MediaTek Dimensity 8400 now official with all big core CPU, a first for its segment

MediaTek's Dimensity 9300 launched last year was the first Android SoC to go with an all big core configuration for its CPU, something this year's Dimensity 9400 also went with, but those are both top of the line chipsets. Today marks the introduction of the first upper-midrange SoC with an all big core CPU. Meet the MediaTek Dimensity 8400, which is sure to pose a big threat, performance-wise, to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, which has been the uncontested king of this category for quite a while now. The Dimensity 8400 comes with eight Cortex-A725 CPU cores, clocked at up to...

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Samsung Galaxy A06 5G is coming, certification reveals

Samsung's Galaxy A06 launched in a 4G-only form back in August, and now it seems like the company is working on a 5G-capable model as well. The Galaxy A06 5G has been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance with the model number SM-A066B/DS. It will support dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) and will obviously run Android. This will be the first handset in the A0x family to support 5G. Clearly it will use a low-end chipset, but which exact one is unknown right now. [#InlinePriceWidget,13265,1#] Given the similar name, the A06 5G could keep some or most of the A06 4G's specs and just...

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Gurman: Apple to launch smart doorbell with Face ID in 2025

We’ve seen reports from earlier this year suggesting Apple is due to enter the smart home camera market and now Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is shedding more light on Cupertino’s next big bet. Apple is reportedly ready to launch its first smart doorbell with Face ID support in late 2025. Apple smart doorbell camera speculative image As per the new report, the smart doorbell will automatically unlock doors using Face ID scans. Apple has developed its own wireless networking chip called Proxima, which will ensure all Face ID-related images are processed locally on the device. The new...

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Honor Magic7 RSR Porsche Design debuts

Honor introduced today the luxurious Magic7 RSR Porsche Design, a premium smartphone that builds upon the Magic7 Pro and offers small improvements over the already impressive general flagship. There are many features that remained unchanged, like the battery capacity with powerful charging capabilities, a trio of mighty cameras and a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The Magic7 RSR Porsche Design has a 6.8” LTPO OLED with 1 billion colors and a Full HD+ resolution (it is actually higher, but Honor avoids the 1.5K marketing slogan). The panel has a peak brightness of 5,000 nits and...

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Tetsuwan Scientific is making robotic AI scientists that can run experiments on their own

LLM models are already capable of diagnosing scientific outputs, but, until now, had “no physical agency to actually perform" experiments.

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Deals: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL price drops to new low, iPhone 15 and 15 Plus also get cheaper

Last week we looked at the flagship rosters from Samsung and Google. Samsung’s phones are no longer on sale, but Google’s are – and their prices have even gone down. The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL was $950/$1,050 for the 128/256GB model. This week these same capacities are now $100 cheaper, meaning that the XL is the same price as the respective Google Pixel 9. Google Pixel 9 Pro XL $250/$250/$150 off Read our review 16/128GB - $850 at Amazon US 16/256GB - $950 at...

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Qualcomm is off the hook for now, wins its licensing dispute with ARM

The US federal court sided with Qualcomm in its trial against ARM, saying that the licensing agreement between the two companies has not been violated, although there are still uncertainties around the situation. But at least for now, Qualcomm is off the hook. The two companies entered a dispute after Qualcomm acquired the startup Nuvia, which also uses ARM's architecture. According to ARM, Qualcomm should pay higher royalty fees since Nuvia is under Qualcomm, and they both use ARM's patents for chip design. Even though the judge ruled in favor of Qualcomm, she said this is not a...

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