The Hot Take: Question is - Why do they really want us on AMR instead of x86/CISC chips?
A new powerful chipset has arrived to take on x86 CPUs and Apple's M5, writes Wccftech.
The blog Windows Central writes that "Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 processors are here" â and they run Windows:
Microsoft has done a massive amount of work to improve compatibility and has also convinced developers to embrace Windows 11 on Arm. Users of Windows 11 on Arm PCs spend 90% of their time on Arm-based apps that run natively. Additionally, apps that do not run natively can often run through Prism emulation, which has improvedâŚ
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The Hot Take: And the push beings it's fifth or sixth try for Windows & ARM....
Windows 11 on Arm has come a long way, but many reviewers and commenters fall back on horror stories of incompatibility that haven't been true for years.
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The Hot Take: It appears that Nvidia is playing all the ISA's against each other.
In some funding rounds, the amount alone isnât enough to tell the whole story. The $400 million that SiFive raised on April 9, 2026, is therefore only half the story. The other half is who is involved and what the money is intended for. Reuters and SiFive itself speak of funding for the expansion of [âŚ]
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The Hot Take: Mid-range is the target and your new standard.
We already knew the NVIDIA N1 was a thing; NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang told the world straight up that his company was working with Mediatek on SoCs for AI PCs, and he also confirmed that the N1 and the GB10 Superchip in the DGX Spark are one and the same. However, this is the first time we've really seen anything like an end-user device sporting
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The Hot Take: Merging of the platforms, mobile and PCs.
The MacBook Neo is an excellent example of how itâs possible to incorporate iPhone parts into a notebook, but the binned A18 Pro isnât the only component that Apple has added to its larger machines from mobile devices to streamline its product range with the same parts. In fact, according to a SSD modification, both the MacBook Neo and the iPhone 16 Pro feature the same NAND flash, which is an excellent way to maintain margins while the DRAM crisis is in full effect. A specific NAND flash chip with particular dimensions used on the iPhone 16âŚ
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The Hot Take: It's going to be interesting if Intel can make a sudden comeback with actual functional management. I have a feeling this is going to be my next system.
Some high-end motherboards for Intel's upcoming Nova Lake processors have been tipped to include a dual-lever retention mechanism called "2L-ILM." We've seen something similar before with LGA 2011, but that a server platform. Boards with 2L-ILM will live alongside standard ILM (1L-ILM?) variants that are cheaper to produce.
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The Hot Take: They did state prices were going up. Now is it inflation or greed?
Following earlier listings, AMD has now confirmed the US $899 price tag for its Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 flagship. The new flagship CPU with dual 3D V-Cache comes with a hefty premium compared to its single 3D V-Cache counterpart, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D.
Confirmed by AMDâs VP and GM of Ryzen CPU and Radeon graphics, David McAfee, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, which will be officially available on April 22nd, will be selling for $899, depending on the supply and demand. In case you missed it, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is a 16-core/32-thread SKU that features dual 3DâŚ
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The Hot Take: Public is always a decade at least behind Military tech....
alternative_right quotes a report from the New York Post: The CIA used a futuristic new tool called "Ghost Murmur" to find and rescue the second American airman who was shot down in southern Iran, The Post has learned. The secret technology uses long-range quantum magnetometry to find the electromagnetic fingerprint of a human heartbeat and pairs the data with artificial intelligence software to isolate the signature from background noise, two sources close to the breakthrough said. It was the tool's first use in the field by the spy agency --âŚ
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The Hot Take: Oh, you think? Desktop is never truly going to fit into the palm of your hand unless we do something drastic like quantum-computing.
MediaTek may have conceded its plans to bring only a single chipset to its Dimensity 9600 lineup because a new rumor claims a âProâ version will arrive later this year, likely as a direct counter to Qualcommâs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro. Like its closest rival, a tipster states that the SoC is bringing desktop-level performance with a target frequency of 5.00GHz and a new CPU cluster. The only catch is that MediaTek has yet to find a way to cool it properly. New target frequency for the Dimensity 9600 Pro may only be in short bursts, asâŚ
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The Hot Take: Apple can't compete so it's going the ASICs route from the looks of it.
Apple generally tries to keep its cards hidden, preferring a grand unveiling, replete with mega-flourishes, to a gradual trickle of information and unvarnished product launches. However, when you have a supply chain as expansive as Apple's, leaks abound nonetheless. And today, we've received a juicy tidbit regarding the tech giant's intentions for its upcoming ASIC, dubbed Baltra. Apple intends to move the production of its upcoming AI ASIC in-house According to a South Korean publication, Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEMCO) - a company thatâŚ
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