OPPO has outlined some of its latest ambitions for the future of its company and its software at its latest Developers Conference, beginning today (October 27, 2021). They include plans to break into the areas of healthcare and smart car technology, a…
Google releases a day-one patch for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro
The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have started shipping to those who pre-ordered Google’s latest flagships. There is a big day-one patch to install once you unbox your new smartphone though, and one that will take a minimum of 25 minutes to finish.
Palm is back with the Buds Pro TWS earphones
The brand Palm may have helped propel hand-held personal tech to where it is today; however, it has all but faded into obscurity now. However, it has just revealed that it might be mounting a fightback against this with the launch of its latest produc…
Intel unveils official specs, performance stats and pricing for the Alder Lake desktop CPUs
Most of the specs from previous leaks are confirmed, including the enticing price points. As far as performance goes, the i9-12900K is up to 30% faster in select games compared to the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, and up to 100% faster in content creation applic…
Intel Alder Lake architecture overview: Heterogeneous ISA, dynamic Thread Director, shared 30 MB L3 cache, and more
Intel’s new 12th gen Alder Lake platform brings with several notable changes on the architecture side. Alder Lake processors use a heterogeneous ISA with a shared L3 cache and an intelligent Thread Director that helps the OS in proper scheduling of th…
ARM teases an upcoming GPU in terms of performance gains over that of its 2021 flagship
The newest top-end mobile GPU unveiled by ARM is the Mali-G710, likely to form part of upcoming SoCs such as the Dimensity 2000. However, the chipset IP colossus has now hinted at its successor, rated to improve further on the potential gains of the G…
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 appears on the TENAA with underwhelming hardware
Xiaomi has been hyping the Redmi Note 11 series on Weibo with teasers of 120 W charging, 108 MP cameras and more. A TENAA listing suggests that the Redmi Note 11 will not sport either of these features though, nor even a Dimensity 920 SoC.
Some MacBook Pro orders are delayed by nearly two months
Apple and UPS are struggling to fulfil MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 pre-orders. Reportedly, two problems lie behind the fulfilment issues: delaying orders from a couple of days to nearly two months.
High-priced Microsoft Surface Duo 2 with Snapdragon 888 removes Asus ROG Phone 3 as Geekbench’s Android chart champion
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 with Snapdragon 888 SoC has become the new Geekbench Android chart champion for both single-core and multi-core performance. The Surface Duo 2 pushed its way past the Asus ROG Phone 3 and Samsung Galaxy S21+ to top the tabl…
Sony Xperia PRO-I fares well in early iPhone 13 Pro Max camera comparison
A photographer has compared the new Sony Xperia PRO-I against the iPhone 13 Pro Max, Apple’s premier iPhone for 2021. The video shows that Sony’s latest flagship delivers significantly better image quality than the iPhone 13 Pro Max, albeit only if yo…