Imitation remains the highest form of flattery. After Samsung won plaudits for the Exynos 2600's novel Heat Path Block (HPB) thermal technology, Qualcomm, whose recent chips iterations have resembled a veritable inferno when it comes to their runaway heat issues, now appears to be flattering Samsung by copying its HPB tech for the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, albeit sloppily so. Qualcomm appears to be trying to tame the furnace-like credentials of its Snapdragon chips by emulating Samsung's most innovative thermal solution While clarifying that Qualcomm has prepared two and not six versions of its Snapdragon 8 Elite […]

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A previous leak revealing that there could be potentially six versions of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro has been clarified by new findings showing the block diagrams of Qualcomm’s first 2nm chipset. To minimize the confusion, the San Diego firm is prepping just two variants, one with LPDDR5X RAM support, while the top-end one will offer LPDDR6. However, don’t count out Qualcomm introducing binned models of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, because the way its handset business is hurting, it’ll need to adopt the “Apple” approach. Top-end Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro may also offer Qualcomm […]

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The slightly advanced 2nm ‘N2P’ process from TSMC is reportedly being used by Qualcomm and MediaTek, with both companies aiming to gain an advantage over Apple later this year. However, the Cupertino firm is expected to match its rivals’ competitiveness by adopting the same manufacturing process next year for the A21 Pro, but only the latter will receive preferential treatment for the improved technology, not the A21. Standard A21 for the base iPhone 20 could stick with TSMC’s 2nm N2, as wafer and memory costs threaten to chew through Apple’s profits In a report from Commercial Times, Apple is reported […]

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Samsung's highly lucrative bonus deal with its semiconductor employees is now tearing the conglomerate apart along the proverbial seams, as the ensuing astronomical pay gap is now spurring angst among ex-semiconductor employees. To demonstrate their grievances, Samsung Device Experience (DX) employees, which include those from its Mobile, Display, and Digital Appliance businesses, chose a novel and fairly dramatic method today, replete with overtones of grief and condemnation. Some Samsung workers wore black to work today, symbolizing 'death, sorrow, and mourning' As per the reports coming out of South Korea, Samsung DX workers went to work today while dressed in black […]

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Through one way or another, Huawei manages to source its goods from overseas manufacturers, despite the U.S. trade ban in place. Sadly, while the Chinese firm has successfully circumvented these sanctions, its other partners are suffering, with one of them agreeing to pay a $36 million fine due to its business alliance with the technology giant. German titan Bosch will pay $36 million to U.S. authorities because it was learned that Huawei purchased a truckload of smartphone parts It has been nearly seven years since Huawei was placed on the U.S. Export Control list, but efforts are still being made […]

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Qualcomm appears determined to squeeze out Exynos 2700 from the upcoming Galaxy S27 series, and has prepared as many as six Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro variants to render Samsung Mobile spoilt for choice. Samsung LSI, however, is now reportedly equally adamant at not letting Qualcomm eat its lunch and is preparing an apt "response" to this gambit. Samsung's Galaxy S27 series is emerging as an unequivocal winner in the ongoing tussle between Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro variants and Samsung LSI's Exynos 2700 chip As we reported recently, Qualcomm is preparing as many as six variants […]

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In a late-night Truth Social post that all but confirms persistent supply chain-sourced rumors and tidbits, President Trump has spilled the beans on Apple's chip fabrication deal with Intel, setting off a speculative storm as to what's next for the now-ascendant chipmaker. Trump details how he helped Intel, takes credit for nudging NVIDIA, Elon Musk's Terafab, and Apple towards the chipmaker Trump has just taken a victory lap of sorts by touting Intel's rapidly expanding orderbook, which now apparently includes such august customers as NVIDIA, Elon Musk's Terafab project, and Apple, going on to boast about the U.S. government's 10 […]

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Samsung has proven that it can leverage its advanced nodes to develop and mass produce cutting-edge chipsets, with the Exynos 2700 said to arrive on schedule as the company is progressing with its development without any reported hiccups. However, just because the Korean giant’s second-generation 2nm GAA SoC is showing promise, it doesn’t mean the entire division is moving with the same pace and energy. If anything, a new report states that Samsung’s SoC division is struggling, adding further weight to the entire sector. Image sensors and system semiconductors are offsetting the sluggish chipset department, and the Exynos 2700 isn’t expected […]

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Apple and CEO Tim Cook have sounded the alarm concerning the iPhone 18 price hike, with upcoming models expected to become more expensive due to the ongoing DRAM shortage. In short, the trillion-dollar giant says that the situation has become unavoidable, but how large of a difference can customers expect to pay? One research firm might have an answer, but you’re not going to like it. TechInsights believes that for Apple to maintain its profits, the iPhone 18 Pro needs to become $270 more expensive As Apple’s memory stockpile begins to dwindle, it’s left with little choice but to ramp […]

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That memory chips are scarce at the moment is hardly news that raises eyebrows these days. Even so, there appears to be a bit of desperation in the air that was not an elemental presence as recently as just a few weeks back. As a case in point, consider the latest tidbit: Google might procure memory chips from China's CXMT, upending the monopolistic dynamics in the memory sphere, and potentially opening a floodgate of similar deals. Google might tap China's upstart memory player, CXMT, as a hedge against the so-called Big 3: Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron According to the […]

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The market hasn’t responded well to smartphones bearing the slimmer form factor, so it’s unsurprising that the iPhone Air failed to garner a positive response in major markets. However, Apple isn’t giving up on this form factor because the company is preparing the iPhone Air 2 for a spring launch next year. With this release, the Cupertino firm is expected to introduce two upgrades that weren’t present in the predecessor. One of the upgrades arriving to the iPhone Air 2 is an ultrawide-angle lens, which is similar to the base iPhone 18 Apple has been previously reported to be testing a […]

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Apple was, until recently, the last bastion of price stability, even as a tsunami of memory-induced price hikes has continued to sweep across wide swathes of the global consumer electronics sphere. Alas! No longer. Apple now appears to have surrendered to the inevitable price hikes after trying to swim against the tide for a few quarters. Apple's Tim Cook had warned that the June-ending quarter would see a "substantial" increase in memory costs, and now the company appears to be capitulating to the inevitable price hikes Apple's Tim Cook has just declared to the Wall Street Journal that price increases […]

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We typically assume that Apple's own apps would almost always beat similar third-party ones on performance and efficiency on Apple's own platforms, especially given the time and resources that the company spends to optimize each facet of its ecosystem. Yet, a creative developer and a group product manager for the Microsoft Edge Web Platform, Kyle Pflug, has just demonstrated that it is possible to beat Apple on its home turf. A prototype Microsoft Edge browser, built using the Blink rendering engine, comprehensively outcompetes Safari on iOS Pflug penned a dedicated post on LinkedIn recently, disclosing that Microsoft's Edge web platform […]

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Trump Mobile's T1 Phone has not hit the mass-market shelves just yet. Even so, given the barrage of criticism coming its way from tech reviewers who've managed to get their hands on it, you should not hold your breath for the device to land at a store near you anytime soon. A tech reviewer has not held back the proverbial punches while reviewing Trump Mobile's T1 Phone, demolishing the very rationale for purchasing the device The tech reviewer Chris Welch has just penned a review of Trump Mobile's T1 Phone on Bloomberg, demolishing the economic rationale that might compel you […]

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At $45, the Verizon Simplicity plan drills through the confusion and offers customers a seamless way to subscribe to a line without worrying about hidden costs or charges, or at least that’s what the carrier’s marketing claims. For those planning to switch, here are three hidden conditions that you might not have known, and it’s better to learn now than to regret later. One downside of moving to Verizon Simplicity is that you cannot go back to the company’s other plans Moving to Verizon Simplicity means that you’ll lose out on your existing device credits and loyalty discounts, and that’s just […]

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Apple has just won a continuation patent for some of the most iconic design elements of the 2027-launching iPhone 20. Even so, the fidelity with which Apple intends to implement these design choices in its 20th anniversary iPhone remains uncertain for now. Apple's patent envisions an iPhone where touch sensors and display structures extend into portions of the frame, with some touch sensitivity emerging on rear surfaces as well Apple's new continuation patent describes an iPhone frame that is made from a combination of transparent and opaque materials, where the former might consist of "glass, plastic, sapphire or other clear […]

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A standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 followed by the premium Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro are slated to launch later this year, becoming Qualcomm’s first 2nm chipsets to arrive to the market. However, the advanced lithography is rumored to make the top-end SoC ludicrously expensive, but according to the latest leak, there could be six samples for Qualcomm’s partners to choose from, offering a diversified lineup for manufacturers to mix and match their launches and reduce their chipset expenditure. New leak reveals the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro may also have varying CPU and GPU clock speeds to […]

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