Credible iPad Air leak contradicts M4 chip rumor, points to M3
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A rumor recently suggested that 2025’s iPad Air would pack Apple’s high-end M4 chipset. A more credible leak now indicates that the upcoming iPad…
Qualcomm quietly lists a 7-core variant of its flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chip
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Qualcomm has listed a new 7-core variant of the Snapdragon 8 Elite. This new variant (SM8750-3-AB) is essentially the same as the flagship…
The first AI chip startup to go public in 2025 will be Blaize
The rise of NVIDIA has spurred renewed investor interest in AI chip startups. One of them, Blaize, founded by former Intel engineers, is set to go public on the NASDAQ…
Google and MediaTek reveal new chip, but it’s not for a future Pixel
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google and MediaTek have announced the Filogic MT7903 connectivity chipset. The two companies said this chip is made for the Google Home ecosystem…
This brand-new chip has no little cores, could beat Snapdragon in mid-range phones
Kris Carlon / Android Authority TL;DR MediaTek has announced the Dimensity 8400 smartphone processor. This is the first mid-range chipset without little CPU cores, using eight Cortex-A725 cores instead. The…
Apple’s AirTag 2 rumored to feature an iPhone 15-level chip
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Apple could significantly improve the range on its next AirTag. The AirTag 2 is rumored to have an ultra-wideband chip that’s on par with…
Apple’s newest custom chip could be an own goal for the iPhone 17
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple is reportedly working on a custom Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip. The chip will appear in iPhones and other devices in 2025 but could…
Colby Covington entering UFC Fight Night main event with ‘chip on my shoulder’
It has been 12 months since mixed marital arts fans last saw Colby Covington compete in the cage but the polarizing welterweight star is set for his return this weekend…
Google says its new quantum chip indicates that multiple universes exist
Google on Monday announced Willow, its latest, greatest quantum computing chip. The speed and reliability performance claims Google’s made about this chip were newsworthy in themselves, but what really caught…
iPhone 18 Pro could get a major price hike due to chip upgrade
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple could be the first to adopt TSMC’s 2nm chips when it launches the iPhone 18 Pro in late 2026. The upgraded iPhone application…