What Automatic Graphics Switching is on your MacBook Pro and how to use it
Depending on the model of MacBook Pro you have, you may be able to physically choose whether your computer uses the high power discreet graphics card for better performance or the low power integrated...
View ArticleConquer the sea in easyBoat, an arcade style shooter game for iPhone and iPad
EasyBoat is a new arcade-styled action shooter game for iPhone and iPad with a great balance of both fun and challenging game play. It comes with clear inspiration from the sailing feature in the...
View ArticleEarly MacBook Pro adopters confused by misidentified graphics in System Profiler
If you’re a proud owner of a 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, you may be wondering why macOS’s System Profiler application identifies the GPU as Intel Iris Pro 580 integrated graphics vs. Intel HD...
View ArticleLatest macOS 10.12.2 beta fixes MacBook Pro graphics glitches, says Apple’s...
An annoying graphics glitching issue that some owners of the new MacBook Pro are seeing should become a thing of the past when macOS 10.12.2 Sierra software update releases for public consumption,...
View ArticleApple is developing its own GPU chips
In a bombshell press release issued Monday, UK chip designer Imagination Technologies said Apple told it that it would end a fruitful deal to use Imagination’s blueprints for customized graphics cores...
View ArticleBenchmark GPU performance of your iPhone, iPad and Mac with Geekbench’s...
Available on App Store free of charge, Primate Labs’ refreshed Geekbench app now lets you measure the performance of mobile GPUs in iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac devices. Geekbench 4.1 brings a new...
View ArticleApple to slash royalty payments to GPU designer Imagination by two-thirds
As Apple is winding down its supply deal with UK-based GPU designer Imagination Technologies over the next two years, a new report alleges that the Cupertino firm is about to slash payments to...
View ArticleIncrease the performance of 3D Touch menus with Smooth3D
3D Touch is a fast and convenient way to access app shortcuts from the Home screen. On the other hand, because jailbreakers with older devices wanted in on the action, numerous 3D Touch simulation...
View ArticleGPU designer Imagination puts itself up for sale just two months following...
Fabless semiconductor maker Imagination Technologies has announced it’s putting itself up for sale, either in chunks or as a larger whole, just two months after Apple said it didn’t want to license...
View ArticleApple calls shenanigans on former GPU supplier’s “inaccurate and misleading”...
Apple has hit hard at the accusations that its former mobile GPU supplier Imagination Technologies leveled at the Cupertino tech giant. According to the iPhone maker, Imagination’s “unsubstantiated...
View Article100+ new features in macOS High Sierra
Say hello to macOS High Sierra, Apple’s newest operating system update for Macs. Whether you’re on an iMac or one of the Touch Bar-outfitted MacBook Pro models, there is a lot to love in this latest...
View ArticleVideo: 15 top features of iPhone 8/Plus
Many people are still waiting for the premium iPhone X to hit the market in November. But in the meantime, iPhone 8 shoppers have started to receive their brand spanking new phones.... Read the rest...
View ArticleApple’s previous GPU supplier Imagination finalizes sale to private equity firm
When Apple informed GPU component supplier Imagination Technology back in April that they would no longer be requiring their services, their shares dropped by nearly 50% by the following day. It has...
View ArticleFuturemark debunks speculation that Apple intentionally slows down older iPhones
Long-running speculation that Apple deliberately slows down older iPhones in software in order to supposedly push people into purchasing its latest models has been officially debunked and put to rest...
View ArticleApple boosts orders for AMD Vega GPUs ahead of upcoming iMac Pro launch
Apple has started to release more orders to AMD for high-end Vega GPUs needed for its upcoming 27-inch iMac Pro all-in-one desktop ahead of its scheduled launch in December.... Read the rest of this...
View ArticleBloomberg: 2018 iPad Pro to feature Face ID, custom GPU, slimmer bezels & new...
Bloomberg report today that Apple is working on a revamped 2018 iPad Pro featuring slimmer top and bottom bezels, a faster processor with a custom Apple GPU and no Home button or Touch ID.... Read the...
View ArticleTop 25 features of the iPhone X shown off on video
The iPhone X is a powerful new beast. Whether you are still debating on whether to get the new phone, or if you just want to know what makes this device stand out, I’ve taken a look at the 25 best...
View ArticleHow Apple’s on-device facial detection works
Apple today pushed a new post to its Machine Learning Journal blog launched in the summer.... Read the rest of this post here "How Apple’s on-device facial detection works" is an article by...
View ArticlemacOS High Sierra 10.13.4 release notes
On March 30, 2018, Apple released the major macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 software update for Mac with under-the-hood tweaks, a bunch of security fixes and some feature additions, including better support...
View ArticleApple A12 chip in 2018 iPhones may sport 40% faster GPU, 10% faster CPU & 4GB...
French blog Consomac.fr (Google Translate) this morning managed to dig up some claimed single and multi-core synthetic benchmarks from Geekbench’s database showing alleged CPU and GPU speed gains plus...
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