The end of Moore’s Law is looming. Engineers and designers can do only so much to miniaturize transistors and pack as many of them as
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Qualcomm’s new chip will boost gaming on phones from Motorola, Xiaomi and others
Xiaomi will use Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 870 in upcoming phones. Juan Garzon/CNET Qualcomm just launched a new high-end Snapdragon 888 smartphone processor, but it’s already
Qualcomm pays $1.4B for Nuvia, a server chip designer founded by ex-Apple execs
Nuvia has been trying to change data centers by designing high-performance chips that are more power efficient like mobile processors. Getty Images Qualcomm is betting
Qualcomm pays $1.4B for server chip designer founded by ex-Apple execs
Nuvia has been trying to change data centers by designing high-performance chips that are more power efficient like mobile processors. Getty Images Qualcomm is betting
Intel shows next-gen Alder Lake laptop chip at CES 2021
Greg Bryant, leader of Intel’s PC chip business, shows a computer running Windows on the next-gen Alder Lake processor at CES 2021. Screenshot by Stephen
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon phone chip won’t support AV1 video streaming
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 will arrive in 5G devices in the first quarter of 2021. Qualcomm Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 888 processor won’t support a much ballyhooed
Intel upgrades quantum computer ambitions with new control chip
Intel’s Horse Ridge 2 chip, packaged in this metal housing, is designed to simplify communications between a quantum processor and conventional computers. Intel Intel unveiled
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 chip pushes video and photo smarts
Qualcomm promises video and photo improvements to smartphones powered by Snapdragon 888 processor. Qualcomm With its Snapdragon 888 processor, Qualcomm wants to bring your next
MacOS Big Sur on new M1 chip will run apps faster and smoother
Apple This story is part of Apple Event, our full coverage of the latest news from Apple headquarters. At a virtual event on Tuesday, Apple unveiled
Apple must show its iPhone chip sibling is powerful enough for a Mac
Apple’s Arm-based Macs will be able to run software for iPads and iPhones, including the game Monument Valley. Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET Apple is taking
Nvidia to buy SoftBank’s Arm chip division for $40 billion
Nvidia has agreed to purchase SoftBank’s Arm chip division. James Martin/CNET Nvidia has acquired SoftBank’s Arm chip division for $40 billion in cash and stock
Intel’s Tiger Lake chip delivers a long-awaited laptop speed boost
Intel says its 11th generation Core chip, code-named Tiger Lake, its most significant new processor in a decade. Intel We knew Intel’s Tiger Lake laptop