Category: cpu

Samsung’s Exynos 880 delivers 5G speeds to mid-range phones

Samsung has unveiled the Exynos 880 processor aimed at mid-range phones that has much of the power of the Exynos 980 announced last year. Built using Samsung’s 8-nanometer FinFET process, it has an identical integrated 5G modem with support for up to… Source

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How much does your CPU matter for gaming?

Normally when benchmarking processors it’s useful to look at a few models with similar specs or near the same price-point, to get a sense how they differ.That’s not what we did here. For the latest episode of our explainer show Upscaled, we compared… Source

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Chrome will start blocking resource-demanding ads in August

Google has discovered that a small percentage of ads (0.3 percent) are using a disproportionate amount (27 percent) of the network data used by ads in Chrome. These resource-demanding ads can drain battery life, saturate already strained networks and… Source

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Qualcomm’s latest mobile gaming chip packs faster graphics and global 5G

Qualcomm isn’t wasting any time following up last year’s Snapdragon 765G gaming chip with a more powerful model. It’s unveiling the Snapdragon 768G, a follow-up that appears to address what many gamers want the most: raw performance. The 2.8GHz Kryo… Source

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White House said to be in talks with Intel, TSMC for US chip factories

The Trump administration hasn’t been shy about wanting to reduce its dependence on Asia for technology, and that might soon include the processors inside PCs and phones. Wall Street Journal sources say the White House is talking to Intel and TSMC abo… Source

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Microsoft’s Flight Simulator won’t require a super-powerful PC rig

One of the most anticipated games this year is Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 2020. Not only do the graphics look lush and detailed, but it’ll simulate the entire flying world, including all 37,000 real-world airports, real-life air traffic and up-to-d… Source

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