Snapdragon X Elite laptops can play hit games without issue

Fionna Agomuoh / Digital Trends Windows laptops with Qualcomm’s ARM-based Snapdragon X Elite chip are set to come this summer, but we’re already getting a preview of how good the devices will be for gaming. A recent video surfaced online showing how one of the most popular PC games, Baldur’s Gate 3, can run on … Read more

China to woo belt and road partners at ‘digital silk road’ forum in April amid an increasingly divided cyberspace

China will host a forum next month to promote its digital-economy growth model and facilitate the development of digital infrastructure in partner nations of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing’s plan to grow global trade. The Digital Silk Road (DSR) Development Forum will open on April 16 in Xian, capital of western Shaanxi province, … Read more

Qualcomm just made some bold claims about gaming on ARM PCs

Qualcomm Qualcomm shared an exciting teaser during the 2024 Game Developers Conference (GDC), hinting that the PC gaming market might not be so limited to x86 architecture going forward. The company spoke during a session titled “Windows on Snapdragon, a Platform Ready for Your PC Games,” and it claimed that Windows games will simply work … Read more

Qualcomm’s newest chip will supercharge budget Android phones

Nadeem Sarwar / Digital Trends Qualcomm has introduced a new mid-tier smartphone silicon, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, that will be adopted by the likes of OnePlus in the coming months. It seems like a minor upgrade over the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, but the changes are actually quite comprehensive. The company notes that for … Read more

Android Phones With Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Chip Aim To Surpass iPhone 16 In AI

Upcoming Android phones, with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip under the hood, might crush iPhone 16 Pro in AI thanks to a secret weapon – a brand new kind of RAM. A report by Korean site Ajunews suggests the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could be the world’s first smartphone chip to be paired with … Read more

OnePlus 13 could be world’s first Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 phone; ultrasonic fingerprint reader in tow

OnePlus 13 chip rumours As per tipster Smart Pikachu on Weibo, the OnePlus 13 could debut a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset.  A few days back, we heard that the next-gen Snapdragon chip will launch in October 2024. This came from the company’s CMO. Well, its predecessor also came out the same month last year. … Read more

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC to launch at Snapdragon summit in October 2024

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Don McGuire, the CMO at Qualcomm, shed some light on the upcoming Snapdragon Summit in October 2024. McGuire shares that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset will be revealed at the Snapdragon Summit in October 2024. The new chipset will feature Qualcomm’s … Read more

This smartphone camera sensor could kill blurry photos for good

Google Pixel 8 (left) and OnePlus 12 Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Paris-based Prophesee made waves last year when it showcased its in-house event-based Metavision sensor tech for smartphone cameras. The core idea behind the stack was to make blurry images a thing of the past, demonstrating some impressive results during the development phase. At … Read more

The secret cost of adding AI to your smartphone

Andy Boxall / Digital Trends The smartphone industry is in a weird place right now. It’s in a state of flux where we can see all the benefits of generative AI knocking at the doors, but the various brands apparently have conflicting ideas on how to push them on smartphones despite bold promises. Take, for … Read more

Apple chip supplier TSMC expects a return to ‘healthy growth’, backing hopes for global tech recovery in 2024

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) expects a return to solid growth this quarter and gave itself room to raise capital spending this year, suggesting the world’s most valuable chip maker anticipates a recovery in smartphone and computing demand. The main semiconductor supplier to Apple and Nvidia Corp projected revenue growth of at least 8 per … Read more