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A18 Pro Running In The iPhone 16 Pro Max Only Manages 30FPS When Running Alien Isolation, A 10-Year-Old AAA Game, At Native Resolution

Apple has heavily marketed its iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max as highly capable mobile gaming devices thanks to the inclusion of the A18 Pro. The chipset’s 6-core GPU is said to be faster than the A17 Pro, with the company claiming that the SoC can deliver 200 percent quicker hardware-accelerated ray tracing than its predecessor. Surely, that means we should witness a framerate boost in AAA games, too, right? Not quite, and while it is

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(PR) All-New MSI X870(E) Motherboards - Built to Dominate Next-Gen AI Computing

MSI unveils the X870E and X870 motherboards, designed to harness the full power of AMD's Ryzen 9000 Series desktop processors. The lineup includes four models: MEG X870E GODLIKE, MPG X870E CARBON WIFI, MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI, and PRO X870-P WIFI. These motherboards deliver exceptional value and performance with cutting-edge features and exclusive MSI innovations. Offering top components, innovative features, and
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Xiaomi 15 Launch Teaser Reveals The Actual Name Of The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, And It Is More Consistent With Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite

Qualcomm was believed to stick with a chronological naming scheme for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, making it a better representation of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 successor. However, thanks to a Xiaomi 15 launch teaser, we have learned what could be the official name of the upcoming SoC, and just to give you a hint, it is similar to the Snapdragon X Elite found in various Windows-powered notebooks. Snapdragon 8 Elite to be the official name of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, with Qualcomm possibly dropping the chronological

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Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs Pictured, Several Engineering Samples Up For Sale

Several Intel engineering samples of the Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs are up for sale at Chinese 3rd party seller, Taobao. Intel Arrow Lake-S "QDF4" desktop CPU engineering samples make an appearance on Taobao Intel Arrow Lake "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPUs are going to use the LGA 1851 socket and should resemble the Intel 12th/13th/14th gen processors in size. There is a small difference between Arrow Lake and the previous generations

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Intel releases X86S instruction set version 1.2, killing multiple 16-bit and 32-bit features

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In a nutshell: Intel has unveiled the latest revision of its pared-down X86S instruction set architecture. Version 1.2 takes the trimming trend further by axing multiple 16-bit and 32-bit features. It continues the chipmaker's promise last year to optimize the x86 architecture.

The X86S is Intel's modernization plan for the venerable x86 lineup

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These Apple products won’t get updated this year, but they’re coming in 2025

Only a few months remain in 2024. Apple has some big launches coming in October . But a variety of products won’t get updated before the year ends. Instead, they’re set for release next year. Here’s every Apple product that won’t get updated this year, but is coming in 2025.

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Apple October event: What to expect

Apple just held its special event to unveil the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro a few weeks ago, but there’s still more to come this fall. As we detailed last week , Apple is set to unveil new M4 Macs and updates to the iPad as soon as October. Will it hold another special event to do so? Here’s what history suggests.

Apple October event history

Historically, Apple has held special events in October multiple times. Here’s a recap of the last five

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Is Re-Tested When Running Inside The Galaxy S25 Ultra, With A 7 Percent Multi-Core Boost Thanks To Its Cores Running Up To 4.47GHz

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra was recently tested with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, obtaining a multi-core result that surpasses what the A18 Pro obtained when running iOS 18. However, the upcoming flagship has been re-tested with the same chipset, and this time, the clock speeds of the performance cores have been raised slightly, allowing for a higher multi-threaded score than last time. Unfortunately, the Galaxy S25 Ultra posts a lower single-core score,

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Apple’s Market Share Is Slightly Declining With Flat Mac Shipments Ahead Of M4 Pro And M4 Max Launch, But It Is Only Temporary

Apple is expected to host another event next month or in November to launch the new M4 Pro and M4 Max Macs, and ahead of the official unveiling, the company's Mac shipments have become stagnant in the past quarter. With the company's market share slightly declining, we can expect the upcoming Macs with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips to give the shipments a boost. Mac shipments and Apple's market share down ahead of M4 Pro and M4 Max MacBook Pro refresh,

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US Mac shipments flat, ahead of expected M4 Mac launch

A new market intelligence report suggests that US Mac shipments were flat in the previous quarter, with Apple’s market share slightly declining.

Mac was up just half a percent year-on-year, against an overall average of 3.7%, but it’s likely that many are waiting for the M4 Macs we expect to see announced next month …

described quarter two as a strong one for the PC industry.

Canalys analysis reveals PC shipments (excluding tablets) to the United States grew 4% year

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