Apple partner TSMC begins mass production of 7nm processors for next-generation iPhone

Apple partner TSMC begins mass production of 7nm processors for next-generation iPhone: "Apple's system-on-chip manufacturing partner TSMC is churning out next-generation 7-nanometer "A12" processors that will power iPhones expected to launch later this year, according to a report on Tuesday. "

Future scan.

As Apple's GPU plans go public, Imagination fears becoming a tech orphan

As Apple's GPU plans go public, Imagination fears becoming a tech orphan: "This suggests that Apples move away from Imagination--a company it has small vested stake in--is not driven by costs as much as a desire to move to radically new technology that Imagination itself couldn't deliver and that Apple doesn't want to share with its competitors."

I guess Apple doesn't want to subsidize inexpensive GPUs for Android devices. Is this a surprise?

Surface 3 stocks dwindling as Microsoft plans system’s demise | Ars Technica

Surface 3 stocks dwindling as Microsoft plans system’s demise | Ars TechnicaThe Atom x7 processors in Surface 3, using the Airmont core, were originally due to be replaced by the "Broxton" family with a new Goldmont core. But earlier this year, Intel cancelled some of its planned Broxton processors as it scaled back its investment in phone and tablet components.

ARM is the little engine that could. And did.

Apple pulls back the curtain on its secretive chip development operation

Apple pulls back the curtain on its secretive chip development operation To make it work, Apple operates a smattering of secret, unmarked laboratories around Silicon Valley. In some, custom Mac Minis stress test new chip designs to ferret out any weaknesses; others are de facto datacenters where next-generation chips are made available for software teams to test against.

If they're testing new chips on Mac Minis, I think it's safe to assume there's a version of OS X that runs on ARM? Am I right? Bueller? Anyone?