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Smartphone Prices To Rise Due To Memory Chip Crunch
Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centres hoover up memory chips used in consumer electronics.
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Smartphones Could Get Even More Expensive Next Year Amid Rising Component Costs, Xiaomi President Warns
Xiaomi official has now warned that its product retail prices could rise even further next year, although the price hike may not be enough to absorb the soaring manufacturing costs. This is amid the shortage of key smartphone components such as memory chips, which as led to price hikes of up to 60 percent. Consequently, several flagship smartphones...
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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Leak Hints at Two Variants Including 'Pro' Model
A new leak suggests Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chipset will debut in two versions, including a standard model and a Pro variant. Both will use TSMC’s 2nm N2P process and a 2+3+3 CPU core layout, but the Pro will feature LPDDR6 memory, a faster GPU, and enhanced AI capabilities. Expected to cost about $70 (roughly Rs. 6,200) mo...
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Fungi-Based Tech? Scientists Use Shiitake Mushrooms To Create Functional Computer Memory
The fungal memristor's performance rivals silicon-based chips, offering a potentially low-cost, scalable, and eco-friendly alternative.
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Vivo X300 Pro Tops Xiaomi 17 Pro Max on AnTuTu's CPU Test; Dimensity 9500 Reportedly Cheaper Than Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Vivo X300 Pro, powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500, slightly outperforms the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in AnTuTu scores, leading in CPU and memory, while Xiaomi excels in GPU and UX. Despite both chips using TSMC’s 3nm process, the Dimensity 9500 is estimated to cost around 50 percent less than Qualcomm’s chip. With ris...
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Apple Introduces Memory Integrity Enforcement to Protect iPhone 17 Series from Sophisticated Malware Attacks
Apple introduced a new security feature alongside the iPhone 17 series launch, aimed at defending against advanced malware threats. Called Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), the system uses a tagging method to verify memory access attempts. Apple noted that implementing MIE required major changes to memory allocation, the A19 chip, the operating s...
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Korean Scientists Develop Memory Device That Vanishes In Water
The device successfully retained stored data for more than 10,000 seconds and distinguished between On and Off states over one million cycles.
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Snapdragon X2 Elite Reportedly in Testing With 18 CPU Cores, 64GB of RAM
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite chip, the anticipated successor to its first-generation Copilot+ PC processor, is reportedly in testing. WinFuture's Roland Quandt suggests the chipmaker is testing a memory configuration 64GB of RAM. The upcoming Snapdragon X2 Elite is also expected to arrive with 50 percent more CPU cores than the current Snapdragon...
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Nintendo Turns to Samsung to Make Chips, Ramp Up Switch 2 Output
Nintendo has turned to Samsung to help make the main chips for the Switch 2. The Korean company is now working on a customized chip or processor designed by Nvidia for the Switch 2 using its 8-nanometer node, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Huawei Said to be Readying New AI Chip for Mass Shipment as China Seeks Nvidia Alternatives
Huawei plans to begin mass shipments of its advanced 910C AI chips to Chinese customers as early as next month. The timing is fortuitous for Chinese AI companies which have been left scrambling for domestic alternatives to the H20, the primary AI chip that Nvidia had until recently been allowed to sell freely in the Chinese market.
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Apple, Nvidia Score Relief From US Tariffs With Exemptions
Trump’s administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs. The exclusions apply to smartphones, laptop computers, hard drives and computer processors and memory chips as well as flat-screen displays. Those popular consumer electronics items generally aren’t made in the US.
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Samsung Sees Q1 Profit Beating Estimates as Looming Tariffs Spur Chip, Phone Sales
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday flagged a much smaller-than-feared 0.2 percent fall in first-quarter operating profit. The world's largest memory chipmaker estimated an operating profit of KRW 6.6 trillion ($4.49 billion or roughly Rs. 38,608 crore) for the January-March period, well above a KRW 5.1 trillion (roughly Rs. 29,706 crore) LSEG SmartEst...
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IIT Madras and ISRO Unveil IRIS, India’s First Aerospace-Grade Semiconductor
IIT Madras and ISRO have successfully developed and booted IRIS, an indigenous aerospace-grade semiconductor chip for space applications. Based on the SHAKTI processor, IRIS is designed for IoT and compute systems, integrating fault-tolerant memory and advanced serial buses. The entire design, fabrication, and assembly were completed in India under...
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Samsung’s Chip Division Underwhelms in Costly AI Memory Race
Samsung's chip division reported a smaller-than-expected profit. Samsung executives said on Friday the company expanded its HBM3E supply to multiple providers of graphic processing units and datacenter customers in the fourth quarter.
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Recent iPhone, Mac Models Susceptible to Side Channel Exploitation, Putting Sensitive Information at Risk: Report
Security researchers have discovered new vulnerabilities in Apple’s in-house Silicon chipsets which may leave it exposed to exploitation, according to a report. The Cupertino-based technology company’s A and M-series chipsets, which power the iPhone/iPad and Mac, respectively, are said to be susceptible to side channel attacks which may allow t...
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Smartphone Prices To Rise Due To Memory Chip Crunch
Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centres hoover up memory chips used in consumer electronics.
-
Smartphones Could Get Even More Expensive Next Year Amid Rising Component Costs, Xiaomi President Warns
Xiaomi official has now warned that its product retail prices could rise even further next year, although the price hike may not be enough to absorb the soaring manufacturing costs. This is amid the shortage of key smartphone components such as memory chips, which as led to price hikes of up to 60 percent. Consequently, several flagship smartphones...
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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Leak Hints at Two Variants Including 'Pro' Model
A new leak suggests Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chipset will debut in two versions, including a standard model and a Pro variant. Both will use TSMC’s 2nm N2P process and a 2+3+3 CPU core layout, but the Pro will feature LPDDR6 memory, a faster GPU, and enhanced AI capabilities. Expected to cost about $70 (roughly Rs. 6,200) mo...
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Fungi-Based Tech? Scientists Use Shiitake Mushrooms To Create Functional Computer Memory
The fungal memristor's performance rivals silicon-based chips, offering a potentially low-cost, scalable, and eco-friendly alternative.
-
Vivo X300 Pro Tops Xiaomi 17 Pro Max on AnTuTu's CPU Test; Dimensity 9500 Reportedly Cheaper Than Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Vivo X300 Pro, powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500, slightly outperforms the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in AnTuTu scores, leading in CPU and memory, while Xiaomi excels in GPU and UX. Despite both chips using TSMC’s 3nm process, the Dimensity 9500 is estimated to cost around 50 percent less than Qualcomm’s chip. With ris...
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Apple Introduces Memory Integrity Enforcement to Protect iPhone 17 Series from Sophisticated Malware Attacks
Apple introduced a new security feature alongside the iPhone 17 series launch, aimed at defending against advanced malware threats. Called Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), the system uses a tagging method to verify memory access attempts. Apple noted that implementing MIE required major changes to memory allocation, the A19 chip, the operating s...
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Korean Scientists Develop Memory Device That Vanishes In Water
The device successfully retained stored data for more than 10,000 seconds and distinguished between On and Off states over one million cycles.
-
Snapdragon X2 Elite Reportedly in Testing With 18 CPU Cores, 64GB of RAM
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite chip, the anticipated successor to its first-generation Copilot+ PC processor, is reportedly in testing. WinFuture's Roland Quandt suggests the chipmaker is testing a memory configuration 64GB of RAM. The upcoming Snapdragon X2 Elite is also expected to arrive with 50 percent more CPU cores than the current Snapdragon...
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Nintendo Turns to Samsung to Make Chips, Ramp Up Switch 2 Output
Nintendo has turned to Samsung to help make the main chips for the Switch 2. The Korean company is now working on a customized chip or processor designed by Nvidia for the Switch 2 using its 8-nanometer node, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Huawei Said to be Readying New AI Chip for Mass Shipment as China Seeks Nvidia Alternatives
Huawei plans to begin mass shipments of its advanced 910C AI chips to Chinese customers as early as next month. The timing is fortuitous for Chinese AI companies which have been left scrambling for domestic alternatives to the H20, the primary AI chip that Nvidia had until recently been allowed to sell freely in the Chinese market.
-
Apple, Nvidia Score Relief From US Tariffs With Exemptions
Trump’s administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs. The exclusions apply to smartphones, laptop computers, hard drives and computer processors and memory chips as well as flat-screen displays. Those popular consumer electronics items generally aren’t made in the US.
-
Samsung Sees Q1 Profit Beating Estimates as Looming Tariffs Spur Chip, Phone Sales
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday flagged a much smaller-than-feared 0.2 percent fall in first-quarter operating profit. The world's largest memory chipmaker estimated an operating profit of KRW 6.6 trillion ($4.49 billion or roughly Rs. 38,608 crore) for the January-March period, well above a KRW 5.1 trillion (roughly Rs. 29,706 crore) LSEG SmartEst...
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IIT Madras and ISRO Unveil IRIS, India’s First Aerospace-Grade Semiconductor
IIT Madras and ISRO have successfully developed and booted IRIS, an indigenous aerospace-grade semiconductor chip for space applications. Based on the SHAKTI processor, IRIS is designed for IoT and compute systems, integrating fault-tolerant memory and advanced serial buses. The entire design, fabrication, and assembly were completed in India under...
-
Samsung’s Chip Division Underwhelms in Costly AI Memory Race
Samsung's chip division reported a smaller-than-expected profit. Samsung executives said on Friday the company expanded its HBM3E supply to multiple providers of graphic processing units and datacenter customers in the fourth quarter.
-
Recent iPhone, Mac Models Susceptible to Side Channel Exploitation, Putting Sensitive Information at Risk: Report
Security researchers have discovered new vulnerabilities in Apple’s in-house Silicon chipsets which may leave it exposed to exploitation, according to a report. The Cupertino-based technology company’s A and M-series chipsets, which power the iPhone/iPad and Mac, respectively, are said to be susceptible to side channel attacks which may allow t...
