First M5 Max Benchmarks Reveal Fastest Apple CPU Yet
iclarified - The first Geekbench 6 scores for Apple's newly announced M5 Max chip have appeared online, offering an early look at the performance of the company's latest high-end laptop processor.Continue ReadingShare Article:Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, Email…
- Architecture & other chips — A18 Pro, on-chip memory questions explored (3)
- M5 MacBook Air gains — noticeable speed boost for everyday users (4)
- M5 Max benchmarks — Apple's M5 Max smokes rivals (3)
- OTHER — Unrelated industry news (1)
Architecture & other chips — A18 Pro, on-chip memory questions explored
M5 MacBook Air gains — noticeable speed boost for everyday users
M5 Max benchmarks — Apple's M5 Max smokes rivals
OTHER — Unrelated industry news
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MacBook Neo Performs Equal To The iPhone 16 Pro In New Benchmark, Binned A18 Pro Gets A Negligible Penalty In GPU Test
Omar Sohail / wccftech - The A18 Pro found in the newly announced MacBook Neo is slightly different from the silicon powering the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, as Apple has resorted to chip-binning, giving a 5-core GPU to the portable Mac, while its older-generation flagsh…
- Apple courts Windows switchers, expanding down-market with Neo (6)
- Benchmarks: Neo's A18 Pro rivals iPhone chips and older Airs (6)
- Demand: pre-orders selling out, shipping delays, and launch discounts (4)
- Hands-on reviews: design trade-offs, missing features, and verdicts (10)
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Apple courts Windows switchers, expanding down-market with Neo
Benchmarks: Neo's A18 Pro rivals iPhone chips and older Airs
Demand: pre-orders selling out, shipping delays, and launch discounts
Hands-on reviews: design trade-offs, missing features, and verdicts
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Back to Top / Friday, March 6, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 20258 / 27 stories in 17 hrs
Apple M5 chips introduce a new "super core" tier in its CPU design
techspot - On the surface, the change might look like semantics. But it reflects a broader evolution inside Apple Silicon that moves beyond the traditional mobile-processor model where "big" cores handle demanding work and "little" cores handle background tasks for …
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iPhone 17e vs iPhone 16e: What's the Difference and Should You Upgrade?
iclarified - iPhone 17e vs iPhone 16e is less about design changes and more about practical upgrades. Apple's new iPhone 17e introduces the A19 chip, a faster C1X modem, and support for MagSafe and Qi2 wireless charging. Meanwhile, the iPhone 16e remains a strong valu…
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MacBook Neo launches: Apple’s $599 laptop runs on iPhone 16 Pro chip
Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Apple this week introduced multiple new products including a budget-friendly iPhone, updated iPads, new MacBooks, and display units. The announcements span multiple product lines, indicating Apple’s strategy to refresh its consumer and professional device…
- Display limits: Neo outputs only 4K to Studio Displays (2)
- Hardware controversy: A18 Pro packaging caps RAM at 8GB (2)
- Launch roundup: Neo's debut, market impact, and missing products (6)
- Pricing and promos: EU surcharges, charger removal, preorder deals (5)
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Display limits: Neo outputs only 4K to Studio Displays
Hardware controversy: A18 Pro packaging caps RAM at 8GB
Launch roundup: Neo's debut, market impact, and missing products
Pricing and promos: EU surcharges, charger removal, preorder deals
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Back to Top / Thursday, March 5, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 20182 / 18 stories in 41 hrs
Apple debuts M5 Pro and M5 Max with 18-core CPU, up to 40-core GPU, and 4x AI performance
Asma Hussain / ithinkdiff - Apple has announced M5 Pro and M5 Max, its most advanced chips yet for the MacBook Pro. Built on a new Apple designed Fusion Architecture, the chips focus heavily on AI compute, graphics performance, and higher unified memory bandwidth for...Read more at …
- Hands‑on: performance impressions of M5 Air and M5 Pro (3)
- Inside Apple’s M5: Fusion architecture and AI power (3)
- New MacBooks unveiled: storage, Wi‑Fi 7, and memory options (3)
- Retail rush and market reaction: preorders, deals, stock slide (4)
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Hands‑on: performance impressions of M5 Air and M5 Pro
Inside Apple’s M5: Fusion architecture and AI power
New MacBooks unveiled: storage, Wi‑Fi 7, and memory options
Retail rush and market reaction: preorders, deals, stock slide
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Apple announces MacBook Neo, its first budget laptop in over a decade
cnbc - Apple’s new MacBook Neo gives the company its cheapest laptop in years, creating a budget entry into the Mac lineup.
- Hardware Trade-offs & Performance — On the floor: RAM, ports, A18 Pro compromises explained. (16)
- Market Positioning & Comparisons — At the market: Air, Chromebooks, iPad rivalry and stock buzz. (17)
- OTHER — First look: colorful finishes, ads, wallpapers, hands-on impressions. (11)
- Pricing & Availability — Live at Apple: Preorders, launch dates, student discounts. (18)
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Hardware Trade-offs & Performance — On the floor: RAM, ports, A18 Pro compromises explained.
Market Positioning & Comparisons — At the market: Air, Chromebooks, iPad rivalry and stock buzz.
OTHER — First look: colorful finishes, ads, wallpapers, hands-on impressions.
Pricing & Availability — Live at Apple: Preorders, launch dates, student discounts.
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Apple Accidentally Leaks 'MacBook Neo'
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple appears to have prematurely revealed the name of its rumored lower-cost MacBook model, which is expected to be announced this Wednesday.A regulatory document for a "MacBook Neo" (Model A3404) has appeared on Apple's website. Unfortunately, there are…
- How Neo challenges Chromebooks and faces Qualcomm competition (3)
- Leaked docs hint specs: colors, MagSafe, A-series chip (3)
- Website slip exposes 'MacBook Neo' name (9)
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How Neo challenges Chromebooks and faces Qualcomm competition
Leaked docs hint specs: colors, MagSafe, A-series chip
Website slip exposes 'MacBook Neo' name
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Back to Top / Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 20062 / 18 stories in 3 days
Apple upgrades the base M5 MacBook Pro to 1TB storage with a $100 price hike
digitaltrends - Apple has doubled the base storage on the M5 MacBook Pro, eliminating the 512GB option and making 1TB the new starting point. The updated configuration comes with a $100 price increase.The post Apple upgrades the base M5 MacBook Pro to 1TB storage with a …
- Ads and discounts: Apple touts AI speed; retailers cut prices (2)
- On the ground: Apple unveils M5 MacBook Air and Pro (5)
- Storage shakeup: MacBook Pro drops 512GB, 1TB now base (4)
- Studio Displays: Apple adds Studio Display XDR to lineup (2)
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Ads and discounts: Apple touts AI speed; retailers cut prices
On the ground: Apple unveils M5 MacBook Air and Pro
Storage shakeup: MacBook Pro drops 512GB, 1TB now base
Studio Displays: Apple adds Studio Display XDR to lineup
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Apple (AAPL) Stock: New MacBook Air M5 Debuts With 512GB Base Storage at $1,099
Trader Edge / parameter - Apple (AAPL) launches MacBook Air M5 at $1,099 with 512GB storage, 4x faster AI performance, Wi-Fi 7, and availability starting March 11. Pre-orders open March 4.The post Apple (AAPL) Stock: New MacBook Air M5 Debuts With 512GB Base Storage at $1,099 appe…
- Apple unveils M5 MacBook Air: faster chip, 512GB, Wi‑Fi 7 (17)
- Price pain: MacBook Air base price rises, global market reaction (7)
- Should you upgrade? M5 vs M4 and Air vs Pro (4)
- Unrelated beats: AI legal and policy concerns (2)
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Apple unveils M5 MacBook Air: faster chip, 512GB, Wi‑Fi 7
Price pain: MacBook Air base price rises, global market reaction
Should you upgrade? M5 vs M4 and Air vs Pro
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Back to Top / Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 20059 / 32 stories in 3 days
MacBook Pro jumps to M5 Pro and Max silicon, faster storage, and higher prices
digitaltrends - Apple has updated the 14 inch and 16 inch MacBook Pro with its new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, delivering faster CPU and GPU performance, improved AI acceleration, quicker SSD speeds, and support for Wi Fi 7 and Thunderbolt 5, though the upgrades come with h…
- Fusion Architecture & Core Design: Apple fuses two dies for AI-focused M5 chips (14)
- MacBook Pro Refresh & Hardware: On stage: MacBook Pros gain M5 chips, faster SSDs, Wi‑Fi7 (17)
- OTHER: Unrelated deep-dive — SSD review and peripheral coverage (1)
- Pricing, Storage & Availability: Higher prices, 1TB base storage, RAM shortages bite (12)
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Fusion Architecture & Core Design: Apple fuses two dies for AI-focused M5 chips
MacBook Pro Refresh & Hardware: On stage: MacBook Pros gain M5 chips, faster SSDs, Wi‑Fi7
OTHER: Unrelated deep-dive — SSD review and peripheral coverage
Pricing, Storage & Availability: Higher prices, 1TB base storage, RAM shortages bite
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Back to Top / Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 20058 / 53 stories in 3 days
Apple unveils new iPad Air with M4 chip
Wayne Williams / betanews - Apple has introduced a new iPad Air powered by its M4 silicon. It raises unified memory to 12GB, adds Wi-Fi 7 and updated cellular hardware, and keeps the same $599 starting price. The upgrade increases performance over the previous M1 and M3 models, whil…
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Apple announces iPhone 17e with 256GB base storage and $599 starting price
Wayne Williams / betanews - Apple has announced the iPhone 17e, a lower priced addition to its iPhone 17 lineup that starts at $599 with 256GB of storage. The device includes the A19 chip, a 48MP camera system, MagSafe support, and satellite connectivity features for use outside tra…
- Canada: 17e signals end of physical SIM cards (1)
- Details: A19 chip, 256GB base, camera and MagSafe (6)
- Market reaction: iPhone 17e's impact on Apple shares (3)
- On-site: How 17e stacks up against pricier phones and rivals (6)
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Canada: 17e signals end of physical SIM cards
Details: A19 chip, 256GB base, camera and MagSafe
Market reaction: iPhone 17e's impact on Apple shares
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Apple announces iPhone 17e and new iPad Air powered by M4
Adam Vjestica / theshortcut - Apple has revealed two new pieces of hardware
- Apple's 'Big Week' rollout: multi-day launches, press events, retail rush. (8)
- On site: iPad Air M4 — faster M4, 12GB RAM, Wi‑Fi7. (26)
- On the ground: iPhone 17e — MagSafe, A19, doubled storage, $599. (35)
- Other stories: crypto outlier and cross-product rundowns at launch. (1)
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Apple's 'Big Week' rollout: multi-day launches, press events, retail rush.
On site: iPad Air M4 — faster M4, 12GB RAM, Wi‑Fi7.
On the ground: iPhone 17e — MagSafe, A19, doubled storage, $599.
Other stories: crypto outlier and cross-product rundowns at launch.
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AMD details Ryzen AI 400 desktop with up to 8 cores, Radeon 860M graphics — APUs won’t be available as boxed units, only in OEM systems
tomshardware - After announcing Ryzen AI 400 APUs earlier this year, AMD has finally revealed the specifications for the chips. However, they’re targeting OEM systems, and they top out lower than AMD’s Ryzen AI 400 mobile lineup.
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The Galaxy S26 is a photography nightmare
David Pierce / theverge - In many ways, Samsung's new phones are fairly normal upgrades. The S26 lines come with some useful new things - particularly the Privacy Display on the S26 Ultra, which looks like an extremely cool bit of tech and a really useful new feature - and a lot o…
- Accessories & features — S Pen change, Buds deals, third-party accessories (3)
- Camera quality and AI edits — Reviewers slam photos; authenticity concerns (4)
- Pricing backlash — Price hikes provoke buyer skepticism and broader concern (4)
- Thermals & Exynos fix — Testing shows throttling largely resolved (1)
Accessories & features — S Pen change, Buds deals, third-party accessories
Camera quality and AI edits — Reviewers slam photos; authenticity concerns
Pricing backlash — Price hikes provoke buyer skepticism and broader concern
Thermals & Exynos fix — Testing shows throttling largely resolved
Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19890 / 12 stories in 7 days
Nvidia superchip infusion finally coming to Windows PCs, report says
Tobias Mann / theregister - Nv-based integrated graphics for Wintel box also in the works Your next laptop may have Nvidia inside – not in the form of a GPU, but as a system on a chip, complete with CPU. Team Green could be chipping away at Intel's marketshare and giving people Arm-…
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AMD Seemingly Stops Driver Updates for Ryzen Z1 Extreme Processor
techpowerup - AMD has reportedly stopped driver updates for its Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU solution for handheld consoles, according to the latest Lenovo Korea update. This means that only after 2 and a half years, AMD is pulling support for its SoC, leaving many enthusiasts…
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AMD Zen 6 and Intel Nova Lake CPUs reportedly arriving late, delayed to CES 2027 — next-gen chips rocked by industry turmoil
tomshardware - AMD and Intel are both preparing next-gen desktop CPUs with major architectural improvements that now seem to be delayed. This includes Nova Lake, which has been confirmed for a 2026 year-end release time and again, and Zen 6, which has been on AMD's road…
- Desktop CPU launches pushed to CES 2027, industry braces (6)
- Inside Intel: Nova Lake-S details and Unified Core plans (2)
- Other tech and market stories tangential to CPU delays (3)
Desktop CPU launches pushed to CES 2027, industry braces
Inside Intel: Nova Lake-S details and Unified Core plans
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AMD Olympic Ridge “Zen 6” Ryzen Desktop CPUs Reportedly Launching In 2027
Hassan Mujtaba / wccftech - AMD is reportedly going to launch its next-gen Ryzen Desktop CPUs based on the Zen 6 architecture, codenamed Olympic Ridge, in 2027. AMD Eyeing 2027 For Its Next-Gen Ryzen Launch? Olympic Ridge With Zen 6 For Desktop Ready But Might Come After Intel's Nov…
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