Don’t hold your breath for a 10.5 or 12.9-inch new iPad Pro launch until May, sources say

Still hoping to see the next-gen 10.5 (or 10.9) and 12.9-inch iPad Pro unveiled and maybe even released in March? That's probably not happening.

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First Apple A10X benchmark scores are purportedly here, and surprise, they top the A10’s

While Apple is widely expected to skip its traditional fall iPad release this year, most likely waiting until spring 2017 to roll out a trio of Pro models with Smart Keyboard compatibility shared between them, the Cupertino-based OEM’s SoC roadmap will probably undergo little to no change.The 7.9, 10.1 and 12.9-inch next-gen iPad Pros are tipped to pack an “X” upgrade of the in-house-designed, TSMC-manufactured A10 ...

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Apple iPad Air 3, iPhone 5se hardware rumors pick up new support for SoC choice

In a little over three weeks, Apple’s expected to announced its latest batch of iOS hardware, and unless everyone who’s anyone has been misreading the situation, that means that we’re about to get both a new iPhone and an new iPad. We’ve already heard plenty about what to look for from both the iPad Air 3 and the new four-inch iPhone, which we’re expecting to see launch as ...

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Verdict orders Apple to pay $234 million over A7 and A8 chip patent infringement

Even though Apple’s processors are manufactured by Samsung, TSMC, and others, Cupertino has gained a lot of fame for designing them. At a time when processors have more cores than the average engine, Apple has figured out a way to keep its dual-core 64-bit technology on the cutting edge speed and power. The problem is that it seems that this technology wasn’t really invented by Apple, and today it has to pay for it.The University of Wisconsin-Madison sued both Apple and Intel back in 2014 for the technologies used on certain Intel chips, and

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Patent warfare bites Apple as it loses to the University of Wisconsin

Companies are not in the business of losing money to those who steal their product ideas. But the path to patent protection in the process of profit gets dirty. Microsoft and Google have agreed to stop the mudslinging in some major disputes while Samsung and Apple might soon have to send lawyers up to Washington, D.C.But the University of Wisconsin-Madison has a bone to pick with Cupertino and a court is ...

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