Enlarge / Intel’s XMM 7560 modem is, like Qualcomm’s X16 modem, capable of gigabit speeds. (credit: Intel) Central to the promise of a new generation of Windows 10 on ARM PCs (the first two of which were announced yesterday) is the idea of being “Always Connected:” that your mobile PC, like your smartphone, is almost […]
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Samsung has moved on to second-gen 10-nanometer chips
Samsung is making sure that your current smartphone will soon be passé by starting fabrication of its second-generation 10-nanometer chips. Dubbed 10-nanometer LPP, they’ll have 10 percent higher performance or 15 percent lower power consumption than the current, 10-nanometer LPE chips. The chips are likely to be used in next gen Qualcomm chips (rumored to […]
Chipotle is giving away free chips and guacamole — here’s how to get it (CMG)
Chipotle on Instagram Chipotle is giving away free chips and customers’ choice of guacamole or queso. Customers must have iPhones to redeem the free-food offer. Chipotle is giving away free chips and customers’ choice of guacamole or queso at restaurants nationwide, but only to customers who have iPhones. To take advantage of the offer, customers with […]
FCC chief Ajit Pai wants Apple to stop disabling FM radio chips in iPhones [Updated]
Enlarge (credit: Samuel Axon) Update (9/28/2017 4:25 ET): Apple has responded to FCC chairman Ajit Pai’s call for the company to enable FM radio chips in its devices. In an emailed statement, the company downplayed the need for FM radio broadcasts in times of emergency, and said its iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 devices have neither the chips nor the antennas […]
Tesla will reportedly use Intel chips to power its massive infotainment console (TSLA, NVDA, INTC)
Tesla Tesla may be parting ways with Nvidia for good. The electric car maker will no longer use chips from Nvidia to power its massive infotainment console, Bloomberg’s Ian King first reported. Instead, Tesla will use chips supplied by Intel, the world’s largest chipmaker. The Model 3 and new versions of the Model X and Model S […]
The BEST fish and chips in the UK MAPPED: Britain's best tasting takeaways revealed
Fish and chips is the last fast food dish of English origin, and according to history books it was first served in 1860. Now the ten best eateries to dine on this noble dish have been revealed – helping fish fans to find a delicious option. The 10 shops, representing the best of the best […]
Intel first 8th generation processors are just updated 7th generation chips
Enlarge / A Kaby Lake refresh die. (credit: Intel) The first “8th generation” Intel Core processors roll out today: a quartet of 15W U-series mobile processors. Prior generation U-series parts have had two cores, four threads; these new chips double that to four cores and eight threads. They also bump up the maximum clock speed […]
Secret chips in replacement parts can completely hijack your phone’s security
Enlarge (credit: Omer Shwartz et al.) People with cracked touch screens or similar smartphone maladies have a new headache to consider: the possibility the replacement parts installed by repair shops contain secret hardware that completely hijacks the security of the device. The concern arises from research that shows how replacement screens—one put into a Huawei […]
The KEY to living longer: Ditching chips for THIS similar dish may help you reach old age
UK life expectancy increases may have plateaued, but changing your diet may help. Experts believe that a certain type of side – sweet potato – could help you live longer. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Don’t use kids as Brexit bargaining chips, EU bosses told
The Children’s Commissioner has called on EU leaders to ensure children are not held hostage during the upcoming Brexit negotiations. In an open letter to Europe’s Chief Negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier, Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield argued that the EU must take “a more constructive approach” to the residency status of children born […]
