#64-bit mobile computing

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Apple's 5.5-inch iPhone 6 reportedly to sell for up to $1300

Apple’s 5.5-inch iPhone 6 reportedly to sell for up to $1300

[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]“While the rest of the world speculates about upcoming changes to Apple’s product line — a smartwatch? a giant iPad? — southern Europe agonizes about a different kind of leak,” Leonid Bershidsky writes for Bloomberg View. “An employee of the Spanish telecoms company Telefonica has reported that Apple is planning to sell its new, large-screen iPhones for 950 euros…

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Why Apple’s dazzling 64-bit A7 SoC demolishes the competition

Why Apple’s dazzling 64-bit A7 SoC demolishes the competition

[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]“Apple’s A7 was a breakthrough in processing power for mobile devices,” Lou Hattersley reports for Macworld UK. “The A7 was the first ever smartphone CPU to offer dazzling 64-bit performance, and still economical enough to offer all-day battery.”

“We’re going to take a look inside the Apple A7 and see why Apple produced a chip so much more powerful than its rivals,”…

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Apple prepping A8-powered MacBook Air for 2014 release?

Apple prepping A8-powered MacBook Air for 2014 release?

[cfsp key="google_adsense_300x250"]“Apple’s A7 Processor found in the iPad Air and iPhone 5S is a stunning achievement amongst mobile processors,” Mark Reschke writes for T-GAAP. “There is no chipset in its class and the industry knows it. Samsung, Intel, Qualcomm and nVIDIA all scrambling to play catchup. But for all its current achievements, the future glory of Apple’s A-series processors is…

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Relax, Apple's level of smartphone innovation is fine

“We looked at four of the most common Apple criticisms, specifically those for the iPhone,” Ben Taylor writes for TIME. “Has innovation really leveled off in Cupertino?”

1. Performance: When consumers see a new iPhone of identical shape and size, they…

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Apple's A8: What it will be and why it matters

The move to 64-bit has been years in the making. But we did it because we wanted to put desktop-class processing power in the palm of people’s hands. – Apple iPhone 5s design web page [emphasis added]

“I began my article on the A7 chip from Apple…

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NVIDIA unveils Tegra K1 mobile processor, claims 3x the performance of Apple's 64-bit A7 processor

“‘We believe the Android operating system will be the most important console operating system in…

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Qualcomm insider: Apple's 64-bit A7 chip set off a panic, it 'hit us in the gut'

“In public, Apple’s rivals in the smartphone market have tried to downplay the technological advances Apple introduced in the iPhone 5s. But it turns out that one breakthrough — Apple’s speedy, 64-bit A7 microprocessor — has set off a panic inside its…

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Speed shootout: iPad Air vs. iPad mini with Retina display (with video)

“The Apple iPad Air and iPad mini 2 are both now available and selling like hotcakes. Many people could be considering buying one of these tablets but might not be sure about which to opt for,” Phones Review reports. “Today we want to show you an iPad Air…

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