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blogs.computerworld.com — The Apple tablet has been a topic of discussion ever since Steve Jobs yanked the Newton out of the product line in the late 90's. Speculation was rejuvenated at last month's conference call, where Jobs himself was on hand to say of the Netbook category: "entrance into that category" is the ...

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Rumor: Cortex
Mac Soda — ... , the most trusted Apple rumor site around, was given an internal image from ARM which showed OS X on the list of future Cortex products. Seth Weintraub, 9 to 5 Mac’s lead writer, posted it on his ComputerWorld ...

Boom!
Mac Soda — ... Check it out here. Just a taste of what’s to come at MacWorld 09. We’ve heard rumblings about this device as well, so it will be interesting to see how this pans out. Mac Soda will publish more as it develops. ...

Apple Netbook/Tablet to come with ARM, not Intel chip?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... I had a long talk with Bob Morris, director of platform enablement for ARM's mobile processor group.  While he wasn't able to mention Apple specifically, he did go into many reasons why a company like Apple would choose the ARM architecture over Intel (performance/Watt - ...

Apple Netbooks to Utilize ARM Cortex Architecture?
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... Computerworld’s Seth Weintraub sat down with Bob Morris, the Director of Patform Enablement for ARM’s Mobile Processor Group. While no specific information about Apple could be shared, the interview does reveal some interesting information pertaining to the possible future of Apple’s netbook/tablet PC offerings. ...

Apple’s netbook/tablet to be based on ARM Cortex architecture?
MacDailyNews — ... chips use many times less power, enabling much longer battery life and much sleeker design. 5. You won't need to virtualize Windows on these types of devices. Most other Apple applications can be easily ported between chips. 6. Apple wants more control over the processors, which it can't have with Intel. 7. While a variant of the iPhone version of OSX is the most likely of candidates, Snow Leopard's optimization release might also be for ARM as well. Much more in the full article here .

Why Apple may chose the ARM processor for a netbook
The Apple Core — ... ComputerWorld’s Seth Weintraub wrote an excellent article about Apple’s choice of the ARM processor – which is used in the iPhone and iPod touch –and why it will most likely chose ARM for a netbook and/or tablet Mac. Despite the fact that Apple buys its desktop and notebook processors exclusively from Intel and its Atom processors are already in most shipping netbooks, Weintraub notes that the ARM Cortex A8 processor “absolutely kills the Intel Atom in power efficiency.” ARM and Intel are ...

Apple's call to ARM
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Computerworld's Seth Weintraub speculates that Apple will choose ARM processors for a rumored upcoming tablet or netbook, versus an Intel processor of the same caliber. ...

Analysis: ARM Chips Could Appear in Apple Netbooks, Tablets
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... Why? The successful iPhone is currently powered by an ARM chip, and these processors can now do anything an Intel chip can do (except run Windows), explains ComputerWorld's Seth Weintraub. Also, ARM chips are extremely inexpensive, with costs as low as $10 a piece. And finally, ARM is 10 to 20 times more power-efficient than Intel's low-powered Atom processor found in almost every netbook today. ...

One last thought on ARM...AppleTV
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — I've become over-fascinated about ARM's roadmap since investigating a post I did for Computerworld over the weekend.  To me it makes just a little too much sense that these chips will rise up the ranks of Apple's products over the next few years.  For instance, take a look at TI's 600MHz OMAP ARM processor.  (see full size here)  This isn't a "roadmap" processor.  It currently sits in Archos PMPs and Open Pandora and does some amazing things at 600MHz.  What's coming out in 2009 will blow this away.  Expect 1.6 GHz ARM Cortex Processors that ...

MSI does cloning the right way, on the sly
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Look, we aren't taking sides on this one.  If Apple releases a netbook, we're all over it.  But, until then, running a purchased copy of OSX on one of these mini laptops is great fun and sport and seems pretty reasonable/legal.  At least as far as we can ascertain. What we do know, however, is that releasing OSX Wifi drivers for your products isn't illegal and, frankly it is mighty nice.  It also makes buying MSI hardware a good idea/advertising/PR for Hackintosh users which may or may not be a significant market.  Though, frankly, the $360 HP Mini 1000 kills the MSI Wind for Mac-like design ...

Apple is putting the pieces together for a low cost mobile platform
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... , now owning a 3.6% share.  This long term strategic move will solidify Apple's ability to create future iPhones, iPod Touches and possible Netbooks based on ARM's future products.   The aquisition of ...

Techcrunch says iPad coming in the Fall
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... The August release time frame coincides with Apple's yearly iPod refresh.  This would also give the PA Semi sufficient time to have turned out a ARM Cortex class processor.  ...

Flash for iPhone is coming, along with a faster processor hopefully
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... will be around.  So will new iPhone ARM Cortex A(8?) series hardware that will likely be able to handle the intensive CPU requirements that Flash takes to perform well.  Will Apple back port it to older hardware?  Perhaps but it is unclear how it will perform. ...

ARM demonstrates first 32nm, multicore chips for 2010. Netbooks?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... While everyone would like to see a multi-core iPhone this year, it doesn't appear likely. But that doesn't mean Apple doesn't have big ARM plans... ...

'Apple must do a NetBook, now!'
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... That's not to say Apple won't release some insanely cool portable device in the near future.  In fact we expect to see a Apple portable device based on an ARM Cortex processor by WWDC.  But this thing won't be a Netbook, at least in the traditional sense.  IT will, of course be revolutionary.  IT will be impossibly xxxx and amazingly xxxx. And you will want that too. ...

Apple Touch Netbooks Q3 2009?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... working with Apple to develop some new products, but it said it does not know what applications the new products are for. Wintek added that no shipment schedule has been worked out yet, but shipments are likely to begin in the second half of the year. Quanta Computer will be the maker of Apple's new netbook, the Commerical Times report said.   We've said in the past that we think that these products won't be based on Intel chips but rather on ARM Cortex-based processors. ...

Tablet announced tomorrow?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... It basically goes like this:  Apple has said it is increasing its embedded device list this year.  Ten-inch touch screens seem to be flying around Asia en route to Apple for late Summer.  If there is a tablet with resolution independence, developers are going to need a few months to tweak their apps for launch.   What if that Premium App Store happens to be for higher resolution apps? Also, ARM's new line of Cotex A8 architecture processors are tablet-worthy.  Plus, I need something to ...

Will the new iPhone have a better processor? (Yes)
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... All of these ARM Cortex chips benefit from the work that ARM has been putting into making these products "netbook worthy".  They will all run Flash 10 out of the box as well as modern browsers like Firefox and Webkit-based Safari very quickly.  They also blow away Intel's Atom in terms of power usage.  A lot of these chips run in devices that  can measure their battery time in days, not hours. ...