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British startup launches low-power RISC-V processor design to address the twin problems of memory and energy; promises up to 50% faster calculation speeds

British startup launches low-power RISC-V processor design to address the twin problems of memory and energy; promises up to 50% faster calculation speeds

Blueshift’s BlueFive RISC-V processor addresses Memory and Energy WallsBlueFive claims faster calculations, lower energy use via data optimizationValidated design integrates memory controller, CPU for better efficiency Blueshift Memory has introduced…

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Apple Adopting Custom-Designed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Chip in 2025, Cutting Reliance on Broadcom

Apple Adopting Custom-Designed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Chip in 2025, Cutting Reliance on Broadcom

Apple is switching over to a new Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip that it designed in-house starting in 2025, reports Bloomberg. The combined Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip will replace components from…

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Ryzen AI 7 350 'Krackan Point' APU thrashes Ryzen 7 8845HS and Core Ultra 7 258V in Geekbench 6, although Apple M4 remains far ahead

AMD is expected to announce its much-hyped Strix Halo high-performance mobile chips at CES 2025, which will likely be accompanied by the Krackan Point APUs as well. A recent Geekbench…

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Samsung’s ‘Project Moohan’ takes shape as the first Android XR headset

Samsung’s ‘Project Moohan’ takes shape as the first Android XR headset

Samsung is offering an early peek at its in-development “Project Moohan” headset. The standalone hardware will run Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 Plus Gen 2 platform. Samsung intends to formally launch Moohan…

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Chinese Hygon 16-core chip trades blows with AMD Threadripper 1950X in Geekbench — Chinese chipmaker continues to leverage AMD's Zen 1 architecture

Chinese Hygon 16-core chip trades blows with AMD Threadripper 1950X in Geekbench — Chinese chipmaker continues to leverage AMD's Zen 1 architecture

A new 16-core processor "Hygon C86-4G" has been tested in Geekbench but likely still uses AMD's aging Zen 1 architecture. Source

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Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition 12 GB “Battlemage” Graphics Card Review – A New Mainstream King

Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition 12 GB “Battlemage” Graphics Card Review – A New Mainstream King

Intel entered the discrete graphics card market two years ago with its Alchemist architecture. The launch was highly anticipated, as the company entered a market dominated by NVIDIA and AMD…

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Apple might have ditched plans for an M4 Extreme chip in favor of AI – and I think that's for the best

Apple might have ditched plans for an M4 Extreme chip in favor of AI – and I think that's for the best

According to a new report, Apple is developing a new AI chip in collaboration with BroadcomApple's new focus on AI reportedly led to it canceling an unnamed 'high-performance' Mac chipThis…

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