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SiPearl upgrades its Rhea processor with more cores, but then delays it to 2025.
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Apple M4 Specs, benchmarks, release date, and pricing
By Brandon Hill published
Apple Silicon has revolutionized performance and efficiency for Macs, M4 will continue that esteemed lineage.
AMD launches Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F processors
By Zhiye Liu published
AMD has introduced the Ryzen 8000 F-series processors for the AM5 platform. The new Ryzen chips lack integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required.
Dell may finally use AMD CPUs in its XPS laptops
By Dallin Grimm published
Dell's massive leak has revealed tentative plans for AMD chips to be used in Dell's XPS 16 laptops in 2027 and beyond, per an XPS roadmap.
Massive Dell blunder leaks Intel and Nvidia's mobile roadmaps — Nova Lake, Panther Lake CPUs and GENxx Nvidia GPUs listed
By Aaron Klotz published
A new Dell roadmap for its XPS laptops has shown off a plethora of supposed launch dates for Intel's four future CPU architectures, including Lunar Lake, Panther Lake and Nova Lake.
Huawei denies plans for Kirin X-series PC processors after losing access to Intel chips
By Anton Shilov published
Huawei has a secret 'Taishan Battle' plan for Kirin X-series processors PCs, according to a report that Huawe calls 'fake news.'
Next-gen Arm Snapdragon X chips for PCs to arrive in 2025 — major Dell leak exposes Qualcomm's roadmap with 'V2' and 'V3' models
By Dallin Grimm published
A leaked Dell executive summary reveals the roadmap of the XPS laptop line, which includes mentions of "Oryon V2/V3" - the cores that power Snapdragon X.
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