When Epic first brought its incredibly popular video game Fortnite to smartphones two years ago, the company sidestepped the App Store and Google Play by offering its own Android app launcher. Eventually Epic made its game available in the official Android and iOS app stores, but company officials were never happy about having to split […]
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Intel Tiger Lake chips promise faster speeds, better efficiency (and a huge graphics boost)
1 Comment on Intel Tiger Lake chips promise faster speeds, better efficiency (and a huge graphics boost) Intel has been facing increased competition in recent years as AMD has seriously upped its game with its Ryzen processor family while Intel has struggled to move from 14nm to 10nm and lagged behind in graphics performance. That could change this year. Intel’s upcoming Tiger Lake processors will feature Intel Xe-LP graphics, which should bring […]
Lilbits: Intel Tiger Lake chips, ZTE’s in-display camera, and more
We already have a pretty good idea of what to expect from Intel’s next-gen 10nm chips. The company has provided some details about its upcoming “Tiger Lake” architecture with “Intel Xe” integrated graphics. But today we got an idea of what to expect from a Tiger Lake laptop thanks to a mistake/leak on the HP […]
Intel Tiger Lake laptops are coming soon (if this HP Pavilion leak is anything to go by)
5 Comments on Intel Tiger Lake laptops are coming soon (if this HP Pavilion leak is anything to go by) Intel is scheduled to officially launch its next-gen chips, code-named “Tiger Lake” on September 2nd. But we already know a few things about them, including that they should bring a big boost in graphics performance. Now we also know that Tiger Lake chips aren’t just reserved for premium notebooks. HP jumped the gun and posted […]
AMD may be developing hybrid chips similar to ARM’s big.LITTLE and Intel’s Foveros designs
4 Comments on AMD may be developing hybrid chips similar to ARM’s big.LITTLE and Intel’s Foveros designs It’s been nearly a decade since ARM introduced its big.LITTLE chip designs that allow a single processor to use two or more different CPU cores. The name comes from the idea that you could pair “big” high-performance cores with “LITTLE” energy-efficient cores to get the best of both worlds – speed when you need it […]
MediaTek’s 5G smartphone chips coming soon, with 5G laptop chips coming in 2021
You can find plenty of budget smartphones, tablets, and Chromebooks powered by MediaTek processors. The Taiwanese company supplies the chips used in Amazon’s Fire tablets, Sony’s PlayStation Classic game console, and a number of Lenovo Chromebooks. So far MediaTek’s most powerful chips have been tough to find outside of China, but that could change soon. […]
Bloomberg: NVIDIA to buy ARM, deal could be announced within weeks
Four years after SoftBank acquired ARM for $32 billion, the company is apparently looking to sell. And NVIDIA wants to buy. Bloomberg reports that the two companies are in advanced talks and could “reach a deal in the next few weeks,” according to anonymous sources… although there’s still a chance that “negotiations could drag on […]
Intel’s transition to 7nm chips delayed
Intel had a notoriously hard time moving from 14nm to 10nm chips. In fact, even after multiple delays, only some of the company’s current processors are manufactured on a 10nm node. Now the company is looking ahead to 7nm… and seeing more delays. During the company’s second-quarter earnings call, Intel officials explained that its pushing […]
MediaTek’s Dimensity 720 is another chip for mid-range 5G phones
Wireless carriers began rolling out 5G networks last year, but the first 5G-ready phones were expensive and network coverage was spotty anyway, so there wasn’t much good reason to buy a 5G phone in 2019. Fast forward a year and the network coverage is still spotty, but most modern flagship phones feature 5G support since […]
AMD’s Ryzen 4000G chips bring 7nm Zen 2 architecture to desktop PCs
After making a splash in the mobile space this year with its high-performance, energy-efficient AMD Ryzen 4000U and 4000H “Renoir” series processors, AMD is bringing Renoir to desktop computers. The new AMD Ryzen 4000G series chips range from the entry-level 35-watt Ryzen 3 4300GE quad-core processor to the top-of-the-line 65-watt Ryzen 7 4700G oca-core processor. […]