Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about disruptive companies, technologies and usage models. It’s funny, in regards to CPUs, the mobile world seems to be ...

A detailed look at the Frax app's 90 percent performance boost on the iPhone 5S shows why Apple's A7 chip isn't a marketing gimmick -- even if the advantages aren't strictly because of a 64-bit design ...

Apple Co-Founder and CEO, Steve Jobs had a business acumen and charisma that seemingly affected everyone around him, from employees to developers and of course, customers. Jobs' famed "reality ...

The debut of Apple's new 64-bit A7 Application Processor has been assailed by more than one industry figure insisting that the new chip isn't anything special, but a series of iOS developers are ...

When Apple announced their new iPhone 5S, they also revealed some details about their new Apple A7 processor that powers the handset. The Apple A7 processor is a 64-bit processor and seems to have ...

The A7 is Apple's first "desktop" processor. Sounds like hype until you consider the potential for Apple's future. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, ...

It began, as so many Apple stories do this close to a product unveiling, with a rumor. This rumor was about the new A7 system-on-a-chip, which is thought to be part of the new flagship iPhone that ...

During today’s iPhone keynote, Apple announced the new A7 chip, featuring supercharged graphics powers and a new motion-sensing “M7” chip that enables all of iOS 7’s powerful new features. Let’s take ...

At its media event introducing the new iPhones earlier this month, Apple highlighted several chip innovations included on the iPhone 5s including a new A7 main chip with one billion transistors and a ...

After delivering just the first three generations of its custom ARM Application Processors between 2010 and 2012, Apple had already reached parity with market-leading mobile chip designers, even while ...

With every new iPhone, most of the discussion centers around its look and not what comes inside. But, according to reports, Apple has designed a new dual-core A7 system on a chip for the iPhone 5S. If ...

Apple's (AAPL-2.88%) stock may have declined after the company announced its iPhone 5s and its not-so-cheap iPhone 5c. But, on the same news, shares of ARM Holdings (ARMH) immediately jumped 8%, with ...