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Arm and Qualcomm kick off trial over AI PC chips - Reuters

Arm and Qualcomm kick off trial over AI PC chips Reuters

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Qualcomm Responds To Intel’s Co-CEO’s Claims Of Snapdragon-Powered Laptops Having A High Return Rate; Says Its Machines Have A ‘4+ Star’ Customer Rating

It has only been a few months since the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus were found in a multitude of notebook models, but these chipsets are already stirring up some discussion in the technology industry as Intel’s co-CEO, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, made some bold claims that retailers were concerned about the growing number of laptops with ARM silicon being returned at a high rate. Of course, as one would expect, it did not take long for Qualcomm to respond, with the San Diego firm claiming that customers

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Intel and Qualcomm Clash Over Arm-based PC Return Rates, Qualcomm Notes It's "Within Industry Norm"

In an interesting exchange about product stance between Intel's interim co-CEO Michelle Johnston Holthaus and Qualcomm, both have offered conflicting statements about the market performance of Arm-based PCs. The dispute centers on customer satisfaction and return rates for PCs powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X processors. During the Barclays 22nd Annual Global Technology Conference, Holthaus claimedthat retailers are experiencing high return rates for Arm PCs, mainly citing software compatibility issues. According to her, customers are finding that typical applications don't work

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These are the best new MacBook deals for the holidays: options as low as $649

With Apple Intelligence requiring an M1 chip or newer, it’s never been a better time to buy your first MacBook, or upgrade an older MacBook you’re still holding on to. MacBooks are more affordable than ever in the Apple Silicon era, with the cheapest options starting below $700. Holiday deals make it a better time than ever to buy a new MacBook without blowing your bank account.

Apple has launched 3 MacBook Airs since entering the Apple Silicon era, with the M1, M

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Qualcomm Is Now Rumored To Be Testing Out “Snapdragon X Elite 2” Desktop CPUs, Setting Its Sight Towards The PC Market

Qualcomm's desktop CPUs might not be far away, as it is now rumored that the chipmaker is working towards competing in the PC market. Qualcomm's Desktop SoCs Might Be Called The "Snapdragon X Elite 2" Chips, Will Compete Against x86 Mainstream Alternatives Well, it won't be wrong to say that the San Diego chipmaker had a great time with its "Snapdragon X Elite" SoCs in the laptop segment, given that within its first year, the firm saw massive adoption from manufacturers,

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon-Powered Laptops Have A High Return Rate With Customers, With Retailers Sweating Over It, Claims Intel’s Co-CEO

The departure of Intel’s Pat Gelsinger resulted in the chipmaker now being governed by two co-CEOs, with one of them making some scathing remarks about laptops powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus. Apparently, customers are dissatisfied with these machines and are returning them at a high rate, and it is putting retailers in a worrying position. Intel executive says that the high return rate of Qualcomm Snapdragon laptops is any retailer’s ‘number one concern’ Since Qualcomm’s partners released machines

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TSMC shares deep-dive details about its cutting edge 2nm process node at IEDM 2024 — 35 percent less power or 15 percent more performance

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TSMC revealed additional details about its N2 (2nm-class) fabrication process at the IEEE International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM) earlier this month. The new production node promises a 24 to 35% power reduction or 15% performance improvement at the same voltage, and 1.15X higher transistor density than the prior-gen 3nm process. The vast majority of these advantages are enabled by TSMC's new gate-all-around (

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Apple’s Intel-Based iMac Pro Launched Years Ago Today, And Looking At The Hardware Available, We Might Not See A Refresh Announced Ever

The Apple Silicon era started with the unveiling of the M1 in 2020, and while the company continued to introduce redesigns of its current Macs, there were always speculations concerning the arrival of the iMac Pro. Given that the workstation has yet to receive a refresh seven years after the Intel-based one launched, it is difficult to imagine that we will witness an unveiling at any time. Given the low price points that Apple has reached with its newest Macs, the iMac Pro with a custom chipset would

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Apple @ Work: The future of the Mac in the workplace

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The enterprise workplace is undergoing a seismic transformation fueled by digital innovation and AI, and according to ,


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Minisforum's AM5 mini-PC gets Ryzen 9 9950X upgrade for $919 — adding 64GB RAM and 2TB SSD pushes the price tag to $1,199

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Amidst the chaos of October, Minisforum launched the MS-A1 AM5 mini-PC with both barebones and a Ryzen 7 8700G configuration— but earlier this morning, Minisforum also added a new variant with Ryzen 9 9950X .

Compared to other mini PCs, which usually don't come in alternative barebones forms, MS-A1 may be the most price-accessible, customizable mini-PC on the market, especially keeping that AM5

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