New Chips

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  Oppo Reno 14 Pro Display, Battery Details Revealed Ahead of Debut on May 15

  Oppo will take the wraps off the Reno 14 series on May 15 in China. Just days before the formal launch, the Chinese tech brand has shared new teasers online, disclosing the key specifications of the Reno 14 Pro. The Oppo Reno 14 Pro is confirmed to come with a 6.83-inch screen with minimal bezels. It will offer battery upgrades over last year's Ren...

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  India Approves HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture Semiconductor Unit

  India's cabinet has approved a new semiconductor plant, a joint venture between HCL Group and Taiwan's Foxconn. The plant will be located near the Jewar airport in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

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  Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Unveils Chip Manufacturing Facilities in Noida, Bengaluru

  Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated two new state-of-the-art design facilities of Renesas Electronics India Private Limited located in Noida and Bengaluru this week. He added that India's talent strength and shared Indo-Japan strategic interests will help reinvent the global semiconductor lifecycle.

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  Meizu Note 16 Pro With 6,200mAh Battery, Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Launched Alongside Note 16: Price, Specifications

  Meizu Note 16 Pro and Meizu Note 16 have gone official in China. The new handsets run on Flyme AIOS 2 based on Android 15 and feature 6.78-inch displays. The Meizu Note 16 Pro runs on a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset, while the Meizu Note 16 has a Unisoc T8200 chip under the hood.

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  MediaTek Helio G200 Chipset With Up to 40 Percent Improved CPU Performance Launched

  MediaTek on Monday launched the Helio G200 chipset for mobile devices. The Taiwan-based chipmaker says its new processor is aimed at powerful gaming smartphones with a particular emphasis on social and messaging apps enhancement. It is claimed to deliver more than a 40 percent improvement against competitor alternative platforms when it comes to si...

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  Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 7 Said to Get Exynos 2500 SoC, Galaxy Z Flip FE Might Not Use Exynos Chipset

  Samsung is expected to launch its Galaxy Z Flip 7 alongside Galaxy Z Fold 7 in July this year. The Galaxy Z Flip FE is also anticipated to go official this year as an affordable clamshell foldable smartphone. Samsung has not yet confirmed the existence of these foldables, but the South Korean tech brand's anticipated chipset choices for its upcomin...

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  Apple Silicon Chips for Upcoming Mac Models, AI Servers Reportedly in Development

  Apple is working on new chips for its upcoming Mac computers that are expected to arrive in 2026 and 2027, according to a Bloomberg report. The company's Apple Silicon chips were first unveiled in 2020, and Apple is expected to launch new Mac computers with its next-generation M5 chip later this year. It is also said to be developing new chips for ...

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  Apple Plans to Launch Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Competitor Within Two Years: Report

  Apple is reportedly developing a custom chip to power a pair of smart glasses that could launch within the next two years. According to a Bloomberg report, these glasses are expected to arrive with a camera and microphones, and could function like the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses. The in-house chip is being designed for power efficiency to support the w...

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  CMF Phone 2 Pro With Dimensity 7300 Pro Chip Goes on Sale in India: Price, Sale Offers

  CMF Phone 2 Pro is now available for purchase in India. The CMF Phone 1 successor was launched in the country last week. The CMF Phone 2 Pro is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro chipset alongside 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. The CMF Phone 2 Pro has a 6.77-inch AMOLED display with 120Hz adaptive refresh rate and features a tripl...

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  China's Huawei Develops New AI Chip, Seeking to Match Nvidia, WSJ Reports

  Huawei is preparing to test its newest and most powerful AI processor, hoping to replace some higher-end products of Nvidia. The Chinese company hopes that the latest iteration of its Ascend AI processors will be more powerful than Nvidia's H100, and is slated to receive the first batch of samples of the processor as early as late May, the report a...

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  HP EliteBook, ProBook and OmniBook AI Copilot+ PCs With Latest Intel, AMD, and Snapdragon Chips Launched in India

  HP has unveiled the latest versions of its EliteBook, ProBook and OmniBook series laptops in India on Thursday. The HP EliteBook, ProBook lineups are designed for enterprise and retail customers, and they include HP EliteBook 8 (G1i, G1a), HP EliteBook 6 (G1q G1a), and HP ProBook 4 G1q models. The HP OmniBook family consist of OmniBook Ultra 14, O...

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  Realme Buds Air 7 Pro With Active Noise Cancellation, IP55 Rating Launched

  Realme Buds Air 7 Pro true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds were launched in China on Wednesday. The new audio offering from the Chinese tech brand was released alongside the Realme GT 7 smartphone. The Realme Buds Air 7 Pro come in four distinct colour options with an in-ear design. They offer active noise cancellation (ANC) of up to 52dB.

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  Honor GT Pro With Snapdragon 8 Elite Chipset, 7,200mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications

  Honor GT Pro was launched in China on Wednesday. The new GT series smartphone by the Chinese smartphone brand is powered by a 7,200mAh battery with 90W wired fast charging support. The Honor GT Pro runs on a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, coupled with up to 16GB of RAM and a maximum 1TB of storage. It boasts a triple rear camera unit comprising three ...

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  iPhone 17e to Enter Trial Production Soon, Could Debut in May 2026, Tipster Claims

  iPhone 17e could be launched in May 2026, according to a new leak that suggests Apple is looking to position the successor to the iPhone 16e against midrange phones from Chinese rivals. It appears that Apple could launch new versions of the entry-level "e" model every year.

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  Samsung Galaxy S25 FE to Reportedly Use the Same Exynos Chip as Last Year's Galaxy S24 FE

  Samsung is said to be working on the Galaxy S25 FE as a successor to last year's Galaxy S24 FE. The South Korean brand has not confirmed its existence yet, but like in previous years, Samsung is expected to unveil the Fan Edition smartphone in late Q3 or early Q4. As we wait for the official announcement, a leak suggests that the Galaxy S25 FE migh...