Apple acquires NextVR, a company focused on virtual reality video streaming

Apple acquires NextVR

Apple bought NextVR for $100 million. The acquisition would strengthen the company’s emerging virtual reality and augmented reality strategy. Apple went on a shopping spree this week and bought NextVR (via 9to5Mac). The company, based in Newport Beach, California, specializes in virtual reality video streaming. Its history includes broadcasts of NBA, NHL, and even WWE … Read more

Apple unveils its new iPad Pro with a LiDAR scanner and the Magic Keyboard

On Wednesday, Apple released an updated version of its MacBook Air, modifying the keyboard on laptops that were criticized for typing problems. The company returned to so-called “scissor” keyboards and abandoned the “butterfly” model because customers had said butterfly keyboards suffered from problems such as sticky keys, keys that did not respond when small amounts … Read more

Apple patents a new type of glass for a foldable iPhone

Folding mobile phones have been a reality since last year, with several models on the market so far, such as the Galaxy Z Flip. At some point, Apple will also enter this market segment with a foldable iPhone. That’s why the American brand has several patents, and now a new one is being added using … Read more

Apple: the numbers are better than expected, the forecast is higher

The company stopped publishing quarterly reports on the number of iPhones sold during the period when the Apple smartphone market began to show signs of saturation and demand for price elasticity. In addition, the public documentation that will be distributed at the same time as the press release does not recently include percentages for all … Read more

Intel builds exclusive 28-watt Ice Lake processors for the Apple MacBook Pro

Last August, Intel finally provided detailed information about the tenth generation of the new Ice Lake processors and, after several years of waiting, presented its first 10 nm processors. Together with the 9W Y series and 15W U series processors, a 28W Core i7-1068G7 processor was introduced. However, the Core i7-1068G7 is no longer listed … Read more

TSMC 5nm yield has climbed to 50% owing to AMD and Apple adaptation

Apple, Huawei, and AMD can almost be described as the three companies that are most aggressive in applying advanced processes among the pure design fabless chip companies. Currently, 7nm has become the dominant power. According to the latest news, TSMC’s 5nm yield has increased to 50% and mass production is expected in the first quarter … Read more

Apple owns AI-Startup Voysis to make Siri more coherent

Apple is dedicated to making the Siri even better. The new AI (Artificial Intelligence) called “Voysis” is now the property of Apple. Apple recently acquired the Irish company Voysis in Dublin, a start-up company focused on improving natural language processing in virtual assistants, Appleinsider reports in external media. Apple buys AI startup Voysis to make … Read more

Apple prepares a 5nm 12-core ARM processor for its 2021 Macbooks

According to industry sources, Apple would work on its own ARM-based processor, which is to be implemented in its Macbooks next year as an alternative to the Intel processors in use today. More specifically, this processor will be based on the SOC A14 that will be used in the iPhone 12, with 8 powerful ‘Firestorm’ … Read more