GG1

jeffythequick said:

So, the argument is, "You must feed user information to us without restriction."

Hey FB, why not make your own phone?  All the cool kids are doing it.

https://www.cnet.com/news/heres-why-the-facebook-phone-flopped/

AppleInsider said:

Both will use a new generation of first-party Apple Silicon processors that will also appear in the 2021 MacBook Pro lineup. Apple's first piece of Mac silicon, the M1, debuted in 2020.

I took these statements to suggest that the new 2021 products would use something different/newer than the current M1, such as M1X or M2. Am I interpreting incorrectly?

bobolicious said:

davgreg said:

As the owner of a fully upgraded Intel Mac mini and an M1 Mac mini I would love to see the benchmarks on how these eGPU models compare to the Apple Silicon.

This may help: https://www.sonnettech.com/product/egpu-breakaway-puck/overview.html#performance-tabs

Rayz2016 said:

GG1 said:

yojimbo007 said:

22july2013 said:

Why would Apple work on its own in-house modem chips if it appears that Apple made a 6-year deal with Qualcomm to use its chips (exclusively?)

Not sure of the details of the contract between Qualcomm and Apple.. But there is a reason Apple bought Intels cellphone  Modem business for 1 billion in 2019.
 Apple seems to be all in for making their own chips as they have proven they are more than capable of kicking  serious Arse  with their A and M chips.

I highly believe Apple bought Intel (nee Infineon) primarily for the cellular radio patents to allow Apple to build their own modem chip. Without patents, Apple would probably not be able to sell their own modem chip. As we've seen with the M1, Apple's chip design team continues to excel at anything they set their mind to.

What has Apple done in the past ten years to make you think they’d sell their own modem chips?

I meant when Apple sell the modem chip built into an iPhone (or iPad or MacBook). I doubt Apple will sell any of their separate chips on the open market.

yojimbo007 said:

22july2013 said:

Why would Apple work on its own in-house modem chips if it appears that Apple made a 6-year deal with Qualcomm to use its chips (exclusively?)

Not sure of the details of the contract between Qualcomm and Apple.. But there is a reason Apple bought Intels cellphone  Modem business for 1 billion in 2019.
 Apple seems to be all in for making their own chips as they have proven they are more than capable of kicking  serious Arse  with their A and M chips.

I highly believe Apple bought Intel (nee Infineon) primarily for the cellular radio patents to allow Apple to build their own modem chip. Without patents, Apple would probably not be able to sell their own modem chip. As we've seen with the M1, Apple's chip design team continues to excel at anything they set their mind to.