Here we go folks, Best Buy’s Day 1 Black Friday Doorbuster deals are now live! Yesterday we featured the brand’s Black Friday sneak peak online ad as well as some of the early Doorbuster deals as part of Best Buy’s early access sale for Plus and Total ...
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 has introduced its brand new Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core CPU which brings 45 TOPS of AI performance for Copilot+ PCs to mainstream users. Qualcomm Extends Its Snapdragon X Plus Offerings For The Mainstream Segment With 8-Core CPU Models, Designed For Entry-Level Copilot+ AI PCs The Snapdragon X lineup has so far consisted of the 12-core "Elite" and 10-core "Plus" variants but today, Qualcomm is making a brand new addition to its lineup with an 8-core "Plus" SKU which is aimed at mainstream audiences who want to take advantage of Microsoft's Copilot+ features and a very capable office/home setup. A […]
The first benchmarks of Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Plus "X1P-42-100" 8-Core CPU have been leaked, giving us a taste of entry-level Oryon & Adreno chips in Windows. Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core CPU Up To 20% Slower In CPU Tests, 40% Slower In 3DMark GPU Benchmarks Qualcomm is preparing to launch more mainstream and entry-level Snapdragon X CPUs in its stack such as the upcoming 8-Core model which is called "X1P-42-100". This chip is supposed to bring the Snapdragon X platform to more budget and mainstream audiences who want to experience the AI PC segment. We managed to get benchmarks of […]
The Snapdragon X Elite has started to be featured in a bevy of notebooks, with various reviews stating that the latest ARM-based Windows machines hit the mark in various areas but misses in others by a long shot. One complaint was that these products are a little on the pricey side, making potential buyers contemplate an Apple Silicon MacBook purchase. Fortunately, Qualcomm aims to tackle this problem by introducing a wave of notebooks powered by the Snapdragon X Plus next month at the IFA trade show, and best of all, these will start from just $800. No specific models were mentioned, […]
The Snapdragon X Elite will eventually be found in the more premium notebooks that will be stamped with a significantly larger price tag, but Qualcomm has something that will power the less expensive bracket, and it is called the Snapdragon X Plus. Naturally, there will be several differences between the two chipsets, but thankfully, one area where Qualcomm has maintained consistency is that both feature custom Oryon CPU cores, guaranteeing an uplift in single-core and multi-core performance. Fortunately, more features are crammed into the silicon, which we will discuss here. Snapdragon X Plus can be decked out with a 10-core […]
The Snapdragon X Plus is Qualcomm’s less powerful version of the Snapdragon X Elite that will power less capable notebooks, but on paper, its specifications are quite promising. According to a Geekbench 6 leak, in the ‘ML’ benchmark, we spotted that the upcoming SoC will sport a 10-core CPU cluster, making it two cores less than the Snapdragon X Elite, along with other details, so let us check them out here. Two varying ‘ML’ scores indicate that Qualcomm is preparing two Snapdragon X Plus variants for a launch in the near future The Geekbench 6 scores’ link was posted by @faridofanani96 […]
The Snapdragon X Elite is expected to be found in the upcoming wave of notebooks arriving in the first half of 2024, but Qualcomm has plans to expand this lineup with a possibly less powerful version that will reportedly be called the Snapdragon X Plus. According to the latest information, there is not one but two versions of the SoC that are currently being tested, and they could share one notable feature with the more capable silicon, as you will soon find out. Qualcomm is said to be testing the Snapdragon X Plus versions with an integrated Snapdragon X65 5G […]
Qualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon X Elite & X Plus CPU lineup for Windows AI PCs has been exposed in the latest driver leak. Qualcomm Readies At Least 8 Snapdragon X Elite & X Plus CPUs For The Windows AI PC Segment Ever since Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon X Elite CPUs for Windows AI PCs, they have taken the market by storm. The Arm-based chips are poised to give some heated competition to others in the space such as Apple, Intel, and AMD. Based on the latest drivers, it looks like Qualcomm will be offering its chips in 8 diverse flavors, each […]
As part of its Q2 FY 2025 financial presentation, SEGA has announced the sale of Amplitude Studios, the Paris-based studio known as the developer of Endless Space, Endless Legend, Dungeon of the Endless, Endless Space 2, Humankind, and more recently, Endless Dungeon. SEGA explained this concludes its wave of restructuring the European business, which previously included the sale of Relic Entertainment and substantial layoffs. The Group recorded an extraordinary loss of approximately ¥5.9 billion ($38.7 million) in the second quarter for the fiscal year due to the sale of overseas development studio Amplitude Studios SAS through a management buyout. [...] […]
The Target 3-day early Black Friday sale is now live but we are also now onto Day 8 of its Black Friday Deals of the Day. There are now “thousands of deals” live over at Target alongside the now live Best Buy early Doorbuster sale, and the daily deals ...
Qualcomm has introduced its brand new Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core CPU which brings 45 TOPS of AI performance for Copilot+ PCs to mainstream users. Qualcomm Extends Its Snapdragon X Plus Offerings For The Mainstream Segment With 8-Core CPU Models, Designed For Entry-Level Copilot+ AI PCs The Snapdragon X lineup has so far consisted of the 12-core "Elite" and 10-core "Plus" variants but today, Qualcomm is making a brand new addition to its lineup with an 8-core "Plus" SKU which is aimed at mainstream audiences who want to take advantage of Microsoft's Copilot+ features and a very capable office/home setup. A […]
The first benchmarks of Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Plus "X1P-42-100" 8-Core CPU have been leaked, giving us a taste of entry-level Oryon & Adreno chips in Windows. Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core CPU Up To 20% Slower In CPU Tests, 40% Slower In 3DMark GPU Benchmarks Qualcomm is preparing to launch more mainstream and entry-level Snapdragon X CPUs in its stack such as the upcoming 8-Core model which is called "X1P-42-100". This chip is supposed to bring the Snapdragon X platform to more budget and mainstream audiences who want to experience the AI PC segment. We managed to get benchmarks of […]
The Snapdragon X Elite has started to be featured in a bevy of notebooks, with various reviews stating that the latest ARM-based Windows machines hit the mark in various areas but misses in others by a long shot. One complaint was that these products are a little on the pricey side, making potential buyers contemplate an Apple Silicon MacBook purchase. Fortunately, Qualcomm aims to tackle this problem by introducing a wave of notebooks powered by the Snapdragon X Plus next month at the IFA trade show, and best of all, these will start from just $800. No specific models were mentioned, […]
The Snapdragon X Elite will eventually be found in the more premium notebooks that will be stamped with a significantly larger price tag, but Qualcomm has something that will power the less expensive bracket, and it is called the Snapdragon X Plus. Naturally, there will be several differences between the two chipsets, but thankfully, one area where Qualcomm has maintained consistency is that both feature custom Oryon CPU cores, guaranteeing an uplift in single-core and multi-core performance. Fortunately, more features are crammed into the silicon, which we will discuss here. Snapdragon X Plus can be decked out with a 10-core […]
The Snapdragon X Plus is Qualcomm’s less powerful version of the Snapdragon X Elite that will power less capable notebooks, but on paper, its specifications are quite promising. According to a Geekbench 6 leak, in the ‘ML’ benchmark, we spotted that the upcoming SoC will sport a 10-core CPU cluster, making it two cores less than the Snapdragon X Elite, along with other details, so let us check them out here. Two varying ‘ML’ scores indicate that Qualcomm is preparing two Snapdragon X Plus variants for a launch in the near future The Geekbench 6 scores’ link was posted by @faridofanani96 […]
The Snapdragon X Elite is expected to be found in the upcoming wave of notebooks arriving in the first half of 2024, but Qualcomm has plans to expand this lineup with a possibly less powerful version that will reportedly be called the Snapdragon X Plus. According to the latest information, there is not one but two versions of the SoC that are currently being tested, and they could share one notable feature with the more capable silicon, as you will soon find out. Qualcomm is said to be testing the Snapdragon X Plus versions with an integrated Snapdragon X65 5G […]
Qualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon X Elite & X Plus CPU lineup for Windows AI PCs has been exposed in the latest driver leak. Qualcomm Readies At Least 8 Snapdragon X Elite & X Plus CPUs For The Windows AI PC Segment Ever since Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon X Elite CPUs for Windows AI PCs, they have taken the market by storm. The Arm-based chips are poised to give some heated competition to others in the space such as Apple, Intel, and AMD. Based on the latest drivers, it looks like Qualcomm will be offering its chips in 8 diverse flavors, each […]