
MediaTek brings Dimensity 1080 SoC
Higher clocks and 200MP ISP
MediaTek has announced its new Dimenstiy 1080 chipset, a mid-tier SoC that brings clock and camera improvements compared to the Dimensity 920 SoC.

GPU-Z gets updated to v2.50.0
Brings support for Nvidia Geforce RTX 40 series and Intel Arc 7 series
TechPowerUp has released the latest version of the GPU-Z, updating it to version v2.50.0, and bringing support for the latest Geforce RTX 40 series and Arc 7 series graphics, as well as fixing some previous issues.

OnePlus 11 Pro to pack Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC
100W charging as well
The most recent rumor suggests that the OnePlus 11 Pro will pack Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, which should be officially announced in November at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit.

Apple's A16 chip shows up in AnTuTu benchmark
Much better scores than in Geekbench
Although the first results in Geekbench did not show a lot of improvement, it appears that the A16 Bionic chip is not that bad as AnTuTu scores shows a decent improvement.

Apple's iPhone lineup finally all 5G
Drops the iPhone 11
Apple's 2022 iPhone lineup has been filled with the new iPhone 14 series and as it no longers includes the iPhone 11, this means that the list is now all 5G.

SiFive RISC-V CPU cores to go to space
NASA taps SiFive and Microchip for its High-Performance Spaceflight Computer (HPSC)
SiFive has announced that its RISC-V-compatible CPU cores will be the backbone of NASA's new High-Performance Spaceflight Computer (HPSC). The new chip will be developed under a three-year contract between NASA and SiFive and Microchip.

The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus get the old A15 chipset
The iPhone 14 kills the mini and there is no rumored Max
Apple has unveiled its bread and butter of the iPhone lineup, the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Plus, both of which will retain the same design, get slightly better cameras, the A15 Bionic from the iPhone 13 Pro series, and the new satellite messaging service.

Apple rolls out iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max
Pill-shaped notch, better cameras, new A16 chipset
At its big iPhone event, Apple unveiled its new flagship Pro-series smartphones, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, bringing a slight change in the design with the pill-shaped notch, the new A16 Bionic chip, and new cameras.

Apple confirms iPhone event for September 7
New iPhones, A16, Apple Watch Series 8, and more
Apple has officially confirmed its next big event for September 7th, where we expect new iPhone models, the new A16 SoC, Apple Watch Series 8, and more.

Intel Arc A380 available at Newegg for back order
$139.99 for ASRock Challenger Arc A380 OC
The Intel Arc A380 has finally appeared in the US and ASRock Arc A380 OC custom version is now available for back order over at Newegg.com for $139.99.