The preliminary numbers rank the G5 Cluster as the 4th in the world in performance with 7.41 trillion operations per second (TFlops) . Official results will not be reported until November, and Tech reports that they are "still finalizing their results and that the final speed number might be significantly higher."
The relative cost of the entire assembly is significantly less then previous solutions.
The Top 5 Supercomputers as of June 2003 are listed here. The #1 computer comes in at 35.86 TFlops, #2 at 13.88 TFlops, #3 at 7.634 TFlops, #4 at 7.304 TFlops, #5 at 7.304 TFlops. At 7.41 TFlops, the PowerMac G5 Cluster should slip into 4th position... and is not very far from the #3 spot with these preliminary numbers.
It is now late July, and that means the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are less than two months away. The devices are expected to look similar to the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, but there will still be many year-over-year changes, with rumored features including a smaller Dynamic Island, 5G via satellite, and more.
Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro...
Memory prices have doubled, Macs and iPads have gone up, and iPhones are expected to follow. Ed Zitron – who writes the Where's Your Ed At newsletter, hosts the Better Offline podcast, and has been described by Politico as the AI boom's most "acerbic gadfly" – has spent years arguing the buildout driving those costs will never pay for itself.
We asked him what happens to Apple if he's...
Update — July 28: Apple Upgrade has officially launched.
In his newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reiterated that a new "Apple Upgrade" program is set to launch in the U.S. on Tuesday, July 28. Apple will stop accepting iPhone Upgrade Program sign-ups on the same day, but he said customers who are already enrolled will be able to remain in the program "for the time being."
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Apple's first foldable iPhone, with a book-style design featuring a ~5.5-inch outer display and a ~7.8-inch inner display with a minimal crease down the middle.
