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Apple Plans to Making its Own Custom Mac Chips
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Apple Plans to Making its Own Custom Mac Chips

Apple is planning a smart transition from Intel chips to its own made MAC chips starting as early as 2020, as per the reports are to be believed. Apple promising initiative titled,"Kalamata" is in a very rudimentary phase as of now but, nevertheless, has come forward with an intention to align all apple devices- iPhones, iPads and the MAC in a seamless and similarly working environment, according to unspecified sources. The mega project which is currently in a multi-phase transition has already been approved by company's executives. The change could act as a defining moment for Apple. While Intel chips are one of the very few components designed by another side in Apple's product portfolio, this move will reduce the dependency making it stand out completely in the technology landscap...
SoftBank to Buy UK Chip Designer ARM in $32 Billion Cash Deal
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SoftBank to Buy UK Chip Designer ARM in $32 Billion Cash Deal

SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to buy UK chip designer ARM Holdings PLC in a 24.3 billion pound ($32.2 billion) deal, the two companies said on Monday, in an ambitious bet on mobile internet that will transform the Japanese tech group. ARM, the most valuable tech company listed in London by market value, is a major presence in mobile processing, with its processor and graphics technology used by Samsung, Huawei and Apple in their in-house designed microchips. The Cambridge-based group also stands to be central to the tech industry's shift to the 'internet of things' - a network of devices, vehicles and building sensors that collect and exchange data - a focus for SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son. Monday's deal, Softbank's largest to date, marks a departure for the Japanese group, wh...