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Ming-Chi Kuo just made a sizzling hot prediction that Apple is working on launching its first Mac with an ARM processor in 2021.

According to him, consumers should expect a release of Apple’s new products within the space of 12-18 months, but this time, they will have a Mac with an in-house processor in place of an Intel CPU. While there have been speculations in past years, in regards to Apple switching over to a custom-designed ARM processor for its Macs, Kuo’s prediction coupled with this report now projects a visible timeframe for the actual launch of Macs with the in-house processor.

In the same vein, Kuo acknowledges the ‘aggressive’ approach Apple has developed towards acquiring funds for research, since the outbreak of coronavirus, also much effort has been directed to the development and production of 5nm process chips that would be a feature of the first Macs with ARM CPUs. These 5nm chips will already be in place as an integral feature of iPhone and iPad in a few months’ time and then in Macs by 2021.

For Apple, this coming upgrade from intel processors in Macs to custom-designed ARM ones means a major breakthrough in terms of flexibility with Mac hardware updates, fine-tuning hardware and software efficiency needed for optimum usage.

And for developers, they have a lot of work to do and it is only a matter of time because, with this major shift, macOS software support is in place for the new wave of ARM Macs.

Developer Steve Troughton-Smith, however, opined that, if Kuo’s prediction is accurate then this would be the last WWDC before ARM Macs release and Apple should definitely get set to roll out a developer transition kit soon.

Source: 9to5mac

Informatica Cero, the Uruguayan tech website was fortunate enough to discover that the specifications of the Intel’s new 10^th generation Comet Lake F-series desktop had been leaked.

According to tech news sources, the F-series chips had been introduced along with Intel’s 9^th generation Coffee Lake processors these chips utilize the same silicon as non-F-series processors sans integrated graphics functionality.

Now, with the leak of the Intel, we get the gist that the company will launch two variants of each of the processors, which are:

Three KF processors with a thermal design power of 125W
Three subdued F versions with 65W.

And that is not all. Here is more information on the leaked specifications of Intel’s 10^th generation Comet Lake F-series desktop: It has six processors featuring intel single-core turbo capabilities; this is the Intel Turbo Boost Max speed.

In recent times, Intel has lagged behind in terms of technology and sales in comparison with its major competitor, AMD.

Regardless of Intel’s upcoming new Comet Lake processors launch, they are still far behind in the tech industry, AMD has launched numerous processors that use 7nm Zen 2 architecture; this is potent and powerful than Intel’s existing collection of processors. Also, in terms of sales, AMD’s Ryzen 3000 series of processors is almost twice the sales of Intel’s in the market in certain areas.

On a good note, Intel’s new Comet Lake processors should be launched in April 2020. Perhaps this launch would herald advancement in terms of sales and technology for Intel.

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