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Mac OS Ken

Mac OS Ken: 03.12.2013

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Technology

4.7996 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2013

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Third Sample of Apple TV A5 Processor Found to Be Significantly Smaller; May Not Be Made by Samsung Fortune: Apple Supply Chain Checks Give Financial Analysts Renewed Cause for Concern Apple Insider: Apple Supply Chain is Hiring Analyst Appearances on CNBC and Bloomberg Boost Apple Shares by End of Trading Day Apple Opposes Delay of Second Samsung Case Pending First Samsung Appeal Judge Koh Allows Second Apple/Samsung Case to Proceed as Planned Samsung Exec Blames Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface for Weakness in PCs Crazy Sounding Story: China Times Says Rumored Low-Cost iPhone to Use Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor Instead of Apple A-Series Sony Develops Software to Transfer Data from iPhone to Xperia Line US Office of Naval Research and DARPA Developing iPad App to Help Prevent PTSD Apple Offering Discounts on Refurbished Macs, iPods and iPads Through Its eBay Store

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Mac OSKIN.

0:09.3

From a small change in Apple TV to be. Mac OSK.

0:13.2

From a small change in Apple TV to big speculation worldwide, Judge Koh plays Red Light Green

0:18.8

Light with Apple and Samsung and a couple of crazy sounding stories.

0:23.0

It's Tuesday, March 12, 2013, I'm Kan Ray, and this is news from Maco-AS-Can.

0:30.0

Brought to you by yours truly and supported by listeners like you, subscribers to MacoS

0:37.0

Can Day 6.

0:38.0

More information is available at MacoS-Can.com.

0:42.0

This show is also supported by the MacOS Can Podcast

0:45.9

app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch available in the App Store now

0:50.9

for $2.99.

0:54.8

There's been a slight change to the inside of Apple TV.

0:58.0

I-More highlights a recent finding by Mac Rumors.

1:01.2

What they found out is that the A A5 processor in the Apple TV has gotten smaller.

1:06.2

The Apple TV was updated earlier this year, though there was no notable change on the outside,

1:10.4

no change in functionality. Bust one open, though, and it turns out that the system on a chip running the thing is significantly

1:16.2

smaller than any A5 processor we've seen before.

1:20.1

According to the piece, the first A5 introduced in 2011 measured 10.09 millimeters by 12.15 millimeters.

1:28.0

The next one, introduced last year, was 41% smaller, measuring 8.19 millimeters by 8.68.

1:36.0

But the third one is wicked tiny, dropping in measurements down to 6 millimeters by 6 millimeters.

1:42.0

Is this important? Well maybe. Not for Apple TV. That's

1:48.4

always plugged in and never goes anywhere. The implications for portables however however, are pretty big.

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