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Samsung Rumored To Be Developing A New ‘3-Layer Stacked’ Sensor For Apple that Is Supposedly More Advanced Than Sony’s Current Exmor RS Range Found In iPhones

Apple may never appreciate the idea of relying on just one supplier, but for camera sensors, it really had no other option but to continue sourcing from Sony, with its latest iPhone 16 lineup also featuring parts from the Japanese manufacturer. However, this exclusive partnership could be coming to an end as Samsung, which provides Apple with OLED panels for various products, could enter the Cupertino firm’s supply chain for cameras. A tipster reveals that the manufacturer is working on a 3-layer stacked sensor that is said

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Samsung Galaxy S20 & S9 With Exynos 9810 Support Coming To Linux 6.14

The Samsung ARM device updates are in the process of being queued up to the SoC tree ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.14 merge window in January.

With the Samsung DTS updates for Linux 6.14, new SoC support is finally enabling the Exynos 9810... The Samsung Exynos 9810 launched nearly seven years ago and is finally seeing mainline kernel support. The Exynos 9810 SoC is used by devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S9 / S9 Plus
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M4 Mac users complain about compatibility issues with ultrawide monitors

It’s been a while since Apple launched the new M4 Macs , and as more people get their hands on these computers, reports of unexpected issues surface on the web. Now there’s a group of users complaining about compatibility issues between M4 Macs and ultrawide monitors.

As noted by many users on the , and even corroborated by a 9to5Mac reader, the seem to break support for some ultrawide monitors. More specifically, those with 5K2K (5120 x 2

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Samsung's Galaxy laptop upgraded with fanless cooler, unlocking 50% more performance and 16% larger battery — Frore to demo solid state laptop cooling at CES 2025

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Frore Systems has announced that it will demo a proof-of-concept Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 with AirJet solid-state cooling technology at CES 2025. The partnership introduces a new approach to thermal management in thin and light laptops, addressing challenges such as heat dissipation and noise while maintaining device portability.

If you haven’t heard of AirJet technology, it uses a solid-state airflow mechanism instead of traditional fans, offering efficient and silent cooling. Frore Systems reports

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(PR) Frore Systems AirJet Delivers 50% Performance Boost to the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14"

Frore Systems has demonstrated the massive increase in performance possible with AirJet solid-state active cooling chips in the new Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14", the thinnest Notebook on the market at just 10.9 mm. The proof-of-concept Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14", upgraded with AirJet, achieves an incredible 50% increase in sustained CPU & AI performance, showing that now, consumers really can demand it all. Frore Systems will be showcasing the upgraded Samsung Notebook in January at
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Apple’s iPhone SE 4 Pricing Details Reveal That The Low-Cost Model Will Be Available For Under $500, Thanks To The Use Of A Custom 5G Modem

The arrival of the iPhone SE 4 sometime in the first quarter of next year will signal that Apple is gearing up to reduce its dependency on Qualcomm as the ‘affordable’ model is said to be the first to ship with the company’s in-house 5G modem codenamed Centauri. By setting up its own supply chain for baseband chips, Apple will no longer have to pay Qualcomm a hefty premium, which only means that it will have the flexibility to price the iPhone SE 4 competitively. Now, according to

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Qualcomm Rumored To Be Optimistic About Forming A Dual-Sourcing Approach From Samsung & TSMC; Wants A 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3 Prototype By H2 2026

The troubles that Samsung has been facing with its 3nm GAA technology ultimately meant that Qualcomm would have little choice but to exclusively place next year’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 orders with TSMC on its 3nm ‘N3P’ technology. The San Diego firm has attempted to form a dual-sourcing supply chain with both foundries on multiple occasions but has found little luck as the Korean giant cannot crawl back out of the hole that it has dug for itself. However, being the persistent entity that it is

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iPhone SE 4 coming next year with these 5 upgrades

Now that the iPhone 16 lineup has been released to customers, some people might be thinking about what’s next for the iPhone. However, it isn’t the iPhone 17 , and it’s just a few months away.

The next iPhone should actually be the 4, barring any delays. This iPhone should come out next spring, meaning we’re around three months away from seeing it. This will be the first update to the in three years, and it’ll likely be the

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Dimensity 9500 Launching Next Year Rumored To Have Slower Clock Speeds Than Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite, With Performance Cores Apparently Tested At 4.00GHz

Qualcomm’s motivation to develop its in-house Oryon cores for the Snapdragon 8 Elite was due to the fact that ARM’s CPU designs were falling behind the competition. This revelation was made public when the chipset maker’s CEO testified in front of the jury, and comparing the paper specifications of the Dimensity 9400, we can see why Qualcomm wanted to carve out its own path. Its latest and greatest silicon’s performance cores operate at 4.32GHz as the default frequency,

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Apple DWI Backlight Linux Driver Updated For Various iPhones, iPods & iPads

While Linux 6.13 is introducing basic support for various Apple iPads and iPhones using A-series SoCs, the support is just that: basic. Various feature limitations remain for those dreaming over the prospects of running Linux on older Apple mobile devices. One of various feature limitations remaining are around backlight control for different models and for that there is the Apple DWI backlight driver for Linux that continues to be hacked on.

Various iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touch devices rely on Apple's 2-wire DWI interface
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