Phones are getting a speed boost. Qualcomm on Monday unveiled its newest, highest-end smartphone processor, the Snapdragon 888 Plus. The chipset supercharges the Snapdragon 888, which arrived earlier this year in premium phones like the Samsung Galaxy S21. Qualcomm increased the clock speed on the Snapdragon 888 Plus’s CPU — the brains of the chipset — …
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Startup SiFive announced a faster new processor design, the P550, that means its chips can better challenge Arm, the leader in processors for mobile devices and many other electronics products. And the company also deepened a partnership with another rival, Intel, for actually manufacturing the chips. SiFive is a top member of an alliance called RISC-V International whose members use …
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The OnePlus Nord CE (or ‘core edition’) takes a lot of what made the previous Nord so appealing — triple rear cameras, super-fast 5G speeds and an attractive design — and slices even more off the asking price. While last year’s base model came in at £379, the Nord CE will set you back only £299. And who doesn’t love …
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The OnePlus Nord CE has arrived, joining the company’s popular family of midrange phones. It has 5G, decent specs and an affordable price, so it’s great if you’re on a budget. But how does it compare to earlier members of the Nord family — and which one is right for you? You can take a look at the specs sheet …
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OnePlus has a new Nord 5G phone for the US, though it isn’t the exact same device as the new Nord CE model that is coming to the rest of the world. On Tuesday the Chinese smartphone maker announced the Nord N200 5G, a budget phone that will retail for $240 when it goes on sale on June 25, exclusive …
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Xiaomi launched its first-ever foldable smartphone in March, and now tipsters say the Chinese company is getting ready to launch a new one before the end of this year. The upcoming foldable, which could be unveiled as early as the fourth quarter, will bring upgrades to the display and hinge, based on specs shared by Digital Chat Station, a well-known …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s Wallet app is getting a big upgrade in iOS 15. At Apple’s WWDC keynote on Monday, Apple announced that it will be adding support for hotel keys and driver’s licenses to help ditch more physical cards. Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of …
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Samsung on Wednesday announced the new Galaxy Book Go and Galaxy Book Go 5G laptops. Built around Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 and 8cx Gen 2 5G compute platforms and running Windows 10, the 14-inch laptops are a lower-cost alternative to the company’s flagship Galaxy Book Pro laptops. While the Go 5G isn’t expected until later this year, the Wi-Fi-only …
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Expect many 2022 phones to run about 30% faster thanks to new processors coming from chip designer Arm, the UK company whose technology is used in billions of mobile devices. The company on Tuesday announced its new processor designs, including the top-end Cortex-X2 processing core. In 2020, Arm announced its Cortex-X1 chip design, offering new options to Android phone makers …
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5G may soon come to robots, tractors and self-checkout lanes, among other things, thanks to a new wireless processor from Qualcomm. On Thursday the chipmaker unveiled the 315 5G IOT modem, its first chip to link internet-connected devices to superfast 5G networks. The processor will be aimed at industrial segments such as agriculture; automation and manufacturing; construction; energy; mining; public …
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