MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Chipset With Support for Generative AI, Stable Diffusion Unveiled

MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Chipset With Support for Generative AI, Stable Diffusion Unveiled

MediaTek on Tuesday unveiled the Dimensity 8300 as the company’s latest processor for Android smartphones. Built on TSMC’s advanced second-generation 4nm process technology, it features 20 percent improved performance and 30 percent less power consumption over its predecessor. The company’s new chipset offers full generative AI support, including large language…

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 CPU Clock Speeds Leaked, Said to Be Faster Than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 CPU Clock Speeds Leaked, Said to Be Faster Than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC

MediaTek releases a new flagship smartphone chipset every year and the Dimensity 9300 is expected to break cover soon. The upcoming MediaTek Dimensity 9300 is expected to debut as an upgrade over the Dimensity 9200 SoC that powers handsets like Oppo Find N3 Flip, and Vivo X90 series. The Taiwanese…

Qualcomm Predicts Q4 Sales Below Market Estimates Due to Macroeconomic Headwinds, Weaker Global Handset Units

Qualcomm Predicts Q4 Sales Below Market Estimates Due to Macroeconomic Headwinds, Weaker Global Handset Units

Qualcomm forecast fourth-quarter sales below market expectations on Wednesday and said it would likely cut jobs as consumer spending on gadgets like smartphones remained stubbornly weak amid slowing global economic growth. The San Diego, California-based company said it also expects no further sales to Chinese telecom giant Huawei [HWT.UL] because…

Intel Said to Plan Thousands of Job Cuts Amid Ongoing PC Market Slowdown

Intel Said to Plan Thousands of Job Cuts Amid Ongoing PC Market Slowdown

Chipmaker Intel is planning a major reduction in headcount, likely numbering in the thousands, in the face of a slowdown in the personal computer market, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the situation. The layoffs will be announced as early as this month and some of…

Millions on Android Devices Exposed by Unpatched Apple Lossless Codec Flaw: Researchers

Millions on Android Devices Exposed by Unpatched Apple Lossless Codec Flaw: Researchers

Security flaws in an audio codec have been uncovered by security researchers, putting millions of Android phones and other Android devices powered by chipsets from MediaTek and Qualcomm at risk of being compromised by hackers. Stemming from an codec created by Apple several years ago, the vulnerabilities were left unpatched…