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Lilbits: PineNote, Sony LinkBuds, and Intel’s foundry business

Pine64 is a company which develops hardware aimed at open source software enthusiasts and then encourages independent developers to create the software that will run on it. So far that approach has generated results with a series of affordable laptops, smartphones, and a tablet. The company’s most recent product is a $399 E Ink tablet […]

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Moto Edge X30 features a 144 Hz display and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Many of next year’s flagship phones will likely feature Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, a 4nm chip that Qualcomm promises will bring faster CPU and graphics performance along with efficiency improvements. But Motorola is the first company to officially introduce one of the flagship phones: the Moto Edge X30 will feature a 6.7 inch […]

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is coming to flagship phones in 2022 (4nm chip with ARMv9 architecture)

Qualcomm’s first flagship-class processor following the company’s new naming scheme is also the company’s first ARMv9 chip manufactured on a 4nm process. The company says the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip will deliver up to 20% faster CPU performance and a 30% improvement in efficiency compared to the Snapdragon 888, while its new GPU will deliver […]