The propriety M1 Chip from Apple has already made its way to a number of the company’s products. This includes MacBooks, iMacs, iMac mini, and even the iPad Pro. Now, a new report has found that the iPad Pro with the company’s silicon has an irreparable security flaw.

According to developer Hector Martin (Via PhoneArena), the M1 based iPad Pro suffers from a vulnerability that exists on a hardware level of the M1. In other words, this is an issue that cannot be fixed through a simple software update. The Cupertino based giant has apparently violated an Arm architecture specification requirement as well. This means that there is no simple method of fixing the issue.

The developer further explained that the flaw basically allows two applications to covertly exchange data without using normal operating system features. While this is a vulnerability, it, fortunately, does not pose any serious security risks. Even in a worst case scenario this security risk would only enable advertisers for cross app tracking and can not be used by hackers to take control of one’s device or even steal sensitive information. Although, the flaw still violates the OS security model.

Furthermore, this issue affects every M1 device, which means it could even affect the iPhone 12 series as well since the A14 Bionic is based on the same CPU microarchitecture. The developer said that the only way of fixing this is to run the entire operating system as a virtual machine (VM). But that is not exactly a feasible repair to the issue. Hector believes that the flaw could even affect the next generation M1X chipset as well, but will be fixed in the following generation in the future.

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Apple is currently in the phase of shifting its entire notebook offering from Intel based processors to its custom built ARM chips. The company launched its latest lineup of MacBooks, which featured the new M1 chip, earlier this month and, now, a new report suggests that the 2021 MacBook Pro might see a significant performance uplift through a new successor to the M1 chip.

According to a TechRadar report, the Cupertino based giant is now readying to launch its upcoming 2021 MacBook Pro 16 inch with the new M1X chip. There were many reasons Apple had decided to shift to its own in house chips, like having a higher degree of optimization, lesser reliance on Intel’s update cycle for next gen chips, and others. The latest MacBook Air and MacBook Pro 13 inch have arrived with the new M1 chip and would be the first of many future launches to feature the company’s custom chips.

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A tweet from known leakster LeaksApplePro on Twitter revealed a few crucial details regarding the next gen Apple Silicon. As per the tweet, the Apple M1X chip will feature 12 cores, comprising of 8 performance cores and 4 high efficiency cores. It would arrive on the 16 inch MacBook Pro and will soon be unveiled in a press release. Notably, a source that had used a prototype even added that, “if you think M1 is fast, you haven’t seen M1X.”

Apple M1X:

-12 Cores.

– 8 performance cores.

– 4 high efficiency cores.

– Coming first on a MacBook Pro
16” unveiling as a press release.

– According to a source who used a prototype, “if you think M1 is fast, you haven’t seen M1X”.

-Name isn’t final though. pic.twitter.com/tpBhXpDCad

— LeaksApplePro (@LeaksApplePro) November 22, 2020

Unfortunately, this is still an unconfirmed report and it is still too soon to provide any concrete statements. At the moment, the name of the upcoming chip and the exact performance uplifts it would offer is also unknown. We would have to wait for an official announcement or the press release from the company to know for sure. So, stay tuned for more updates.

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Apple has introduced a new-generation M1 chip for its latest Mac computers built on a 5nm process. The chipset is the US tech giant’s first ARM-based chip and brings improved performance and better battery life to its personal computers.

The new chip was unveiled alongside the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks and the Mac mini desktop computer, all of which are powered by the powerful chipset. Apple’s senior vice president of hardware technologies, Johny Srouji disclosed during the event that the company’s goal in creating the chip was to achieve “industry-leading performance and features while relentlessly focusing on performance efficiency.”

The company seems to have achieved that goal as the new M1 chip onboard the Macbook Air aids the provision of a good battery life which is said to be capable of withstanding up to 15 hours of web browsing and 18 hours of video. In terms of speed, the new processor is also touted to be three and a half times faster than the previous Intel-based model. The graphics speed also comes in five times faster, accoding to Apple.

In terms of specs, the new M1 chip has a staggering 16 billion transistors, which is significantly higher than the 11.8 billion used in the iPhone 12’s A14 Bionic. The CPU core is also increased from six to an eight-core arrangement in order to boost the performance. Additionally, the M1 has four high-performance cores for heavy-duty work, compared to two on the iPhone 12, and four high-efficiency cores for low-priority tasks.

Just like the chipsets on the iPhones and iPads, the Mac’s M1 chip features dedicated circuitry for graphics and artificial intelligence processing. These modules are linked with a unified memory architecture, eliminating the need for the PC to spend time copying data internally as it switches processing approaches. The memory chips, while separate from the brains of the operation, are housed within the same chip package alongside processor for better speed.

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