Apple appears to be making some big changes to the chips in its upcoming iPhones — and that could mean your next iPhone downloads data slower than rival Android devices. Qualcomm, a major supplier of 4G chips for smartphones, on Wednesday said it doesn’t expect to supply modems for any upcoming iPhones. “We believe Apple …
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When you pair a couple of Bluetooth devices, like your phone and computer, they exchange encryption keys. But it turns out the Bluetooth specification didn’t require that both of them completely validate those keys. Well, it does now. This comes after it was revealed Tuesday that an attacker within wireless reach could insert themselves into communications between the two devices …
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Specs for the two as-yet unannounced CPUs in the next generation of Intel processors may have seeped out onto the web. If they’re correct, Intel is bumping both the i9-9900K and i7-9700K to eight cores; the i9-9900K will get a boost clock to 5GHz on two of the cores and up to 4.7GHz on all. Intel’s K series of processors …
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Apple has been catching heat over the performance of its new MacBook Pro laptops, but the company is hoping its new software update will help cool off outraged power users. After reports of heat issues leading to throttled performance, Apple has determined that a simple software bug was to blame, and has released what it hopes is a quick fix. …
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The newest MacBook Pro laptops from Apple offer a lot of updates under the hood, from high-end Intel Core i9 CPUs to larger drives to displays that automatically adjust their color temperature. But, early adopters also found an unexpected problem — CPUs that would throttle up and down wildly under exactly the kind of high-end workload these Pro-level machines were …
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Qualcomm has solved a big problem for a certain variation of 5G: getting the chips small enough to fit in handheld devices. On Monday, Qualcomm unveiled its new QTM052 millimeter wave and QPM56xx sub-6GHz radio frequency antenna module families. They work alongside the company’s Snapdragon X50 5G to bring superfast network speeds to smartphones. The modules will let phone makers …
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Prepare for a shock: There are stores other than Amazon! I know, right? So while I’m sure you’re closely following my frequently updated top Prime Day picks of 2018, I thought I’d mention a couple deals happening elsewhere. Starting with this: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Newegg has the MSI Vortex G65VR gaming desktop PC for $899.99 …
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Update, July 24: Apple has confirmed the widespread reports of throttled CPU performance on its 2018 MacBook Pro models, which have emerged since the laptops were released earlier this month. CPU clock speeds were slowed down as internal temperature spiked during high-load computing sessions. The company says the issue was due to a previously undiscovered software problem, and that it …
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With today’s arrival of updated 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro models, Apple took the opportunity to strike an old favorite from its store: the 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro. The 2015 model remained popular with many Mac users despite newer, faster MacBook Pros because it predates Apple’s switch to a new controversial butterfly keyboard design, the addition of a potentially frustrating Touch …
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Microsoft just dropped a massive hint about when we can expect its next Surface tablet to be revealed — and the hint is that it could arrive tomorrow. Yes, actually tomorrow, July 10, at 6 a.m. That’s because the company’s official Microsoft Surface account just tweeted a rather coy tease that prominently includes that date and time (Tuesday, July 10 …
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