“Absent another Snapdragon 7+ chip this year, it’s hard to see the [Snapdragon 8s Gen 3] as anything other than the 7+’s successor.” -Ryan Smith, AnandTech, March 18th, 2024 Proving the adage “ask, and you shall receive”, Qualcomm is back this week for a second Snapdragon SoC announcement for mobile phones. This time, the company…
Qualcomm Intros Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3: Pushing GenAI Into Premium Smartphones Read More »
There’s been a mammoth leak of AMD’s incoming CPUs that covers the Strix Point and Strix Point Halo APUs, processors with integrated graphics that are an all-in-one solution saving you the cost of buying a separate GPU.Arm yourself with your favored complement of cautionary items applied around rumors – your hat of wariness and staff…
Qualcomm isn’t wasting any time filling out its ultra-portable PC chip roster, adding a new Snapdragon X Plus range to slide in behind its still-fresh and high-end Snapdragon X Elite.If this mobile PC SoC approach sounds similar, that’s because Qualcomm is taking almost the same approach as Apple with its ARM-based silicon, but in reverse.…
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus may be the laptop chip of Intel and Apple’s nightmares Read More »
The iPhone 16 series is supposed to have larger batteries than the iPhone 15 models. That’s usually the case with every new iPhone generation, though it doesn’t always translate into better battery life estimates from Apple. The iPhone 15 is an example of that.Leaks say all of the iPhone 16 models except the Plus are…
Next year’s iPhone 16 rivals might feature huge batteries Read More »
Qualcomm has teased that an announcement is coming for its inbound Snapdragon X ARM-based chip, silicon that has been causing a great deal of excitement of late as a potential Apple M3-beater (and for other reasons besides).Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the company offered up a short video clip showing a chip with an ‘X’…
I’m a longtime iPhone and Mac user who isn’t likely to switch to a new ecosystem anytime soon. It’s not just about iOS or macOS. It’s about having these devices work together to support my computing needs. And performance plays a key role as well.That’s why I’m excited to hear rumors that the Snapdragon 8…
Why this Mac user hopes Microsoft’s Windows on Arm outperforms Apple’s M3 Macs Read More »
Qualcomm continues to keep itself busy building up expectations for the incoming Snapdragon X Elite processor, and some freshly revealed hands-on experiences certainly add fuel to this particular fire.Our sister site Tom’s Hardware got the chance to try out a bunch of laptops that have the new ARM-based chip, while listening to claims from Qualcomm…
I’ve been a technology nerd most of my life. I remember my family getting their first Gateway computer, and that was a total game-changer for me. I figured out everything I could about that computer and, of course, ended up on Napster quite quickly, ripping CDs for people at school.Even before that, I remember being…
I’m on a quest for a more peaceful relationship with technology Read More »
Intel’s next-gen chips for laptops, known as Lunar Lake (Core Ultra 200), won’t just major in power-efficiency, but will also provide a powerful performance for AI workloads in the best ultrabooks.We could have guessed this was the case – as Intel was always going to advance considerably on the AI processing that current-gen Meteor Lake…
Now that the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy A55 phones are out, foldables are Samsung’s next big focus. The Korean tech company is expected to unveil the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 phones in early July, ahead of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.There are also increasingly frequent reports that Samsung will launch a…
Samsung might finally be ready to release cheaper foldable Galaxy phones Read More »
