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Title: Report: Apple working on new Mac chip to reduce reliance on Intel processors Post by: HCK on February 04, 2017, 04:05:14 pm Report: Apple working on new Mac chip to reduce reliance on Intel processors
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Speculation about Apple creating its own chips to replace Intel processors has long been part of what keeps the Apple rumor mill churning. On Wednesday, a Bloomberg report (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-01/apple-developing-new-mac-chip-in-test-of-intel-independence) provided more fuel for the mill, with details on what Apple could be doing to rely less and less on Intel.</p><p> According to a report by Mark Gurman and Ian King that cites unnamed sources, Apple is working on a new Mac microcontroller that would handle processes that are currently performed by Intel processors. Apple’s new Mac chip is based on the T1 chip used in the new MacBook Pro (http://www.macworld.com/article/3140928/macs/macbook-pro-with-touch-bar-review-the-best-bits-of-ios-in-a-really-great-mac.html) to run the laptop’s Touch Bar. Codenamed T310, the chip would handle low-power mode functions usually performed while the Mac is engaged in Power Nap (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204032): receiving email; syncing data in apps like Calendar, Contacts, Reminders, and Notes; software updates; and more.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3164508/macs/report-apple-working-on-new-mac-chip-to-reduce-reliance-on-intel-processors.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Report: Apple working on new Mac chip to reduce reliance on Intel processors (http://www.macworld.com/article/3164508/macs/report-apple-working-on-new-mac-chip-to-reduce-reliance-on-intel-processors.html#tk.rss_all) |