When Apple puts up its iPhone 15 preorder slides later on Tuesday, we won’t find out how much the 2TB iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will cost. That’s if the information in a new report is accurate. Apparently, Apple won’t make any changes to the iPhone 15 Pro storage tiers. The bad…
A17 could have 8GB of RAM Apple has been testing various options for its iPhone 15 lineup, and a rumor suggests up to 8GB of RAM could be offered for the pro models with no changes to internal storage configurations. The iPhone 15 lineup will no longer be a mystery in less than 24 hours,…
As Intel continues to refocus on its core competencies, the company has been no stranger to shedding business units and jobs in the process. And while the roughly 132,000 headcount company hasn’t enacted any massive layoffs, there have been numerous cuts at all levels over the past couple of years, with these layoffs now extending…
We’ve yet to see whether Apple will bump up the RAM of iPhone 15 Pro models to 8GB or stick with 6GB across the board. Meanwhile, Android vendors are moving beyond the 16GB memory that even seemed like overkill a few years ago. The next target appears to be 24GB of RAM, and in the…
On Friday, SK Hynix said it had started mass production of 24 GB LPDDR5X memory stacks that can be used for ultra-high-end smartphones and PCs. The company’s LPDDR5X-8500 devices combine ultra-high-performance with high density, thus enabling fast systems with sufficient memory capacity. SK Hynix says such modules could be used well beyond smartphones, PCs, and…
TrendForce projects a remarkable 105% increase in annual bit shipments of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) this year. This boost comes in response to soaring demands from AI and high-performance computing processor developers, notably Nvidia, and cloud service providers (CSPs). To fulfill demand, Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix are reportedly increasing their HBM capacities, but new production lines will likely start operations…
SK Hynix showcased its 321-layer TLC NAND memory at the Flash Memory Summit 2023. The South Korean company is the first NAND maker to publicly demonstrate 3D NAND with over 300 layers. Although such memory is expected in mass production in 2025, the demonstration is meant to showcase SK Hynix’s preparedness for the next wave of non-volatile memory technology. This showcased 321-layer 3D NAND…
Apple Vision Pro To handle its multiple cameras without visible lag, Apple Vision Pro is to use a 1-gigabit DRAM chip, custom-designed to work with the headset’s R1 chipset. Apple’s launch of the Vision Pro headset concentrated on use cases for it more than technical details, and little else will be known until the device…
I’m firmly in the camp of Apple users who will buy the Vision Pro the first chance I get, despite the $3,499 price tag. But I’m also very aware that I might have to return it soon after I purchase it. Not to get my money back, but to avoid Vision Pro motion sickness and…
SK Hynix has introduced the Beetle X31, its first portable SSD. The drive promises to hit sequential transfer rates of up to 1,050 MB/sec when working with appropriate hosts. The drive is ultra compact and can store up to 1 TB of data, which is quite a bit higher than typical USB flash drives. The…
