Incapable of properly recovering after a heavy blow from longtime partner Apple, the UK-based Imagination Technologies Group is seeking bidders.
The post Hurt by Apple beyond repair, the entire Imagination Technologies Group is now up for sale appeared first on Pocketnow.
Longtime Apple partner and PowerVR GPU maker Imagination Technologies has confirmed future iPhones may pack in-house graphics processing units.
The post Apple has indeed been working on its own iPhone GPU design, and Imagination isn’t happy appeared first on Pocketnow.
Series8XT chips are expected to implement the architecture with integrated products going to market next year. Maybe that includes the iPhone 9?
The post Imagination Technologies announcing Furian architecture for Series8XT chips appeared first on Pocketnow.
Imagination Technologies, which is behind the PowerVR brand of GPUs, may be working on a new series of mobile graphics chips that will be found in the next iPhone.
The Linley Group noted earlier on that the iPhone 7 recycled the PowerVR GT7600 in its design for its A10 Fusion silicon package — the Series7XT processor was previously seen as far back as on the Apple A9. The benchmarks have consistently returned stellar results for pixel pushing, far beyond what many competitors have been able to achieve at full-blast. But the GT6700 can overheat the iPhone with prolonged chugging and do a number on the device’s battery.
That’s where the Series8XT comes into play for the iPhone 8. Analysts say that it will get more horsepower while cutting down power consumption. Imagination states that 8XT will accommodate more features and functions than prior products have. A product lineup is expected at the Game Developers Conference in late February.
Imagination Technologies has been the subject of rumors over its relationship with Apple and whether Infinite Loop would buy it out. PowerVR designs have been in every iPhone and the Series7XT chips are in the current batch of the top-end Helio processors from MediaTek — fending off competition from ARM’s base design and Qualcomm’s native Adreno GPU.
The post Apple may utilize next-gen PowerVR GPU in iPhone 8 appeared first on Pocketnow.
If you listen too closely to the rumor mill, you may get the impression Apple wants to take over the world. Self-driving cars, borderless phones, video streaming services, medical-grade wearables, smart speakers, everything and anything you can imagine is said to be in the Cupertino pipeline.But before letting your imagination run wild, it’s good to ...
The post Apple could still get in the GPU design game with help from former Imagination execs appeared first on Pocketnow.
The world’s largest and most profitable information technology company probably owes its staggering growth at least in part to a portfolio of nearly 80 subsidiaries, 11 of which have been acquired last year alone, with three additional startups already snapped up in 2016.“Startup” is however the key word there, as Apple typically likes to invest money and resources in promising new ventures addressing various industry areas of innovation. Beats Electronics, Topsy and PrimeSense are among ...
The post Apple did ponder Imagination acquisition, but there are no plans to take action appeared first on Pocketnow.
While it’s increasingly likely the iPhone 7 will be the first of its kind to use an Intel LTE modem, it remains unclear what Apple’s long-term goals might be for this new high-profile partnership. Could the Santa Clara semiconductor giant help manufacture A-series SoCs for subsequent iPhones and iPads?If so, will Intel bring its GPU expertise to ...
The post Apple could soon acquire Imagination Technologies to start designing its own GPUs appeared first on Pocketnow.