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The USA revokes license of intel and others to supply chips to huawei.

  Just when it seemed that things are finally lining up for Huawei, the company has been dealt with another major blow by the Trump administration in the United States. As per the report from Reuters, the Trump administration has notified the Chinese giant that it is revoking certain licenses granted to its suppliers, including Intel. It doesn’t stop just there. On top of that, it has also informed Huawei that the administration is planning to reject dozens of applications for licenses to supply components and services to Huawei. This is yet another attempt by the United States to weaken the world’s largest telecommunication equipment maker which it sees as a national security threat because of its origin and base in China. In an email to Reuters, Semiconductor Industry Association said that the Commerce Department had issued “intents to deny a significant number of license requests for exports to Huawei and a revocation of at least one previously issued license.” However, sources awar

QUALCOM CPU's are about to get even more powerful

  Qualcomm powers several products including smartphones, computers, and automobiles. Now, its processors are about to get more powerful as it has announced it is planning to acquire NUVIA, an American silicon design company. A press statement released by Qualcomm says that it has entered into an agreement to acquire NUVIA for approximately $1.4 billion (excluding working capital and other adjustments). The acquisition is still subject to regulatory approval.  NUVIA is said to be made up of “a world-class CPU and design team that has experience in high-performance processors, Systems on a Chip (SoC), and power management for compute-intensive devices and applications.” The merger with Qualcomm, which is already known for its mobile GPUs, DSP, and dedicated multimedia accelerators, will further propel Qualcomm as a leader in the industry. Qualcomm says that NUVIA CPUs will be integrated with its current portfolio of products which includes mobile processors for flagship smartphones, nex

Samsung A32 5g launch..

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  Samsung has taken the wraps off the Galaxy A32 5G in Europe. The MediaTek-powered phone was announced in Germany yesterday but it won’t go on sale until February. The Galaxy A32 5G has a waterdrop notch in its display and packs four rear cameras. Buyers will be able to choose from four color variants – Awesome Black, Awesome Blue, Awesome Violet, and Awesome White – when it goes on sale on February 12. The screen is a 6.5-inch Infinity-V display and inside the notch is a 13MP camera. You get an HD+ resolution which should not be surprising considering this is a budget device. While Samsung doesn’t usually say the name of the chipset powering its phones, the octa-core processor inside the Galaxy A32 5G is said to be MediaTek’s Dimensity 720 processor. It will be available in multiple RAM variants (4GB, 6GB, and 8GB) and with 64GB or 128GB of storage. Unfortunately, Samsung Germany didn’t say the RAM of the variants that it will be selling. The primary rear camera is a 48MP f/1.8 camer

Apple to lead in 5nm chips in 2021,while samsung only reaches third in position.

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  Apple is reportedly going to lead the market in terms of 5nm chips in this year, while its competitor Samsung will only reach the third position. The former will account for nearly half of all 5nm chips in the market in 2021. According to a  Counterpoint Research  report (Via  9to5Mac ), Apple will be the leader in terms of 5nm chip in the current year. Furthermore, it is also one of the major reasons why Qualcomm will arrive second in the market for the same. Although, the chipmaker would only account for a quarter of the total 5nm chip shipments. The report also adds that 2020 was a good year for chipmakers, with 2021 likely being the same as well. Meanwhile, the South Korean tech giant is said to be 6 to 9 months behind TSMC, Apple’s primary chip supplier. As per the report, 7nm and 5nm chips saw a surge in demand, especially with the growth of the 5G enabled smartphone market, new gaming console launch, and AI/GPU in cloud servers. The year also marked a growth of 23 percent year

SAMSUNG UNVEILED EXYNOS 2100

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  Samsung has unveiled its new flagship chipset. The Exynos 2100 processor is a 5nm chipset with significant upgrades in CPU, GPU, and AI performance and it also comes with a built-in 5G modem. The Exynos 2100 5nm processor is built on the 5nm EUV process node. The new chip has an octa-core chipset with a 1+3+4 core arrangement. There is a prime Cortex-X1 core clocked at 2.9GHz, three high-performance Cortex-A78 cores, and four Cortex-A55 power-efficient core. Samsung says that the new CPU brings a 30% increase in multi-core performance and a 19% increase in single-core performance over the previous generation. Inside the new processor is the Mali-G78 GPU that brings more than a 40% increase in graphics performance. The GPU has 14 cores which are significantly fewer than the Kirin 9000‘s 24 cores. A new feature that has been added is AMIGO (Advanced Multi-IP governor) technology “which overlooks and optimizes power usages of CPU, GPU, and other processes, allowing longer use time even
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  Apple is set to finally unveil the Wristcam, a strap equipped with front- and rear-facing cameras to be used for Apple watches. The launch is coming after about four years when a crowdfunding campaign was initiated for its development. The Wristcam comes with an 8-megapixel camera that can shoot 1080p video and take still photos in 4K resolution and a 2-megapixel front camera for selfies. The device can also function as a video walkie-talkie with real-time live-streaming capabilities. Of course, both cameras are nowhere close to the powerful cameras in the iPhone. Some visuals shot by the Wristcam, displayed by the company are quite decent. The display of Wristcam is the Watch screen although the camera has a separate battery, which can last up to 24 hours. You can take images and video by pressing its multifunctional button, and this is synced to your iPhone automatically when you drop it on its magnetically attached charging cable. The device comes with 8GB of memory and connects w

SAMSUNG GALAXY S21 tested on Geekbench with 8gb RAM and snapdragon 888..

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Following official certification and leaked renders of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S series, the latest evidence of the Galaxy S21 comes from a Geekbench entry, run by the unreleased smartphone. The phone carries a model number SM-G991U and is the chipset listed is “lahaina”. This is the codename for the recently announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset. The phone is also listed with 8GB of RAM and running Android 11. Granted, the scores are not impressive on Geekbench 5.2.5, but that just means Samsung is likely still optimizing the software on this device. The Samsung Galaxy S21 series is expected to arrive much earlier this year than ever before: January. CAD renders of the Galaxy S21+ surfaced earlier this week (based on leaks from further ago) which showed us a familiar design with a new twist around the design of the camera array, which flows towards the power key on the side and looks beautiful. The highest-tier (Ultra model) of this series is expected to come with support for

SNAPDRAGON 888 Specifications officially confirmed:~

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The Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform that went official earlier is the most advanced mobile chipset from Qualcomm. The official specs page of the Snapdragon 888 is now live on Qualcomm’s website. The new SoC that is expected to power Android flagship phones in 2021 comes with several new improvements over its predecessor i.e. the Snapdragon 865 SoC. The Snapdragon 888 is a 5nm chipset that comprises of the first-ever ARM Cortex-X1 performance CPU that works at 2.84GHz, three big Cortex-A78 that peaks at 2.4GHz, and four Cortex-A55 low power CPU that clocks at 1.8GHz. Compared to its predecessor, the SD888 promises 25 percent better performance. The Adreno 660 GPU promises 35 percent faster graphics rendering than its previous generation. It reportedly supports up to 16 GB of LPPDR5 RAM working at 3,200MHz and UFS 3.1 storage. For AI processing, the Snapdragon 888 has the 6 th  generation Qualcomm Engine with the new Hexagon 780 DSP. The scalar accelerator which is now 50 percent more

APPLE VR HEADSET with fluid filled lenses....

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While there have been multiple rumors regarding an Apple AR/VR headset and its features, a recent report states that it might sport fluid filled lenses that will allow it to also work for users with bad eyesight. According to an  AppleInsider  report, the Cupertino based giant’s augmented reality/virtual reality headset might feature fluids that can deform to the shape of lens to help improve the eyesight of the user. In either an AR or VR headset, the integral aspect is the ability to see the virtual content. However, since a headset will generally have the display at a close proximity of the users’ eye, which might cause discomfort overtime. Generally, a VR headset uses optical lenses positioned between the eyes and the screen, so being able to adjust the perceived focal distance for the user might make it more comfortable to use. At the moment, the technology used generally would have the lenses shift distances from the user to change the perceived focal length. Furthermore, this st