Apple’s 2021 Mac CPU roadmap reportedly includes 32-core chips

Posted on 07/12/2020 by Engadget

Apple’s in-house silicon could scale well beyond the eight-core (or rather four-plus-four-core) M1 you find in entry-level Macs. Bloomberg sources claim Apple’s 2021 roadmap is considerably more aggressive, to the point where the company is reportedl...

The Snapdragon 888 is Qualcomm’s latest premium CPU for smartphones

Posted on 01/12/2020 by Engadget

Every December for the last few years, Qualcomm has unveiled its next-generation high-end CPU that ends up powering many flagship smartphones for the first half of the following year. Though 2020 might be different than previous years, the tech produ...

How good is AMD’s Ryzen 9 5950X for content creators?

Posted on 20/11/2020 by Engadget

Samsung unveils the next chip for mid-range Galaxy phones on November 12th

Posted on 01/11/2020 by Engadget

Samsung’s next big wave of Galaxy phones is still a ways off, but that isn’t stopping the company from drumming up hype — even for the chips that will power those phones. SamMobile reports that Samsung’s Chinese branch has teased a launch event for i...

RISC-V is trying to launch an open-hardware revolution

Posted on 30/10/2020 by Engadget

There are processors in everything. I’m not even talking about the SoC in your phone or smart TV; but modern devices from cars to consoles are filled with tiny chips. These microcontrollers manage power supplies, interpret sensor readings, move data,...

AMD expands its arsenal by snatching up programmable chip maker Xilinx

Posted on 27/10/2020 by Engadget

NVIDIA isn’t the only chip giant making game-changing acquisitions these days. AMD is acquiring chip designer Xilinx for $35 billion in stock to “significantly” expand the range of products it makes and customers it reaches, particularly in high perf...

Acer updates its Swift 3 and 5 laptops with 11th Gen Intel Core CPUs

Posted on 02/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Acer is sprucing up its Swift 3 and Swift 5 laptops with 11th Gen Intel Core CPUs. They can tap into the chips’ integrated graphics power and Acer says all three machines use Intel Evo specs. That, according to the company, enables the laptops to del...

Intel puts Dr. Ann Kelleher in charge of its delayed 7nm CPU project

Posted on 28/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Last week Intel revealed that yields for CPUs manufactured on a 7nm process were running a year behind schedule, which will slow its transition to the technology that lets it build more efficient processors. Now the chipmaker has reshuffled executive...

Intel’s 7nm CPUs are delayed, won’t arrive until at least 2022

Posted on 24/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Intel delivered bad news to its investors today, announcing that its plans for 7nm chips have slipped another six months, and yields are now running a year behind original projections. This comes after Apple announced plans to rely on its own CPUs fo...

AMD’s 4700G APU is a mid-range PC on a single chip

Posted on 21/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

It's been a year since AMD's Zen 2 Ryzen 3000 CPUs changed the desktop PC market, with best-in-class productivity and "good enough" gaming performance. More recently, we've seen those same Zen 2 cores start making their way into laptops, with some st...

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