Snapdragon 850 is officially announced
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 05 June 2018 04:30

Snapdragon 850 is officially announced


Kryo 385 at 2.95 GHz later this year

Qualcomm started the always connected PC offensive quite some time ago and Microsoft has included an ARM based system in its big April Spring update for Windows 10. Now it is time for the second generation Snapdragon 850 systems.

AMD to show Vega 20 at Computex
Published in Graphics
Monday, 04 June 2018 10:56

AMD to show Vega 20 at Computex


7nm Instinct only

AMD is getting ready to showcase the Vega 7nm GPU that will exclusively be used for Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Mali G76 GPU and 8K V76 video processor detailed
Published in Mobiles


New GPU and new 8K video beast

ARM introduced three things today. The Cortex A76 is meant for the 7nm CPU, Mali G76 GPU and Mali V76 8K video processing unit.

ARM announces Cortex A76 for 7nm
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 31 May 2018 20:07

ARM announces Cortex A76 for 7nm


Laptop class performance in 2019

Before we even start, we want to make clear that Cortex A76 - the successor of the flagship A75 today - is targeting both phones and laptops with a big focus and four times improvement in ML and AI performance.

Xiaomi Mi8 SE is officially out
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 31 May 2018 13:05

Xiaomi Mi8 SE is officially out


Snapdragon 710 for 1799 RMB / €240 or $280

Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun has introduced the new mainstream/performance killer called the Mi 8 SE and this phone will sell for 1799 RMB/€240 or $280. It comes with the Snapdragon 710 and a dual AI camera.

Xiaomi Mi8 out, showing DXoMark is better than an iPhone
Published in Mobiles


Officially - by Lei Jun the CEO

The wait is over and most of the rumors floating and leaked around were true. The only thing that really surprised us was the Mi8 Explorer edition with a transparent back and in display fingerprint. The standard Mi8 has a  rear end fingerprint sensor.

Xiaomi Mi 8 launch
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 31 May 2018 08:49

Xiaomi Mi 8 launch


Updated: Most specs were right

Xiaomi is just introducing Xiaomi Mi8 phone. Developing

Qualcomm XR1 is the first XR platform
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 30 May 2018 11:22

Qualcomm XR1 is the first XR platform


VR meets AR in future 10nm chip

Qualcomm has introduced a brand new platform called Snapdragon XR1, dedicated to Extended reality (XR) at the Augmented World Expo (AWE). It already has several customers on board.

Vivo Nex and Vivo Apex pictured
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 30 May 2018 10:09

Vivo Nex and Vivo Apex pictured


Bezel less and SD 845

A Vivo Apex prototype was showed at the Mobile World Congress and this was the first bezel less phone. The catch to a 98 percent screen to body ratio was a pop up camera. We strongly believe that many phones in 2019 will embrace this feature.

Xiaomi MI 8 SE is the first Snapdragon 710
Published in Mobiles


High end and lite version strategy

Qualcomm revealed the existence of the Snapdragon 710 series at the Mobile World Congress 2018 in late February and it shared the details about two big and six little core chipsets just a week ago. It turns out that Xiaomi MI 8 SE, a cheaper version of the flagship Mi 8, will come powered by the Snapdragon 710.