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Apple's chief chip architect for the last decade has reportedly talked to CEO Tim Cook about leaving (Updated)
By Anton Shilov published
Johny Srouji, the man behind development of Apple's processors in the latest iPhones, Macs, and Watches, is reportedly pondering leaving the company.

Best College Laptops: Tested Picks for Research, Writing, Gaming and More
By Andrew E. Freedman last updated
College laptops fit for any student.

Intel moves closer to building Apple’s entry-level M-series chips on 18A from 2027
By Luke James published
Apple is preparing to qualify Intel’s 18A process for its lowest-end M-series processor, according to a post on X from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

MacBook Pro 14 with M5 and 16GB of memory sees its first discount — now only $1,549 at Amazon for Black Friday (updated)
By Stewart Bendle last updated
Deals Apple's MacBook Pro 2025 with M5 chip slashed in price by $250

The U.S. patent for MP3 audio was granted on this day in 1996
By Mark Tyson published
On this day in 1996, a freshly inked U.S. patent quietly laid the cornerstone of the digital music revolution.

A 34-year-old Apple Mac crash bug ‘would have gone undiscovered for all eternity,’ but the accuracy of the MAME emulator shone a light on it
By Mark Tyson published
On real hardware, the Motorola 68030 executed an undocumented instruction to prevent a system crash at boot, but it caused problems with the emulator.

Apple 3D prints titanium chassis for Apple Watch
By Anton Shilov published
Apple’s first large-scale use of metal 3D printing lets it mass-produce titanium Apple Watch and iPhone components while halving raw material consumption.

Storied Windows dev reminisces about Z-80 SoftCard, Microsoft's first hardware product 45 years ago
By Mark Tyson published
Raymond Chen has shared some insight into the development of Microsoft’s first hardware product, the Z-80 SoftCard, from 1980.
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