Apple’s iPhone Finally Gets a Wi-Fi Chip with an Identity Crisis

Apple’s iPhone Finally Gets a Wi-Fi Chip with an Identity Crisis
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In a dazzling display of incremental innovation, Apple announced its very first custom Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip to grace an iPhone—because who doesn’t love a debut after years of letting owls handle Wi-Fi? Despite previous in-house chip ventures, this bespoke silicon star has chosen the iPhone as its grand stage, proving even tech giants like Apple enjoy a good plot twist. While the tech world was busy speculating, Apple calmly slipped this chip in, quietly signaling it believes peripherals deserve some custom love too, not just flagship CPUs. The chip’s entrance reminds us that Apple’s crafting its magic slowly but surely, proving 'custom' can mean 'fashionably late to the party.'

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Source: Arstechnica | Published: 9/9/2025 | Author: Andrew Cunningham