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Qualcomm, PC partners take on Apple with new 8cx Gen 2 5G laptop chip

The future generation of PC chips from Qualcomm is here — and Acer and HP will soon sell products using the technology as Apple gears up for similar computers of its own.  Qualcomm on Thursday at the IFA electronics show in Berlin unveiled the second generation of its 8cx processor for Microsoft Windows laptops and 2-in-1 devices. The company says …

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Blackouts that cut cell service aren’t just annoying, they’re dangerous

This story is part of Road Trip 2020, CNET’s series on how we’re preparing now for what could come next. It’s wildfire season again in California as the second and third largest blazes in the state’s history continue to burn. More than a thousand structures across 10 counties have been destroyed and (so far) five people have died as hazardous …

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