Qualcomm has finally taken the wraps off of its latest and greatest mobile chipset, in the form of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Yes, that’s the real name of the new chipset –- and yes, it’s a direct successor to the Snapdragon 8 Elite from last year. Naming aside, the Snapdragon 8 Elite…
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Christian de Looper for BGR Qualcomm is finally ready to start competing with Apple’s M-series of chips, nearly five years after the M1 made its debut in 2020. While the Snapdragon X series has been fairly successful in terms of bringing the ARM architecture to Windows, Qualcomm hasn’t yet quite offered a diversified lineup like…
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José Adorno/BGR Earlier this year, Apple released the iPhone 16e with its new C1 5G modem. While tests revealed that it wasn’t quite as capable as Qualcomm’s counterpart for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models, it was an important step forward for Apple as the company continues to build its own components and…
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I’m at the 10th annual Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii (special thanks to Qualcomm for flying me halfway around the world to be here), and it’s that time of year again: new laptop chips have officially arrived.With the first generation of Snapdragon X Elite and Plus chips already in the hands of consumers following a…
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Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images In 2007, Apple launched a revolutionary device, the first-ever iPhone, that changed the smartphone industry. The original iPhone featured a modest 32-bit ARM microprocessor, underclocked from 620 MHz to a slower 412 MHz to increase the battery life. Since then, smartphone processors have evolved dramatically. Today, you can find SoCs that are as…
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Christian de Looper for BGR The Google Pixel 10 Pro XL is the largest of the Pixel 10 slab phones, serving as a big screen alternative to the standard Pixel 10 Pro for those who want that extra screen real estate and a larger battery. It’s also, of course, the most expensive slab phone in…
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ymgerman/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whether it’s our daily commute to the office or weekend getaways for some downtime, many of us spend a significant chunk of our time in cars. Getting a low battery alert on your phone while on the road is not a good feeling. You…
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Dmitri T/Shutterstock Google will unveil the Pixel 10 series on Wednesday, but almost everything about the four new Pixel phones has leaked in the months preceding the event. A series of last-minute Pixel 10 reports dropped just in the past few day, leaking the Pixel 10 prices, some of the exclusive new AI camera features, and…
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José Adorno for BGR U.S. President Donald Trump extended China’s tariffs deadline for another 90 days, CNBC reports. Whether or not this is a direct result of TSMC and Apple’s latest commitments to invest in U.S. manufacturing, it’s great news for Apple, which is gearing up for the iPhone 17 launch in about a month.…
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Wongsakorn 2468/Shutterstock Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 Air will closely match the configuration of the iPhone 17 Pro, reports claim, but there will be some slight differences. According to a new leak posted to Weibo earlier today, the iPhone 17 Air will boast one less GPU core than the iPhone 17 Pro. So, while the Pro model…
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