A5x articles

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  Article

  Latest Apple TV has a die-shrunk A5 chip, not an A5X after all

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 11, 2013 12:20 am + 72 comments

  The current Apple TV refresh contains a die-shrunk version of the single-core A5 system on a chip Continue reading…

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  Slightly smaller Apple TV revealed by FCC filing, may have more powerful A5X chip (update)

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 29, 2013 06:05 pm + 67 comments

  The current Apple TV has been physically unchanged since the second-generation model rolled out in Continue reading…

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  Apple reportedly reduces Samsung's role in A6 chip production, decreases dependency on its biggest rival

  By Nathan Ingraham on October 15, 2012 08:56 am + 251 comments

  Despite a bitter rivalry in the consumer space and ongoing legal battles, Samsung has been a key Continue reading…

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  EarSmart filtering tech for Siri 'unlikely' to be included in iPhone 5

  By Louis Goddard on September 7, 2012 07:14 am + 37 comments

  Audience, the Mountain View-based company which develops the earSmart audio filtering technology Continue reading…

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  Samsung invests another $4 billion in Texas chip plant, home of the iPhone's 'engine'

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 21, 2012 05:44 am + 84 comments

  Samsung is announcing plans to invest another $4 billion in its Austin, Texas factory in order to Continue reading…

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  Is the Retina display holding back iPad graphics?

  By Sam Byford on May 26, 2012 11:45 am + 319 comments

  The new iPad's Retina display is certainly a sight to behold, but does it come at a cost? That's the Continue reading…

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  New iPod touch hardware and A5X-equipped iPhone in the works, according to rumors

  By Dante D'Orazio on April 9, 2012 11:36 am + 136 comments

  9 to 5 Mac has found references to an "iPod5,1" in an internal iOS 5.1 build, suggesting that the Continue reading…

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  Apple's A5X versus Nvidia's Tegra 3: benchmarks compared

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 19, 2012 03:38 am + 356 comments

  When Phil Schiller took the stage last week to talk about Apple's new A5X SoC, he threw up a slide Continue reading…

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  Nvidia will put Apple's A5X claims to the test, says it's 'pleased' by Tegra 3 comparison

  By Sean Hollister on March 7, 2012 07:42 pm + 287 comments

  Remember a few hours ago, when Apple claimed its new A5X chip had four times the graphical prowess Continue reading…

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  Apple announces the A5X: a system-on-chip with quad-core graphics

  By Sean Hollister on March 7, 2012 01:32 pm + 101 comments

  Traditionally, Apple has been content to stay a step behind the latest processor technology, and Continue reading…