20 systems, big OEMs, and available June 18
Snapdragon X Elite based on Oryon cores and Nuvia acquisition has finally reached its pinnacle moment. Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon X platform as a heart of a Copilot+ PC, OEM designs and availability a day before Microsoft Build. To sum it up, there will be seven major OEMs, with twenty systems in the first wave, available for preorder today, and shipping June 18.
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge leaks ahead of launch
Coming in 14- and 16-inch sizes
Since Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon X Elite platform, we had plenty of leaks from manufacturers ready to hop on that Windows on ARM train with the new SoC, and the latest one comes from Samsung in the form of Galaxy Book4 Edge, which will be available in 14- and 16-inch sizes.
Qualcomm's sticking AI on the Edge
Popping up on the fifth-gen mobile networks
Qualcomm's splashing some cash on artificial intelligence (AI), top-notch antenna tech for sub-6GHz, and 5G-fuelled edge computing.
Nvidia's only needs 1200W
Intel has let slip that its soon-to-drop Falcon Shores AI processor, a nifty hybrid chip that marries x86 and Xe GPU cores, is set to be a proper guzzler, chugging down a hefty 1500 watts (W) of juice -- a fair bit thirstier than Nvidia’s B200, which only sips up to 1200W.
Microsoft changes strategy on Call of Duty
Operation Reckless Vole
Software King of the World, Microsoft is planning a major shakeup of its videogame sales strategy by releasing the coming instalment of Call of Duty to its subscription service instead of the longtime, lucrative approach of only selling it a la carte.
EU needs to check the fine print
In a classic display of Apple's 'my way or the highway' attitude, the tech giant has finally bent the knee to European law, but not without a sneaky catch that's got third-party browser developers in a right tizz.
DRAM inventor logs off
Dennard was 91
Robert Heath Dennard, the trailblazing electrical and computer engineer who invented DRAM, has died at the age of 91.
John Draper could exploit it with his Captain Crunch whistle
Security expert Bruce Schneier has pointed out that large language models are open to the same kind of weaknesses that phones in the 1970s had, the kind that John Draper exploited.
Google Cloud’s biggest blunder
Deleted a major customer’s account
Google Cloud accidentally deleted a giant customer account, along with its back-ups for no reason.
Leaks show Zen 5 Strix might disappoint
Trails behind older Intel Core i7-12700F and mobile Intel Core i7-13850HX
New alleged benchmarks have surfaced online for the upcoming AMD Zen 5 Strix Point processors. While it might outdo the Ryzen 7 7700X and the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, it is still behind Intel's older gear.