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Samsung reportedly scores Apple’s chip business back, 7nm A12 processor in tow
18 Jul 2017, 05:53 | by
Daniel P.
Since next year's crop is expected to be made entirely with OLED displays, Samsung has reportedly managed...
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Huawei to launch application processor that combines CPU, GPU and AI functions
13 Jul 2017, 11:40 | by
Cosmin V.
The new processor will be released in the second half of the year, as Huawei hopes to better compete...
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Apple’s iPhone 8 just made this chip foundry chief a billionaire
13 Jul 2017, 04:35 | by
Daniel P.
Apple, in its constant efforts to move away from Samsung as components supplier, has tasked the production...
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Some upcoming Nokia phones to be powered by Xiaomi's Surge S1 chipset
04 Jul 2017, 15:38 | by
Luis D.
Rumors from the East claim that the companies signed a deal to bring the Surge S1 to future Nokia phones...
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Move over, Intel: Samsung poised to become the world's largest chip maker
04 Jul 2017, 09:24 | by
Daniel P.
Oh, the times we live in! A new report by Nomura Securities says that Samsung is about to surpass Intel...
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The A10X chip in the new iPad Pro is Apple's first 10nm processor
03 Jul 2017, 06:24 | by
Daniel P.
This year, it seems that the Android flagships didn't enjoy their processor node advantage that long,...
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Qualcomm launches new Snapdragon Wear 1200 platform for wearables and IoT
28 Jun 2017, 14:39 | by
Cosmin V.
The main purpose of the Snapdragon Wear 1200 platform is to bring LTE categories M1 (eMTC) and NB1 (NB-IoT)...
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Samsung pours $1 billion in its Texas chip foundry, aims to hit 4nm processors by 2020
28 Jun 2017, 05:59 | by
Daniel P.
What lies beyond the 10nm Snapdragon and Exynos chipsets of today that we find in high-end phones like...
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Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 450 chip provides good battery life on a budget
28 Jun 2017, 01:53 | by
Alan F.
Qualcomm today has unveiled the Snapdragon 450 chipset. With the reception given smartphones like the...
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Samsung switches course, plans to push out 6nm chips starting 2019
27 Jun 2017, 05:42 | by
Kaloyan C.
Samsung is gearing up to start production of 6nm chips in 2019, and significantly reduce investment in...
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Imagination Technologies, after being dumped by Apple, is now for sale
23 Jun 2017, 09:27 | by
Alan F.
Imagination Technologies and its stockholders went numb on April 3rd when the company's largest customer...
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Snapdragon 450 leaked: looks like a 'mini' Snapdragon 625, and that's great news
20 Jun 2017, 08:45 | by
Peter K.
It seems that a Snapdragon 450 could be in the works over at Qualcomm. Supposedly, this one will be yet...
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Apple strikes another blow at Qualcomm in court, claiming its business model is invalid
20 Jun 2017, 08:28 | by
Damian M.
Today, Apple has struck another blow at the chip maker, by claiming that the license agreements, that...
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Custom processors may come to Pixel as Google hires ex-Apple chip designer
13 Jun 2017, 13:08 | by
Michael H.
Google has been slowly expanding its hardware division, most notably with the new line of Pixel phones....
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Report: Qualcomm will drop Samsung and partner with TSMC on 7nm chips
12 Jun 2017, 14:51 | by
Alan F.
At the moment, Qualcomm uses Samsung as its partner to help turn its mobile chip designs into real life...
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Rumored Snapdragon 845 SoC to include X20 modem chip capable of 1.2Gbps downlink speed
11 Jun 2017, 13:09 | by
Alan F.
Last month, we passed along a report stating that the Snapdragon 845 chipset will be Qualcomm's next...
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to be powered by the Snapdragon 836 chipset?
09 Jun 2017, 11:35 | by
Alan F.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 could be unveiled in August. The other day, one of the big questions surrounding...
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App Store search no longer shows 32-bit apps; 64-bits only with iOS 11?
04 Jun 2017, 22:24 | by
Alan F.
Just like the gentle nudge you do to your friend when you want him to see the guy holding the Samsung...
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The 5 premium chips that will power flagship smartphones through 2017 and 2018
29 May 2017, 08:34 | by
Luis D.
Now that the information is broadly available, we'd like to sit down and review the upcoming processors...
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ARM's new chips set a new foundation for machine learning on mobile
29 May 2017, 03:29 | by
Victor H.
Mobile chip designer ARM has just officially unveiled its next generation of CPU cores: the ARM Cortex...
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Samsung announces its roadmap to chips made using 4nm process
29 May 2017, 00:53 | by
Alan F.
Right now, top-of-the-line chipsets are being made using the 10nm process. Samsung has been among the...
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Leaked slides reveal ARM's new Cortex-A55, Cortex-A75 CPU cores and Mali-G72 GPU (UPDATE)
28 May 2017, 13:36 | by
Alan F.
Before being taken down, a series of leaked slides posted online revealed some of the latest technology...
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Bloomberg: Apple is prepping a dedicated AI processor
26 May 2017, 21:31 | by
Alan F.
According to a source familiar with Apple's plans, the company is designing an artificial intelligence-focused...
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The mid-range Snapdragon 660 processor comes surprisingly close to top-end Snapdragon 835 chip in performance test
22 May 2017, 14:10 | by
Luis D.
In GeekBench (a prominent CPU performance test), the Snapdragon 660 – as present inside an unidentified...
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Qualcomm sues iPhone and iPad manufacturers after Apple orders them not to pay royalties
17 May 2017, 11:25 | by
Alan F.
In the continuing legal saga between Apple and Qualcomm related to the non-payment of royalties, the...
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Samsung, Intel file friend of court briefs against Qualcomm regarding FTC suit
14 May 2017, 22:36 | by
Alan F.
Boy, are Qualcomm's ears burning. Back in January, the FTC sued the chipmaker claiming that by refusing...
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Mid-range Samsung Exynos 7872 chipset is being prepped?
13 May 2017, 11:54 | by
Alan F.
From China today comes word that Samsung is working on a new mid-range chipset named the Samsung Exynos...
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Samsung is now officially a foundry, spins off chip making into separate business
12 May 2017, 12:54 | by
Luis D.
Samsung knows there's money to be made producing semiconductor chips for others by demand, so it makes...
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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 660 and 630 mobile platforms bring high-end features to the mid-range
09 May 2017, 09:56 | by
Anton A.
Today, Qualcomm has introduced its new mobile platforms Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630, which, according...
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Snapdragon 845 could be Qualcomm's next high end chipset, made using 7nm process
06 May 2017, 16:11 | by
Alan F.
Last month, we told you that Samsung and TSMC were chomping at the bit, each hoping to be designated...
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Qualcomm may have two more processors in the cards for May 9
05 May 2017, 08:09 | by
Luis D.
Qualcomm may have two more rabbits in the proverbial hat for the Snapdragon 660 processor's impending...
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Qualcomm to introduce Snapdragon 660 SoC on May 9th?
03 May 2017, 09:52 | by
Alan F.
According to a report out of China, Qualcomm will introduce a new chipset on May 9th. Called the Snapdragon...
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ARM's next-generation 'Mali-Cetus' display processor is tailor-made for VR
02 May 2017, 07:16 | by
Kaloyan C.
ARM recently announced its latest development in the field: 'Mali-Cetus', the chip designer's latest...
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Samsung could very well beat Intel and become the biggest chip maker in the world soon
02 May 2017, 02:46 | by
Damian M.
Intel might be in for a dethroning this quarter. The company that has given us most of the best PC processors...
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Galaxy S9 may land Snapdragon 845, as Samsung and Qualcomm reportedly start work on the next-gen chipset
24 Apr 2017, 03:44 | by
Daniel P.
The ink has barely dried out on the Galaxy S8 and S8+ promo billboards, but Samsung and Qualcomm have...
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Samsung Galaxy S8 processor showdown: Exynos 8895 vs Snapdragon 835
18 Apr 2017, 18:37 | by
Stephen S.
With the Samsung Galaxy S8 landing, we're finally getting our first hands-on experience with both the...
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Galaxy S8 battery life test, Snapdragon vs Exynos edition: a familiar tale
18 Apr 2017, 11:12 | by
Daniel P.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has the same battery capacity as its predecessor the S7, but lasted longer when...
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Apple posts job openings in U.K. related to its home grown GPU development
10 Apr 2017, 10:59 | by
Alan F.
Earlier this month, we told you that Apple said that it no longer would need to license technology from...
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Which Galaxy S8 can bench more? Snapdragon 835 vs Exynos 8895 models get scored on AnTuTu
31 Mar 2017, 04:12 | by
Daniel P.
The benchheads are clamoring to know if the Exynos is faster than the Snapdragon like it was last year...
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Qualcomm blocked Samsung from selling Exynos processors
27 Mar 2017, 05:57 | by
Damian M.
For a long time the most popular opinion was that Samsung was just trying to protect its chip-making...
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Snapdragon 835 reference device benchmark results show strong CPU and GPU performance increases
22 Mar 2017, 09:49 | by
Luis D.
A Snapdragon 835 reference device was benchmarked, giving us enough data to measure performance increases...
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The new iPad's 'brighter Retina Display' is a cheaper version of the Air 2 panel
22 Mar 2017, 05:36 | by
Daniel P.
Apple's press release yesterday ushered us in the era of cheap iOS tablets. The new iPad 9.7" puppy starts...
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ARM unveils DynamIQ for chips with advanced AI and huge CPU core counts
21 Mar 2017, 08:13 | by
Luis D.
ARM, the power that be when it comes to mobile CPU core designs, announced DynamIQ – a technology set...
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TSMC chip plant in the US still possible, decision will be taken next year
20 Mar 2017, 09:34 | by
Damian M.
TSMC is one of Apple's biggest suppliers. The Taiwanese company produces the A10 chipsets that make the...
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Qualcomm reveals the first chipset of its new Mobile platform
20 Mar 2017, 04:17 | by
Plamen D.
This morning, Qualcomm announced its new entry-level 205 platform at a launch event held in New Delhi...
U.S. ITC to investigate producers of graphic systems for smartphones and other devices
20 Mar 2017, 03:16 | by
Alan F.
The U.S. International Trade Commission has announced that it is going to start investigating certain...
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Here are the first benchmarks of the Galaxy S8+ and its Exynos 8895 chipset
17 Mar 2017, 04:52 | by
Kaloyan C.
In completely unsurprising news, the first benchmarks of the international variant of the Galaxy S8+...
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Qualcomm: Snapdragon is now a platform, not a processor
16 Mar 2017, 14:09 | by
Alan F.
Qualcomm said today that over the upcoming months, it plans on changing the brand positioning of its...
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Samsung ramps up Galaxy S8's 10nm chipset production, 8nm and 6nm to follow
16 Mar 2017, 09:15 | by
Daniel P.
Samsung also took the opportunity to announce 8nm and 6nm process technologies that have entered its...
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Seven new pictures of the Galaxy S8 in glossy black leak out
16 Mar 2017, 05:36 | by
Daniel P.
Since the phone is not powered, we can only see a black slab with curved display sides and corners, the...
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