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First NVIDIA-powered Windows laptops reportedly debut next week

Hamid Ganji — Sat, 30 May 2026 16:04:01 +0000

NVIDIA, known for its GPUs and AI chips, is reportedly preparing to launch its first-ever PC processor next week. The chip is developed in collaboration with Microsoft. Read more...

Samsung's Exynos 2600 rumored to leave Apple's A19 Pro chipset in the dust

Hamid Ganji — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:32:02 +0000

It appears that Samsung is aiming to deliver a powerful counter to Apple's and Qualcomm's flagship chips with the launch of the Exynos 2600. Read more...

OpenAI to design its own AI chips in new 10GW Broadcom partnership

Pradeep Viswanathan — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:40:01 +0000

OpenAI has announced a partnership with Broadcom to produce 10 gigawatts of custom-designed AI accelerators. Read more...

Report: Samsung is giving its all to power Galaxy S26 series with Exynos 2600 SoC

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:06:01 +0000

Since Samsung couldn't get the Exynos 2500 to power the Galaxy S25 series this year, it is going all out to power the S26 series with the Exynos 2600. Read more...

Samsung could power the affordable Galaxy Z Flip variant with an Exynos chip

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:14:01 +0000

It is rumored that Samsung could finally launch an affordable variant of the Galaxy Z Flip, with the latest one suggesting an Exynos chip inside. Read more...

Samsung's Galaxy S27's Exynos processor reportedly is already in development

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:00:01 +0000

Rumor has it that Samsung has already started working on the Galaxy S27 series' Exynos 2700 chipset based on 2nm process. Read more...

Samsung may have finally ended the chipset confusion for the Galaxy S25 series

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 06:50:01 +0000

The latest report suggests that Samsung may have finally found the chipset it wants inside next year's Galaxy S25 series. Read more...

AMD releases new Windows 11/10 chipset driver for Ryzen 9000, 8000, 7000, 5000, 3000, more

Sayan Sen — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:14:01 +0000

AMD has released a new chipset driver for Ryzen and it brings support for an important hardware security feature. Read more...

Samsung still not sure if it should ditch Exynos 2500 for the Galaxy S25 series

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:18:01 +0000

Samsung could make a final decision if it will be going ahead with Exynos 2500 processor in the upcoming Galaxy S25 series or not. Read more...

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 to cost roughly 20% more than its predecessor

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:26:01 +0000

A tipster has revealed the alleged pricing of the next-gen flagship processors from Qualcomm and MediaTek and it is bad news. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 appears on Geekbench

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:46:01 +0000

The Galaxy S25 Ultra, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor, has appeared on Geekbench, and the numbers are pretty impressive. Read more...

AMD Ryzen 9000 (Zen 5) launch not too far as chipset driver, firmware support lands

Sayan Sen — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 22:50:02 +0000

A couple of the biggest vendor partners of AMD, Asus and MSI, have inadvertently revealed some of the early details about the upcoming Zen 5 processors, thanks to firmware and chipset driver updates. Read more...

AMD releases new Windows chipset drivers for Ryzen 8000, 7000, 5000, 4000, 3000, and more

Sayan Sen — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 07:46:01 +0000

AMD is out with new chipset drivers for its Socket AM5 and AM4 platforms. The new chipset supports the recently released Ryzen 8000 series APUs, but there is likely more under the hood. Read more...

Apple's M3 Pro reportedly coming with 12 CPU cores, 36 GB of memory

Omer Dursun — Sun, 14 May 2023 22:34:01 +0000

Apple's M3 Pro is expected to feature a 12-core processor and an 18-core GPU, leveraging the TSMC 3nm node process for improved efficiency. It will also offer up to 36 GB of memory. Read more...

AMD Mendocino Zen 2 APUs promise to offer powerful RDNA2 GPUs in budget laptops

Alap Naik Desai — Mon, 23 May 2022 09:14:01 +0000

The AMD Mendocino APU is built on the 6nm node and packs ZEN 2 CPU cores, and RDNA 2 GPUs, with support for LPDDR5 RAM. The chipset would offer better computing and graphics for budget laptops. Read more...

AMD's chipset driver 4.03.03.624 to bring USB4 support, boost Ryzen 7 5800X3D performance

Sayan Sen — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:42:01 +0000

AMD's upcoming chipset driver 4.03.03.624 will be carrying important optimization for the upcoming Ryzen 7 5800X3D which could lead to performance gains. The driver will also be adding USB4 support. Read more...

Apple's new Mac Studio desktop will have the M1 Ultra SoC which is two M1 Max chipsets

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:36:02 +0000

Apple has introduced a new class of desktop PC: Mac Studio. The new device, resembling a Mac Mini will pack the new M1 Ultra SoC, which comprises two M1 Max chipsets clubbed together. Read more...

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G with support for 144Hz mobile gaming

Usama Jawad — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:16:04 +0000

Qualcomm has taken the wraps off its Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform, with a focus on AI-enhanced gaming and performance, allowing users to play games at up tp 144Hz on QHD mobile displays. Read more...

Qualcomm completes $1.4 billion purchase of CPU firm NUVIA

Paul Hill — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:08:01 +0000

Qualcomm has announced the completion of its NUVIA acquisition. It will use the firm's expertise across its CPU products with products coming to markets after the second half of 2022. Read more...

Qualcomm acquires Nuvia, a startup founded by former Apple chip engineers

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:46:01 +0000

Nuvia, a company founded by former chip engineers who worked on Apple's A-series chips, is being acquired by Qualcomm to help design its next-generation processors for smartphones and laptops. Read more...

Samsung will announce its next-generation Exynos chipset on January 12

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:46:01 +0000

Samsung today teased the launch date for its next-generation flagship SoC called the Exynos 2100. The South Korean tech giant has confirmed that it will announce the chipset on January 12. Read more...

TrendForce: Apple to sell a record number of MacBooks in 2021

Paul Hill — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 14:32:01 +0000

The analyst firm, TrendForce, has predicted a growth in MacBook Sales this year and for sales records to be broken in 2021. The reason for the expected growth is Apple's new M1 processor. Read more...

TSMC kicks off production for new chips that will power next-gen iPhones

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 23 May 2018 05:42:01 +0000

The next-generation chips for new iPhones, supposedly called the A12, will use a 7-nanometer design for more efficiency than existing processors, enabling devices to run apps faster and last longer. Read more...

Samsung made over $50 billion in sales this quarter

Usama Jawad — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 14:28:01 +0000

Samsung has posted a strong earnings guidance for this quarter, saying that it made over $50 billion in sales. It also boasts nearly $15 billion in operating profit, likely due to its chip business. Read more...

Here's why some AMD systems are failing to boot after installing Microsoft's patches

Usama Jawad — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 06:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has revealed why some AMD machines are failing to boot-up following the installation of some patches. The company is pausing select security updates to AMD PCs until the issue is resolved. Read more...

Intel introduces 802.11ax chips; 'a path to faster, more intelligent Wi-Fi'

Usama Jawad — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 07:42:01 +0000

Intel has announced that its 802.11ax chipsets are coming this year, offering 40% better performance on a single-client device in terms of peak data rates, and low latency in games and video calls. Read more...

Regulator: Qualcomm unfairly barred Samsung from selling its own Exynos chips

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:04:01 +0000

Ever wonder why Samsung's chips are only found in Samsung devices? According to the South Korean government, it's because Qualcomm has been pressuring Samsung and barring it from competing. Read more...

Qualcomm unveils 802.11ax chips, puts your Wi-Fi on steroids

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 15:40:01 +0000

Qualcomm announced its first two products that support the emerging Wi-Fi standard 802.11ax. The next step for our connectivity is designed to better handle a large number of simultaneous users. Read more...

Intel considers Windows 10-based phones "very important" for its latest series of processors

Usama Jawad — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:42:01 +0000

Intel has announced its latest series of processors, the Atom x3, x5 and x7. The x3 will make its way to 20 OEMs this year and might just be integrated in Windows 10 phones, according to Intel. Read more...

The Qualcomm reign on smartphones and tablets is almost over; all hail MediaTek

Steven Johns — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 09:14:01 +0000

Qualcomm's dominance over the smart device industry may be coming to an end, if not at the hands of Samsung and Intel then it's definitely at the hands of the ever-growing juggernaut MediaTek. Read more...

Samsung announces 8-core Exynos 5 Octa mobile chipset

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:34:45 +0000

At CES 2013 in Las Vegas, Samsung has unveiled a brand new mobile chipset called the Exynos 5 Octa, which combines four Cortex-A15 cores with four Cortex-A7s for supreme battery life and performance Read more...

Qualcomm's new Snapdragons; 2.3 GHz quad-core flagship

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:32:24 +0000

A few hours before Qualcomm are set to take the stage at CES 2013, we've found details of what they're going to announce, including a super-powered Qualcomm 800 2.3 Ghz quad-core chipset Read more...

NVIDIA unveils Tegra 4, seen in prototype Windows tablet

Tim Schiesser — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:57:13 +0000

NVIDIA has just announced the Tegra 4, bringing 72 GPU cores to smartphones, tablets and netbooks; plus four ARM Cortex-A15 CPU cores, and 4G LTE - making it NVIDIA's fastest chipset ever Read more...

Just call me Wayne: Tegra 4 specs leak

Jake Durasamy — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:54:44 +0000

The Tegra 4 chipset codenamed "Wayne" has had it's specs leaked by a Weibo user. Judging from what we can see, we know that it's a substantial improvement to current existing chipsets. Read more...

Intel Broadwell: goodbye chipset?

Alfonso Maruccia — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:41:13 +0000

Expected to land on the market in 2014-2015, Chipzilla's Broadwell microarchitecture will seemingly put an end to the chipset configuration used today in PC motherboards. Read more...

TechSpot: Intel Z77 'Panther Point' Chipset Overview

Julio Franco — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:37:04 +0000

Intel has released a new round of chipsets to go along its Ivy Bridge CPUs. Codenamed "Panther Point," the new 7-series chipsets include half a dozen parts, with the Z77 being Intel's new flagship. Read more...

Quad-core Snapdragon to debut in devices later next year

Steven Parker — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:29:37 +0000

Qualcomm has released a press statement announcing the quad-core Snapdragon. Their new chipset, named "AP8064", which is based on Qualcomm's Krait 28nm code, can pump out an unprecedented 2.5GHz for each core, and is specially... Read more...

Intel identifies major flaw in Sandy Bridge chipset; begins recall

Ryan Statzer — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:40:42 +0000

Intel has announced that it has identified a flaw in the design of Serial ATA ports on its newest 6 Series "Cougar Point" chipset, according to a press release. In some cases, this flaw causes... Read more...

VIA heralds end of third-party PC chipset biz

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:52:43 +0000

VIA has tacitly confirmed that it's quitting the PC chipset business, claiming that there's no longer a third-party chipset market worth the name. Richard Brown, VIA's marketing chief, told Custom PC: "We believed that ultimately... Read more...

Nvidia to launch nForce 790i chipset in 2Q

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:11:35 +0000

Nvidia is planning to launch the next generation nForce 790i chipset in the second quarter this year. The chipset adopts Nvidia's C73 northbridge and MCP55 southbridge, and will support Intel processors with FSB up to... Read more...