Apple’s secret processor plans

Few things in life are as inscrutable as Apple’s future plans. The Cupertino giant jealously guards its secrets from prying eyes, hoping to spring its next batch of products on an unsuspecting public with maximum fanfare.

Which is why it’s so surprising that there is so much chatter in the rumour mill surrounding Apple’s upcoming processor strategy. One or two reports wouldn’t be surprising, but the veritable avalanche of supply chain whispers that has affronted Apple watchers in recent months is hard to ignore. Something big is coming for future Macs, the scale of which we only see once a decade. But to understand where Apple is heading, we need to know where it stands right now.

Why things are changing

You wouldn’t know it just from the surface, but all is not well between Apple and Intel. The two tech giants have worked together on Apple’s