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Arm and Qualcomm lawyers spar over chip design rights
Published in News


It’s mine, no it is mine

Attorneys representing Arm and Qualcomm grilled a former Apple executive in a pivotal legal battle over intellectual property (IP) ownership tied to Arm's computing architecture.

Apple’s iPhone subscription dreams crash
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 19 December 2024 01:03

Apple’s iPhone subscription dreams crash


Bugs and Bureaucracy

Fruity cargo cult  Apple has quietly shelved its much-hyped iPhone subscription service, reportedly due to software glitches and regulatory hurdles.

Apple users give Apple Intelligence the thumbs down
Published in AI


Total waste of time

The fruity cargo cult Apple’s self-styled reputation as an innovator is being battered like a Scottish mars bar over its luck-lustre approach to AI.

Surge in Internet traffic in 2024
Published in News
Tuesday, 17 December 2024 03:57

Surge in Internet traffic in 2024


Cloudflare sees 17.2 per cent growth

Cloudflare’s 2024 Internet Traffic Report reveals a notable 17.2 per cent global surge in internet traffic, underscoring the continued expansion of the digital world.

SiFive hires big core engineer
Published in News
Monday, 16 December 2024 20:54

SiFive hires big core engineer


Andre Seznec, a star of branch prediction

After decades of dominance of X86 in the big core area, Arm cores from Arm, Apple, and now Qualcomm are making a big entrance to the market. As an alternative, it looks like SiFive, a leader in high-performance RISC-V cores is building a big core. It ought to be the highest performance Risc V core and a star engineer Andre Seznec has been hired as a Fellow to help out. Andre Seznec, a prominent figure with a branch prediction, has joined the company to help build the new core.

Apple helps Putin censor his people
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 12 December 2024 12:02

Apple helps Putin censor his people


Takes down VPNs

The fruity cargo cult Apple has been collaborating with Russian strongman Tsar Vlad Putin to keep his people in the dark by censoring VPNs in its App Store.

Apple gets a breather in Brazil
Published in News
Friday, 06 December 2024 10:16

Apple gets a breather in Brazil


Court gives it more time to get its act together

Fruity cargo cult Apple has been given more time to sort out its anti-trust antics in Brazil.

Apple spies on minions via iCloud accounts
Published in News
Tuesday, 03 December 2024 10:04

Apple spies on minions via iCloud accounts


Employee sues over prison conditions

An Apple employee has filed a new lawsuit, accusing the fruity cargo cult of spying on its workers through their iCloud accounts and non-work devices.

Apple hardware geniuses reversed the capacitor
Published in News
Tuesday, 03 December 2024 09:41

Apple hardware geniuses reversed the capacitor


Jobs’ Mob loved the smell of ozone in the morning

Engineers at the fruity cargo cult Apple were so clever that they installed the capacitors upside-down, but the Tame Apple Press did not notice.

TSMC ahead with its 2nm production
Published in News
Monday, 02 December 2024 11:30

TSMC ahead with its 2nm production


Installed six months early

TSMC’s flashy new 2nm fab in Kaohsiung has just hit a massive milestone with an equipment installation ceremony – six months early.