo vs. MacBook Air: How I'm deciding between Apple's entry-level laptops

The MacBook Neo and 13-inch Air are budget-friendly alternatives with similar sizes and weights, but differ significantly in price, processor, RAM, and features.

4 weeks ago

Apple

MacBook Neo vs. MacBook Air: Which is the better choice for you?

MacBook Neo versus an old MacBook Air: good luck

Used or refurbished M2 MacBook Air models offer better value than the new budget MacBook Neo, featuring superior processors, storage, displays, and connectivity despite higher prices.

MacBook Neo vs. MacBook Air: How I'm deciding between Apple's entry-level laptops

The MacBook Neo and 13-inch Air are budget-friendly alternatives with similar sizes and weights, but differ significantly in price, processor, RAM, and features.

4 weeks ago

Apple

MacBook Neo vs. MacBook Air: Which is the better choice for you?

MacBook Neo versus an old MacBook Air: good luck

Used or refurbished M2 MacBook Air models offer better value than the new budget MacBook Neo, featuring superior processors, storage, displays, and connectivity despite higher prices.

more#macbook-comparison

MacBook Neo vs. iPad Air: How I'm deciding between Apple's $599 computing devices

Apple's new MacBook Neo entry-level option at the same price as iPad Air M4 offers MacBook experience at an accessible price point, creating a choice between touchscreen tablet functionality and traditional laptop computing.

The Morning After: The new iPad Air M4 is Apple's best overall tablet

Apple's M4 iPad Air offers powerful performance but retains the same display technology from 2020 and lacks Face ID, indicating stagnation in key features despite rapid chip upgrades.

Apple

Apple iPad Air M4 review: a little bit faster now

Apple

Apple announces the iPhone 17e and a new M4-powered iPad Air

Apple Gives the iPad Air a Small Power Boost

Apple released a new M4-powered iPad Air with modest upgrades including increased memory, improved networking, and a more efficient modem, maintaining the same $599 and $799 starting prices.

Apple keeps the iPad Air fresh with M4 chip upgrade and 12GB of RAM

Apple's new M4 iPad Air features a downgraded chip with 8 CPU cores and 9 GPU cores, maintaining the same display, camera, and design as previous models.

MacBook Neo vs. iPad Air: How I'm deciding between Apple's $599 computing devices

The Morning After: The new iPad Air M4 is Apple's best overall tablet

Apple's M4 iPad Air offers powerful performance but retains the same display technology from 2020 and lacks Face ID, indicating stagnation in key features despite rapid chip upgrades.

Apple

Apple iPad Air M4 review: a little bit faster now

Apple announces the iPhone 17e and a new M4-powered iPad Air

The 2025 iPad Air M4 delivers significant performance improvements with a faster Neural Engine, doubled memory, and enhanced AI capabilities compared to previous generations.

Apple Gives the iPad Air a Small Power Boost

Apple released a new M4-powered iPad Air with modest upgrades including increased memory, improved networking, and a more efficient modem, maintaining the same $599 and $799 starting prices.

Apple keeps the iPad Air fresh with M4 chip upgrade and 12GB of RAM

Apple's new M4 iPad Air features a downgraded chip with 8 CPU cores and 9 GPU cores, maintaining the same display, camera, and design as previous models.

MacBook Pro M5 Max 16-inch review: Still the pinnacle

The M5 Max MacBook Pro remains powerful but may feel outdated once OLED touchscreen models arrive later this year.

Apple

Apple brings its M5 Pro and Max silicon to the next MacBook Pro generation

Apple

The new MacBook Pro M5 gives you more memory and storage - with a bigger price tag

MacBook Pro M5 Max 16-inch review: Still the pinnacle

The M5 Max MacBook Pro remains powerful but may feel outdated once OLED touchscreen models arrive later this year.

Apple brings its M5 Pro and Max silicon to the next MacBook Pro generation

Apple released M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros in 14-inch and 16-inch models with pre-orders starting March 4, featuring doubled base storage and increased pricing across the lineup.

The new MacBook Pro M5 gives you more memory and storage - with a bigger price tag

Apple releases MacBook Pro M5 and M5 Max with $200 higher starting prices, enhanced storage, faster SSDs, improved battery life, and Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 connectivity.

The MacBook Pro M5 Max Is So Fast, It's Hard to Know How to Test It

The M5 Max MacBook Pro delivers exceptional performance and remains the market's most powerful high-end laptop, though its design has stagnated after five years with anticipated major redesigns coming next year.

The MacBook Neo Cuts (Most of) the Right Corners

It's not the basic MacBook. Or the cheap MacBook. Or the mini MacBook. It's the MacBook "Neo," meaning new or young-a fresh take on an old idea. Love the name or hate it, you likely see what Apple was attempting to communicate from a marketing perspective. It's meant to be a new kind of Mac for a new generation-perhaps an attempt to recapture a generation that's only been exposed to iPads and Chromebooks.

Apple

Testing Apple's 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new "performance" cores

The M5 Pro and M5 Max are no longer monolithic chips with all the CPU and GPU cores and everything else packed into a single silicon die. Using an 'all-new Fusion Architecture' like the one used to combine two Max chips into a single Ultra chip, Apple now splits the CPU cores (and other things) into one piece of silicon, and the GPU cores (and other things) into another piece of silicon.

Apple

4 weeks ago

Leaked Mac benchmarks show that Apple offers tomorrow's AI PCs today

Apple's M5 Max MacBook Pro delivers the fastest consumer PC processor with highest single- and multi-core scores, while the MacBook Neo provides excellent everyday performance at budget pricing.

Apple unveils its next-gen M5 family of Mac laptops

Apple released M5 MacBook Air, M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros, and new Studio Displays, featuring chips engineered for AI with up to 30% faster performance and 4X faster AI operations.

Apple announces new MacBook Air and Pro models with M5, M5 Pro, and M5 Max chips

Apple released MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models with M5, M5 Pro, and M5 Max processors, featuring faster cores, doubled base storage, Wi-Fi 7, and higher prices.

fromTechRepublic

Apple Calls New M5 MacBook Pro Its Most Powerful Laptop Yet

Apple's M5 chips deliver up to 4x faster AI performance, doubled base storage, Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, and up to 24-hour battery life in new MacBook Air and Pro models.

Apple's New MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Have New Chips, More Storage, and Higher Prices

Apple updated MacBook Air to M5 chip with faster storage, and introduced M5 Pro and M5 Max chips for MacBook Pro with significantly improved CPU and GPU performance for AI workloads.

Everything Apple announced today: iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air

Apple announced the iPhone 17e with doubled storage, faster charging, improved display durability, and enhanced cellular modem while maintaining the $599 starting price.

fromThe Mercury News

Apple debuts iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air in next product wave

Apple released the iPhone 17e at $599 with faster processor, new wireless chips, MagSafe charging, and improved durability, alongside an upgraded iPad Air with M4 processor.

Everything Apple announced today: iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air

Apple announced the iPhone 17e with doubled storage, faster charging, improved display durability, and enhanced cellular modem while maintaining the $599 starting price.

fromThe Mercury News

Apple debuts iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air in next product wave

Apple released the iPhone 17e at $599 with faster processor, new wireless chips, MagSafe charging, and improved durability, alongside an upgraded iPad Air with M4 processor.

Apple intros M5 Pro and Max MacBook Pros and its first new monitors in years

M5 Pro and Max chips feature significantly improved GPU cores and memory bandwidth, with M5 Pro offering up to 20 GPU cores and M5 Max up to 40, delivering approximately 20 percent performance gains alongside new Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 connectivity.

Apple launches new iPad Air with M4 chipset, N1 and C1X wireless chips

Apple's 2026 iPad Air features the M4 chip with 12GB RAM, N1 and C1X wireless chips, offering 2.3x faster performance than 2022 M1 models and enhanced on-device AI capabilities.