Apple lets TSMC Make A6 Chips on a Trial Basis

End of June a report appeared that TSMC is supposed to make the next generation of Apple CPUs in 2012. Currently Samsung is making the Apple CPU A5. Samsung and Apple are facing off in a patent battle fueling the rumors that Apple tries to shift its component dependencies away from Samsung.

Reuters reports today that TSMC is already test manufacturing the Apple A6 CPU. TSMC needs to proof that their yield rate is good enough to supply Apple with the next generation A6 CPU. This means Apple has not yet made a deal for volume production with TSMC.

The A6 CPU is still future talk. The first device running on the A6 is likely the iPad 3 coming next Spring. The next big thing we are awaiting from Apple is the iPhone 5 and this device is still running on the A5 currently doing its duty in the iPad 2.

Updates

Apple again the world’s most valuable brand

Source: The News & Observer

LOS ANGELES -- For the second year in a row, Apple is the most valuable brand in the world, according to a study released Tuesday. Apple took top honors by increasing its brand value 19 percent to $182.9 billion, according to Millward Brown’s annual Bran ...
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Samsung argues 4G Galaxy Tab not in direct competition with Apple's 3G iPad 2

Source: AppleInsider

Published: 10:10 PM EST (07:10 PM PST) Samsung is fighting Apple's requests for a preliminary injunction against its Galaxy Tab with the argument that the 4G capability of its tablet means it does not directly compete with Apple's 3G-equip ...
Full article at: AppleInsider  More like this  3 hours ago

Why I Think Apple Will, Indeed, Launch A Television

Source: Slashgear

If you follow the rumors surrounding Apple , you know that the company is reportedly working on a television . That television, rumors suggest, will come with iCloud support, apps, and perhaps even Siri . More importantly, it’ll deliver the kind o ...
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