Apple’s internally developed A4 chip could be implemented in new devices such as low-power servers, TVs or even communications or entertainment boxes, if the company tries to expand the chip’s ...

Apple‘s special iTunes event was notionally about the snazzy new iPods and Apple TV, but it also reveals how much the company’s future hinges on its house-brand ARM chips–the A4 silicon is now inside ...

Just one day after the unveiling of the iPad, Apple’s long-rumored tablet has ruffled feathers and turned heads. With a familiar interface, Apple’s momentum, iTunes integration, and a price that the ...

The custom "A4" chip that Apple has used in the iPad has been dissected to see how it was constructed and what it consists of. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing ...

I have no clue about computer chip design and manufacturing. So I trolled VentureBeat’s readers with a challenge: Explain to me how Apple’s switch from third-party chip manufacturers to its own ...

Apple made a very public leap into the processor business last week with the debut of the iPad portable computer, thanks to a custom Apple-designed processor. The processor appears speedy and power ...

Which silicon is faster: Apple's new 1GHz A4 system-on-a-chip found in the iPad, or Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon found in the Google Nexus One? AnandTech wondered the same thing, and decided to pit the ...

SAN FRANCISCO Sure, the screen is nice. But the iPad’s most important component, at least for Apple’s future, may be the A4, the fingernail-size chip at the tablet’s heart. With the A4, Apple has ...

Apple’s A4 chip, being used in the iPad, could ultimately provide a speed bump to future versions of the company’s iPhone, analysts said on Thursday. Apple on Wednesday introduced the iPad handheld ...

Analysis of Apple’s A4 didn’t stop in the month after the iPad’s launch—a number of groups have continued to poke, prod, and photograph Apple’s chip, looking for insight into a question that will be ...