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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…

Apple News: Intel and Apple developing a watch The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth rumour that Apple is teaming up with fashion bag maker Intel to develop a new smart watch. If the rumour is correct, we have a chipmaker who is a little behind in the mobile market, working with a company which has been unable to write software for its smartphones which can…

Apple News: Samsung about to lose Apple’s chip contract Samsung is about to lose its contract selling chips to Apple and while this is not unexpected, the word on the street is that the work is about to be picked up by Intel. Intel, which has been slower than an asthmatic ant with a heavy load of shopping to enter the mobile market, is not exactly anyone’s first guess to…

Apple News: Apple thinking of moving away from Intel for MacBooks, adopting iPad processors instead Apple is considering a move away from Intel chipsets in its Mac computers, including the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air range. Reports suggest the company is exploring ways to switch from Intel processors to similar proprietary chips to those it uses in the iPad and iPhone. Sources “familiar with the company’s research” told Bloomberg that…

Mac News: The iPhone 5 Hits Stores Today and Two Other Stories You Need to Know Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories: The iPhone 5 Hits the Stores Today, Fans Form Lines All Over the World iOS 6 Captures 15% of Overall…