Apple has internally designated the Mac Studio as the effective replacement for the Mac Pro tower workstation, according to reporting from Bloomberg. The company has largely abandoned development of the larger machine, which remains limited to the M2 Ultra processor, while the Mac Studio received the M3 Ultra upgrade.
The transition to Apple Silicon architecture has diminished the Mac Pro's relevance since its primary advantages of PCIe expansion slots and physical memory upgrades became obsolete with the unified RAM design. Expansion capabilities now serve mainly for storage increases or capture card installations, features that fail to justify the tower's starting cost of 6,999 dollars compared with the more compact Mac Studio...
Preliminary specifications for Intel's forthcoming Granite Rapids workstation processor family have emerged through benchmark database entries, revealing an 18-core Xeon 654 model alongside details of the broader lineup. The engineering sample appeared on Geekbench running at frequencies reaching 4.80 GHz with 72 megabytes of L3 cache and 36 megabytes of L2 cache, though performance metrics remained modest due to early development status.
Additional leaked information disclosed that the workstation range will span from entry-level configurations to a flagship Xeon 698X featuring 86 cores and 336 megabytes of cache operating at 2.00 GHz base frequency. Multiple SKUs will carry X-series designations, enabling overclocking capabilities...
A former Taiwanese diplomat has suggested that TSMC's substantial American expansion served to prevent the United States government from prioritizing Intel as a domestic semiconductor manufacturer. Roy Chun Lee, who previously represented Taiwan in the European Union, indicated that opposing such investments could have damaged client relationships and pushed Washington to support TSMC's primary competitor.
The official argued that American customers, including NVIDIA, AMD, and Apple, required supply chain stability that necessitated the chipmaker's presence on US soil. Without establishing operations domestically, TSMC would have faced significant tariffs while its clients might have pursued alternative solutions or internal chip...
Intel has emerged as a potential competitor to TSMC in advanced packaging technologies, with major tech companies showing interest in the chipmaker's EMIB and Foveros solutions. Recent job postings from Apple and Qualcomm indicate both firms are seeking engineers with expertise in Intel's packaging methods, suggesting possible adoption of these alternatives to TSMC's dominant CoWoS technology.
The interest stems partly from supply constraints at TSMC, where high demand from NVIDIA and AMD has created bottlenecks that affect newer clients seeking advanced packaging services. Intel's EMIB technology connects multiple chiplets using embedded silicon bridges rather than large interposers, while Foveros enables three-dimensional chip...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has arrived with substantial PC optimization features and ray tracing support, according to performance benchmarks from the latest installment in the franchise. The game offers extensive graphics customization through its upgraded IW 9.0 engine, with support for multiple upscaling technologies, including NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR 4, and Intel XeSS. Testing on various graphics cards revealed that achieving 60 FPS at 4K resolution without ray tracing requires at least an RTX 4060 Ti or RX 9060 XT, while ray tracing enabled demands significantly more powerful hardware.
The benchmarks showed that AMD's RX 9070 XT performed competitively against the RTX 5080, particularly at lower resolutions. Ray tracing reflections...
Apple plans to split its iPhone 18 series launch across two seasons, with premium models arriving in fall 2026 and budget variants debuting in spring 2027, according to Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman. The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will launch alongside the iPhone Fold during the autumn window, while the base iPhone 18, iPhone 18e and possibly the iPhone Air 2 will follow months later. This strategy would make the iPhone 18 Pro the cheapest available model during the second half of 2026 at a starting price of $1,099.
Gurman attributes the shift to production constraints surrounding TSMC's 2nm manufacturing process and the A20 chip's advanced wafer-level multi-chip module packaging rather than hardware redesign considerations. The...
Apple plans to equip its foldable iPhone with battery capacity ranging between 5,400 and 5,800 milliamp hours during testing phases, according to tipster yeux1122, who accurately predicted iPhone Air specifications. The power cell exceeds the 5,088 milliamp-hour unit found in the iPhone 17 Pro Max eSIM variant and surpasses competing devices, including the Galaxy S25 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold 7.
Increased battery size will result in additional thickness and weight compared to current models, though Apple appears willing to accept these tradeoffs across its upcoming lineup. The company could utilize extra internal volume to install larger vapor chambers for enhanced thermal management alongside extended runtime capabilities.
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Valve Hardware Engineer Yazan Aldehayyat stated during a video conversation with Adam Savage that the upcoming Steam Machine will match or exceed the performance capabilities of 70 percent of systems registered in the company's hardware survey. The engineer explained that developers aimed to create an affordable entry-level device capable of running the entire Steam library without compatibility concerns while using pricing constraints to determine appropriate specifications.
Aldehayyat confirmed the platform utilizes standard commercial silicon rather than custom-tuned components, though firmware and software received optimization for SteamOS integration. Based on disclosed specifications, including 8 GB VRAM, analysts expect...
Industry analyst Ice Universe has released comparative specifications indicating Samsung's Galaxy S26 lineup will maintain substantial weight and thickness advantages over Apple's iPhone 17 series. The base S26 model is projected to weigh 13 grams less and be 1.05 millimeters thinner than the standard iPhone 17, while the S26 Plus variant is expected to match the iPhone 17 Pro's weight but achieve a 1.45 millimeter thickness reduction.
The flagship S26 Ultra is expected to weigh 17 grams less and measure 0.85 millimeters slimmer than the iPhone 17 Pro Max despite incorporating a quad camera array versus the triple lens configuration found in its competitor. Samsung plans to equip the Ultra model with a 200-megapixel main sensor, a...
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