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Apple finally included a telephoto lens in its iPhone 15 Pro Max last year, with the upgrade extended to the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. This is just one of the many examples of how the Cupertino firm adopts various standards much later than the competition, likely because it wants to offer the best configuration to customers. One other technology that the company is said to bring for the iPhone 18 that rivals like Samsung introduced years ago is variable aperture for the main camera, and according to one analyst, another supplier will provide these parts. Sunny […]
The use of TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process for the M4 series has made Apple’s latest chipsets more thermally efficient, but that does not mean that a capable cooling solution should be ignored from the rest of the hardware configuration. In fact, depending on how robust that solution is, we can actually get more performance from the M4, as demonstrated in the latest Premiere Pro 4K Export test, where the redesigned Mac mini is faster than Apple’s updated 14-inch MacBook Pro. However, one other hardware ends up taking the crown, and we will discuss why this is happening. The 24-inch M4 […]
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite is now a proper competitor to Apple’s M-series of chipsets, which only means that the San Diego firm has a flock of partners ready to add this SoC to their notebook computers. In fact, the latest silicon’s capabilities are so impressive that Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon informed people at a Q&A session that the company’s partners estimate that within three years, Snapdragon chipsets will make up to 60 percent of their sales. ARM-based SoCs are estimated to capture 50 percent of the entire PC market, claims Qualcomm CEO, starting with the Snapdragon X Elite At Computex […]
Qualcomm has just announced that its Snapdragon X CPUs will be coming to desktop PCs, ushering in a new era of "AI PC" & Copilot-ready platforms. Snapdragon X CPUs Are Coming To Desktop PCs As Qualcomm Reaches For Other Frontiers To Extend Its AI PC Leadership During its Computex 2024 keynote, Qualcomm announced that its Snapdragon X CPUs will be coming to all PC form factors including desktop PCs. This is big news since we will see a third entrant in the desktop PC space where Intel and AMD have been the dominant forces for long. In the mobile segment, […]
Qualcomm was considered one of Samsung’s top five revenue resources. However, the San Diego company has shifted most of its chip orders to TSMC, dropping out of the Korean giant’s list of major contributors. These turn of events may explain why Samsung is eager to commence mass production of its second-generation 3nm GAA process in the second half of 2024, likely to impress Qualcomm and bring it back to the table. Apple is mentioned as one of the top contributors to Samsung’s revenue A quarterly report released by Samsung on May 16 and spotted by Business Korea reveals that Apple, […]
The Snapdragon X Plus and Snapdragon X Elite have been announced for a little while now, and to make the process of applications play nice with these chipsets a little easier, Qualcomm has introduced its Snapdragon Dev Kit, which is specifically made for developers. The San Diego firm’s developer hardware is outfitted with its latest and greatest silicon, with all the innards packed inside a portable enclosure that measures just eight inches. Naturally, the Dev Kit is equipped with other impressive specifications to make the app development process faster, as you will soon find out. The Snapdragon Dev Kit is priced […]
Microsoft has officially kicked off its Copilot+ PC ecosystem for the "AI PC" era, powered by new laptops from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm. Microsoft Places The Bets on NPU For Its Copilot+ PC Ecosystem, AI-Powered Laptops Coming To Market With Qualcomm Snapdragon X, Intel Lunar Lake & AMD Strix Chips As a part of its special event at the Redmont Campus, Microsoft unveiled its Copilot+ PC platform which will harness the NPU technology to power the latest AI PC experiences within the Windows 11 operating system. Microsoft states that the latest silicon from Qualcomm, AMD & Intel will be enabling […]
Qualcomm has provided an update on how it is working to ensure steady support for Linux for its Snapdragon X Elite SKUs. Qualcomm Starts To Facilitate The Linux Community Early-On, Providing An Environment For Enablement [Press Release]: The Snapdragon X Elite system on chip (SoC) has been garnering attention for its remarkable performance in Windows on Arm PCs. At the same time, we’ve kept our eye on Linux. We’ve been keeping up our traditional efforts to make it easier to boot Linux on Arm-based PCs by upstreaming a consistent flow of patch sets for the Linux kernel. In this post, […]
A mega leak has occurred focusing on Dell's next-gen laptops which will incorporate Intel's Panther Lake, Nova Lake & upcoming Snapdragon X chips. Intel Panther Lake, Nova Lake, Qualcomm Snapdragon X 2nd Gen & 3rd Gen Among The CPUs In Dell's Massive Leak A document listing Dell's entire next-gen XPS product portfolio and product plans has leaked out which talks about several upcoming chips. The leak is quite significant and wasn't supposed to go public but it has spilled the beans on several upcoming laptop CPUs from Intel, Qualcomm & AMD. The roadmap shows the following release schedules for Dell's […]
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is expected to be announced in October this year, but with a few modifications, as an earlier rumor claimed that Qualcomm will adjust its frequency to reach 4.26GHz, possibly to obtain an advantage against Apple and its upcoming A18 chipsets. However, based on a recent discussion, it appears that these changes are only being done so Qualcomm can have an edge against its rival in Geekbench, with potentially little to no benefit in real-world applications. Geekbench issues a meaningful break between each workload to minimize throttle; Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s increased clock speeds could take […]
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite is now a proper competitor to Apple’s M-series of chipsets, which only means that the San Diego firm has a flock of partners ready to add this SoC to their notebook computers. In fact, the latest silicon’s capabilities are so impressive that Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon informed people at a Q&A session that the company’s partners estimate that within three years, Snapdragon chipsets will make up to 60 percent of their sales. ARM-based SoCs are estimated to capture 50 percent of the entire PC market, claims Qualcomm CEO, starting with the Snapdragon X Elite At Computex […]
Qualcomm has just announced that its Snapdragon X CPUs will be coming to desktop PCs, ushering in a new era of "AI PC" & Copilot-ready platforms. Snapdragon X CPUs Are Coming To Desktop PCs As Qualcomm Reaches For Other Frontiers To Extend Its AI PC Leadership During its Computex 2024 keynote, Qualcomm announced that its Snapdragon X CPUs will be coming to all PC form factors including desktop PCs. This is big news since we will see a third entrant in the desktop PC space where Intel and AMD have been the dominant forces for long. In the mobile segment, […]
Qualcomm was considered one of Samsung’s top five revenue resources. However, the San Diego company has shifted most of its chip orders to TSMC, dropping out of the Korean giant’s list of major contributors. These turn of events may explain why Samsung is eager to commence mass production of its second-generation 3nm GAA process in the second half of 2024, likely to impress Qualcomm and bring it back to the table. Apple is mentioned as one of the top contributors to Samsung’s revenue A quarterly report released by Samsung on May 16 and spotted by Business Korea reveals that Apple, […]
The Snapdragon X Plus and Snapdragon X Elite have been announced for a little while now, and to make the process of applications play nice with these chipsets a little easier, Qualcomm has introduced its Snapdragon Dev Kit, which is specifically made for developers. The San Diego firm’s developer hardware is outfitted with its latest and greatest silicon, with all the innards packed inside a portable enclosure that measures just eight inches. Naturally, the Dev Kit is equipped with other impressive specifications to make the app development process faster, as you will soon find out. The Snapdragon Dev Kit is priced […]
Microsoft has officially kicked off its Copilot+ PC ecosystem for the "AI PC" era, powered by new laptops from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm. Microsoft Places The Bets on NPU For Its Copilot+ PC Ecosystem, AI-Powered Laptops Coming To Market With Qualcomm Snapdragon X, Intel Lunar Lake & AMD Strix Chips As a part of its special event at the Redmont Campus, Microsoft unveiled its Copilot+ PC platform which will harness the NPU technology to power the latest AI PC experiences within the Windows 11 operating system. Microsoft states that the latest silicon from Qualcomm, AMD & Intel will be enabling […]
Qualcomm has provided an update on how it is working to ensure steady support for Linux for its Snapdragon X Elite SKUs. Qualcomm Starts To Facilitate The Linux Community Early-On, Providing An Environment For Enablement [Press Release]: The Snapdragon X Elite system on chip (SoC) has been garnering attention for its remarkable performance in Windows on Arm PCs. At the same time, we’ve kept our eye on Linux. We’ve been keeping up our traditional efforts to make it easier to boot Linux on Arm-based PCs by upstreaming a consistent flow of patch sets for the Linux kernel. In this post, […]
A mega leak has occurred focusing on Dell's next-gen laptops which will incorporate Intel's Panther Lake, Nova Lake & upcoming Snapdragon X chips. Intel Panther Lake, Nova Lake, Qualcomm Snapdragon X 2nd Gen & 3rd Gen Among The CPUs In Dell's Massive Leak A document listing Dell's entire next-gen XPS product portfolio and product plans has leaked out which talks about several upcoming chips. The leak is quite significant and wasn't supposed to go public but it has spilled the beans on several upcoming laptop CPUs from Intel, Qualcomm & AMD. The roadmap shows the following release schedules for Dell's […]
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is expected to be announced in October this year, but with a few modifications, as an earlier rumor claimed that Qualcomm will adjust its frequency to reach 4.26GHz, possibly to obtain an advantage against Apple and its upcoming A18 chipsets. However, based on a recent discussion, it appears that these changes are only being done so Qualcomm can have an edge against its rival in Geekbench, with potentially little to no benefit in real-world applications. Geekbench issues a meaningful break between each workload to minimize throttle; Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s increased clock speeds could take […]