Processors

ArsTechnica’s analysis of the the first "8th generation" Intel Core processors rolling out today has revealed that even though the company’s new 15W U-series mobile processors feature four cores and eight threads, doubling what the prior generation chips had, the new chips "aren't really new”. Where there’s a bump up in the maximum clock speed to 4.2GHz, the base...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), who is expected to manufacture A-series chips for the iPhone and iPad, starting in 2014, is poised to take a large bite out of Samsung's supply contract next year, according to a report from the Taipei Times (via AppleInsider). The Taiwanese chipmaker officially signed a deal with Apple back in June, after finally being...