Microchip Demonstrates Flashtec 5016 Enterprise SSD Controller

Microchip recently announced the availability of their second PCIe Gen 5 enterprise SSD controller - the Flashtec 5016. Like the 4016, this is also a 16-channel controller, but there are some key updates: PCIe 5.0 lane organization: Operation in x4 or dual independent x2 / x2 mode in the 5016, compared to the x8, or…

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Good bad news for Apple: The iPad Pro is soaring—and killing other iPads

Is the iPad dead? No, or at least not yet. And a new report suggests Apple’s tablet strategy is getting more things right than wrong. CIRP (Consumer Intelligence Research Partners) has posted to Substack an article called iPad Refresh Looks Like It’s Working (via MacRumors). This reveals that customers are increasingly turning to the iPad…

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Apple to patch decades-old ‘0.0.0.0 Day’ vulnerability in upcoming Safari update

Apple, along with Google, will be addressing a browser security vulnerability that’s been around for nearly 20 years, according to a report by Forbes (paid subscription required). The breach is being presented by cybersecurity firm Oglio at Def Con later this week and involves an IP address with a special purpose. Devices connected to the…

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Macworld Podcast: Apple Intelligence early impressions

The first set of Apple Intelligence features was released to developers! What features are available? And what’s it like to use them? We’re talking about our early impressions of Apple Intelligence on this episode of the Macworld Podcast! This is episode 896 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola. Listen to episode 896 on…

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Mass production of the iPhone 16 begins ahead of September launch

Renders of the iPhone 16 range A new supply chain report says that iPhone 16 production began in June, but since then has ramped up in sufficient numbers to bode well for availability in mid-September. The report says that these numbers may change since a third supplier, BOE, is facing delays getting approval of its…

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The cheesegrater Mac Pro could still be the best Mac ever made

Article Hero Image Last updated 18 hours ago The original Mac Pro was launched in August 2006 — and it's still remembered as a high point in Apple history. AppleInsider celebrates the old favorite workhorse — and its rather varied sequels. The latest Mac Pro, launched in 2023, was the final Mac to make the…

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