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Apple News: Qualcomm Eats Crow, Admits that Apple’s A7 Chip Is More than Just a ‘Marketing Gimmick’ After publicly calling out Apple earlier this week with claims that their new 64-bit A7 chip was no more than a “marketing gimmick” with no actual benefit to consumers. Qualcomm Senior Vice President and chief marketing officer Anand Chandrasekher has now retracted his false and malicious claims. Read full story => Mactrast Technology…

Apple News: Daniel Eran Dilger: Who says Apple ain’t innovating any more? AppleInsider’s Daniel Eran Dilger filed a fascinating piece Saturday suggesting that Samsung was caught by surprise when Apple (AAPL) announced Tuesday that the iPhone 5S would be powered not by the 32-bit A6 system-on-a-chip that Samsung manufacturers, but by a new, top-secret 1-billion-transistor 64-bit A7 chip. Not only did Apple manage to keep its No. 1 semiconductor supplier…

Apple News: Rumor: Intel could land 10% of Apple’s ‘A7’ chip orders As Intel gets into the chip contracting business, the company could obtain as much as 10 percent of Apple’s next-generation mobile chip orders, insiders believe. “Institutional investors” cited byDigiTimes on Tuesday believe Intel could be making a play to get a slice of Apple’s business for its so-called “A7” chip, expected to power the company’s next-generation iPhone. Apple…