News & Reviews:   SILICON

Based on a report by asia.nikkei.com, it seems that Apple has started production for the Apple M2 chip, which will be embedded in MacBooks that will be released in H2 2021. While not much is known in regards to the performance the new chip will have, it does give us a better idea of what to expect when the MacBooks are unveiled.

Based on a report by winfuture.de, it seems that Qualcomm could be working on the successor of the Snapdragon 8cx to take on Apple Silicon chips. While not much is known in regards to which product will come with the Snapdragon chip, it does give us a better idea of what expect from Qualcomm in the near future.

 Based on a statement by macrumors.com, it seems that a malware made specifically for the Apple M1 chip have been spotted. While it seems that the malware is in its early stages, it does show that Apple chips, just like chips from other manufacturers, are not immune to malware attacks.

It seems that Apple’s upcoming chipset which is the Apple M1X might have been spotted on cpu-monkey.com, giving us a better idea of what to expect when it is available in the global market. Unfortunately, there’s no news on the Malaysia release date, local pricing, and which products will come equipped with the aforementioned chip.

Based on a statement by BusinessKorea, it seems that future Apple Silicon chips might be manufactured by Samsung instead of TSMC. While not much is known in regards to whether this has been confirmed or not, we can expect the chips to power future Mac computers.