Apple is currently working on an ARM-powered chipset for its Mac, according to sources at Bloomberg, The new chipset will run alongside the existing Intel processors to handle low-power tasks.
According to Bloomberg, the new chipset will handle tasks such as Power Nap, a feature of macOS that allows the computer to perform tasks such as checking for emails and software updates when the computer is sleeping. Relegating these tasks to the new chipset will provide more savings on the power front.
Last year Apple announced the new MacBook Pro with TouchBar, which features the company's new T1 chipset, an ARM-based processor that handles the TouchBar duties. This new chipset will be in a similar vein but will handle more tasks than just the TouchBar.
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