Tech war: Chinese official praises Xiaomi’s chip design as smartphone giant keeps mum

Tech war: Chinese official praises Xiaomi’s chip design as smartphone giant keeps mum

Chinese tech firm Xiaomi has been credited for designing the nation’s first 3-nanometre smartphone chip, but the company has stayed silent on the matter. Tang Jianguo, chief economist of the municipal economy and information technology bureau in charge of Beijing’s hi-tech industry, said Xiaomi successfully “taped out” China’s first 3-nm-grade mobile chip, in a news … Read more

Qualcomm just squashed its own desktop ambitions

Qualcomm counters Intel’s claims about performance

Qualcomm has been on a tear with its Snapdragon X Elite CPUs in Copilot+ laptops, but the company is struggling to expand beyond the initial lineup. Just days after the first orders arrived, Qualcomm has abruptly canceled its Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows and promised refunds to developers who had ordered the mini PC. We … Read more

It’s official — Intel now holds the Windows battery life crown

It’s official — Intel now holds the Windows battery life crown

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends A new era in Windows computing is here, built around Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC initiative and a few new chipsets. While the most hype is around artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and performance thanks to faster Neural Processing Units (NPUs), the biggest changes today are in performance and battery life. And that’s … Read more

Intel rebuffs Arm after SoftBank-owned firm asked to buy US chip maker’s product unit

Intel rebuffs Arm after SoftBank-owned firm asked to buy US chip maker’s product unit

Arm Holdings approached Intel Corp about potentially buying the ailing chip maker’s product division, only to be told that the business is not for sale, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. In the high-level inquiry, Arm did not express interest in Intel’s manufacturing operations, said the person, who asked not to … Read more

Qualcomm approached Intel about a takeover: report

Qualcomm approached Intel about a takeover: report

Qualcomm made a takeover approach to chipmaker Intel in recent days, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Intel’s shares reversed course to rise 8%, while Qualcomm fell 4% in afternoon trade. Qualcomm recently approached Intel about a takeover, according to a report. REUTERS Intel has been attempting to turn its business around by … Read more

Qualcomm might be Intel’s savior after all

Qualcomm might be Intel’s savior after all

Qualcomm is reportedly considering a strategic acquisition of Intel’s PC client business, marking a significant shift for the ARM chipset maker. If this move materializes, it could reshape the competitive landscape of the PC industry, giving Qualcomm a foothold in the x86-dominated market while allowing Intel to refocus on its broader growth initiatives. According to … Read more

Saudi Arabia’s Gain Summit draws US and Chinese tech giants as kingdom goes all out for AI

Saudi Arabia’s Gain Summit draws US and Chinese tech giants as kingdom goes all out for AI

Saudi Arabia has kicked off an artificial intelligence-themed event as the oil-rich country accelerates adoption of AI, a movement that lures both Western and Chinese technology firms to take on the demand for cloud and data solutions. The third Global AI Summit, known as the Gain Summit, started on Tuesday in the Saudi capital Riyadh, … Read more

Lenovo launches new batch of AI-capable PCs powered by Intel, AMD and Qualcomm processors

Lenovo launches new batch of AI-capable PCs powered by Intel, AMD and Qualcomm processors

Lenovo Group, the world’s largest personal computer (PC) vendor by unit sales, has introduced a new range of devices powered by artificial intelligence (AI) for the enterprise and consumer market segments amid a much-anticipated refresh cycle in its industry. With dual headquarters in Beijing and Morrisville, North Carolina, in the United States, Lenovo on Thursday … Read more