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AMD Ryzen 7 4800U (27W) Powered Lenovo Yoga 14s Faster than Intel Core i7-9700K (100W+) Desktop CPUedit
Lenovo seems to be working on a new 14″ Yoga notebook powered by AMD’s Ryzen 4800U processor. It’ll be an ultrabook class laptop, but thanks to the Renoir APU powering it, it’ll trade blows with full-fledged desktop parts. A Lenovo manager from Beijing has shared the Cinebench R20 scores of the Yoga 14s, and it kicks ass. The Lenovo Yoga 14s features a Ryzen 7 4800U under the hood, running with a cTDP of 27W. It scores a whopping 3,573 points in the Cinebench R20 multi-core benchmark, complemented by a strong 483 points in the single-core test.
Publication: Hardware Times
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Beats the Intel Core i9-9900K in XCOM: Chimera Squad; Up to 30% Fasteredit
In an unexpected result, AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 manages to beat the Intel Core i9-9900K in XCOM: Chimera Squad by a hefty 30%. As per benchmarks conducted by ComputerBase, the Ryzen 3000 processors absolutely crush it in the latest XCOM game. At 1080p, the Ryzen 9 3900X nets an average of 195.6 FPS and 0.1% lows of 156.6 FPS. The Ryzen 5 3600 follows shortly behind with 191.8 FPS average and 153.5 FPS lows.
Publication: Hardware Times
Intel 14nm Processor Shortages Explained: How Ryzen Made it Worseedit
Although Intel’s 10nm node failure can be attributed to an overly aggressive policy or perhaps the death of Moore’s Law, the 14nm shortages are a different case altogether. Intel didn’t anticipate that AMD’s Ryzen CPUs would be as disruptive as they turned out to be. And they certainly didn’t expect that their 14nm offerings would fail to match up to the 3rd Gen Ryzen parts even after doubling the die size. In the end, this reminds me of the tale of “The Hare and the Tortoise“.
Publication: Hardware Times
AMD’s RDNA 2 GPU Along with a Samsung Exynos CPU to Power the Next-Gen Nintendo Switch?edit
One of the key driving factors behind AMD’s new RDNA graphics architecture was scalability. GPUs leveraging the new design are expected to power gaming devices all the way from handheld devices to high-end 4K gaming PCs. While the latter is something AMD has already done in the past, the former will be a foray into a new market segment, one that has been dominated by ARM chips since time immemorial. NVIDIA has had a bit of experience here with its Tegra GPUs, but they form a very small niche.
Publication: Hardware Times
Crazy 8.1 GHz Overclocked AMD CPU Still Can’t Beat Modern Ryzenedit
Well, this takes overclocking to a whole new level! The German Youtuber der8auer managed to overclock an old AMD FX-8350 to an extremely high clock speed of 8.1 GHz. Of course, that endeavor asked for a lot of cooling that you and I aren’t gonna go for. The results were quite interesting. Despite the crazy high clock speed, the experiment does however prove that modern CPU efficiency has come quite a ways.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Ryzen 3 3100, Ryzen 3 3300x Super Efficient CPUs Based On Zen2 Architecture Announced (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD’s Zen2 desktop CPU lineup has got two new additions — the AMD Ryzen 3100 and AMD Ryzen 3300x. Both CPUs offer a four-core, eight-thread design with support for PCIe Gen 4.0 with lower TDP compared to the competition. These CPUs are made for the entry-level market and they are also capable of handling gaming, as they offer higher boost clock speeds. These processors will be the go-to option for those, who want to build a gaming PC under Rs. 50,000 and here are the details.
Publication: Gizbot
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 manages to grab impressive Geekbench 5 scoresedit
Its been few days since the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 processor has been revealed but Tum Apisak has already found the CPU being tested in an MSI system on Geekbench 5. The entry-level chip performs significantly better scoring a single-core score of 1,095 points and 4,507 points in the multi-core test. The Ryzen 3 3100 feature 4 cores and 8 threads with 3.6 GHz base and 3.9 GHz boost clock speeds and 16 MB of L3 cache.
Publication: TechnoSports
NVIDIA & AMD books spare TSMC 7nm production lines for next-gen GPUsedit
TSMC’s advanced 7nm node is being used by world’s most popular tech companies these days. From Apple to AMD, these nodes are helping to power the modern age SoCs, GPUs and processors. While everyone is affected economically by the COVID-19 lockdown across the globe, Digitimes has reported that both Nvidia and AMD have helped to book out any space capacity on TSMC’s production lines.
Publication: TechnoSports
Dell & AMD working to bring laptops featuring Cezanne APUs & Navi23 iGPUsedit
The Red team is enjoying a chunk of market share in the desktop processor market as well as in the server market. With its Ryzen 4000 APUs, it has stormed the world with its incredible performance with its efficient 7nm node. So, AMD is again hitting hard against Intel with its price-to-performance ratio in the mobile processors as well. However, the supplies of the new Ryzen 4000 APUs are quite limited which is delaying laptops to hit the market at an extensive amount.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD’s new EPYC Processor delivers world’s fastest per-core performance (PROACTIVE)edit
Extending its offering in server chips, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) had announced three new 2nd Gen AMC EPYCTM processor. However, it was the per-core performance of its new processors – 7Fx2 – that drew attention from around the world. As per AMD, the 7Fx2 processor delivers the world’s fastest per-core performance. This comes after AMD disrupted the server chip market in 2019 by introducing EPYC, which gained new customers like Google and Twitter from Intel. However, Intel remains the primary supplier of server chips for Google and Twitter.
Publication: Analytics India Magazine
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AMD Ryzen 7 4800U (27W) Powered Lenovo Yoga 14s Faster than Intel Core i7-9700K (100W+) Desktop CPUedit
Lenovo seems to be working on a new 14″ Yoga notebook powered by AMD’s Ryzen 4800U processor. It’ll be an ultrabook class laptop, but thanks to the Renoir APU powering it, it’ll trade blows with full-fledged desktop parts. A Lenovo manager from Beijing has shared the Cinebench R20 scores of the Yoga 14s, and it kicks ass. The Lenovo Yoga 14s features a Ryzen 7 4800U under the hood, running with a cTDP of 27W. It scores a whopping 3,573 points in the Cinebench R20 multi-core benchmark, complemented by a strong 483 points in the single-core test.
Publication: Hardware Times
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Beats the Intel Core i9-9900K in XCOM: Chimera Squad; Up to 30% Fasteredit
In an unexpected result, AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 manages to beat the Intel Core i9-9900K in XCOM: Chimera Squad by a hefty 30%. As per benchmarks conducted by ComputerBase, the Ryzen 3000 processors absolutely crush it in the latest XCOM game. At 1080p, the Ryzen 9 3900X nets an average of 195.6 FPS and 0.1% lows of 156.6 FPS. The Ryzen 5 3600 follows shortly behind with 191.8 FPS average and 153.5 FPS lows.
Publication: Hardware Times
Intel 14nm Processor Shortages Explained: How Ryzen Made it Worseedit
Although Intel’s 10nm node failure can be attributed to an overly aggressive policy or perhaps the death of Moore’s Law, the 14nm shortages are a different case altogether. Intel didn’t anticipate that AMD’s Ryzen CPUs would be as disruptive as they turned out to be. And they certainly didn’t expect that their 14nm offerings would fail to match up to the 3rd Gen Ryzen parts even after doubling the die size. In the end, this reminds me of the tale of “The Hare and the Tortoise“.
Publication: Hardware Times
RTX Voice uses your Nvidia graphics card’s AI to cancel out ambient noise in your voice chatedit
While most of us usually find Nvidia’s topic to pinch the gaming community’s interest, the RTX Voice is actually for a wider audience. That mesmerising Ray Tracing tech and life-like lighting can take a backseat for now. RTX Voice, which may sound like something that’ll let you steal David Attenborough’s voiceover career, is actually for silencing the clickity-clack of keyboards and the crying babies, the angry parents and the whispering spouses. It’s in Beta right now and can be downloaded from their website.
Publication: Stuff
NVIDIA Announces GTC 2020 Keynote with CEO Jensen Huang Set for May 14edit
NVIDIA will release its GTC 2020 keynote address, featuring founder and CEO Jensen Huang, on YouTube on May 14, at 6 a.m. Pacific time. Huang will highlight the company’s latest innovations in AI, high performance computing, data science, autonomous machines, healthcare and graphics during the recorded keynote. Participants will be able to view the keynote on demand at www.youtube.com/nvidia.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 manages to grab impressive Geekbench 5 scoresedit
Its been few days since the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 processor has been revealed but Tum Apisak has already found the CPU being tested in an MSI system on Geekbench 5. The entry-level chip performs significantly better scoring a single-core score of 1,095 points and 4,507 points in the multi-core test. The Ryzen 3 3100 feature 4 cores and 8 threads with 3.6 GHz base and 3.9 GHz boost clock speeds and 16 MB of L3 cache.
Publication: TechnoSports
Apple aims to sell Macs with its own chips starting in 2021edit
Apple Inc is planning to start selling Mac computers with its own main processors by next year, relying on designs that helped popularize the iPhone and iPad, according to people familiar with the matter. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is working on three of its own Mac processors, known as systems-on-a-chip, based on the A14 processor in the next iPhone. The first of these will be much faster than the processors in the iPhone and iPad, the people said.
Publication: The Indian Express
Intel withdraws 2020 forecast on uncertaintyedit
Though it gave an optimistic second-quarter sales target, Intel’s profit outlook fell short of estimates, sparking concerns that a spending slowdown will drag on business for the rest of 2020.
Publication: The Times of India
NVIDIA & AMD books spare TSMC 7nm production lines for next-gen GPUsedit
TSMC’s advanced 7nm node is being used by world’s most popular tech companies these days. From Apple to AMD, these nodes are helping to power the modern age SoCs, GPUs and processors. While everyone is affected economically by the COVID-19 lockdown across the globe, Digitimes has reported that both Nvidia and AMD have helped to book out any space capacity on TSMC’s production lines.
Publication: TechnoSports
Dell & AMD working to bring laptops featuring Cezanne APUs & Navi23 iGPUsedit
The Red team is enjoying a chunk of market share in the desktop processor market as well as in the server market. With its Ryzen 4000 APUs, it has stormed the world with its incredible performance with its efficient 7nm node. So, AMD is again hitting hard against Intel with its price-to-performance ratio in the mobile processors as well. However, the supplies of the new Ryzen 4000 APUs are quite limited which is delaying laptops to hit the market at an extensive amount.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD’s new EPYC Processor delivers world’s fastest per-core performance (PROACTIVE)edit
Extending its offering in server chips, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) had announced three new 2nd Gen AMC EPYCTM processor. However, it was the per-core performance of its new processors – 7Fx2 – that drew attention from around the world. As per AMD, the 7Fx2 processor delivers the world’s fastest per-core performance. This comes after AMD disrupted the server chip market in 2019 by introducing EPYC, which gained new customers like Google and Twitter from Intel. However, Intel remains the primary supplier of server chips for Google and Twitter.
Publication: Analytics India Magazine
Apple Moving on to Greener Pastures for their Mac Lineup of Devices; Will Use A14 Processoredit
As previously rumored, Apple is indeed making the switch from Intel Corp. to its in-house venture. Recent reports confirm that Apple Macbooks will run on a 12-core 5nm SoC in the form of the A14. The last time that Apple made a major switch was back in 2008 when Nvidia GPUs had a major failure rate with its chips. But that was just a move between manufacturers, not a complete architectural change.
Publication: TechQuila
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AMD Ryzen 7 4800U (27W) Powered Lenovo Yoga 14s Faster than Intel Core i7-9700K (100W+) Desktop CPUedit
Lenovo seems to be working on a new 14″ Yoga notebook powered by AMD’s Ryzen 4800U processor. It’ll be an ultrabook class laptop, but thanks to the Renoir APU powering it, it’ll trade blows with full-fledged desktop parts. A Lenovo manager from Beijing has shared the Cinebench R20 scores of the Yoga 14s, and it kicks ass. The Lenovo Yoga 14s features a Ryzen 7 4800U under the hood, running with a cTDP of 27W. It scores a whopping 3,573 points in the Cinebench R20 multi-core benchmark, complemented by a strong 483 points in the single-core test.
Publication: Hardware Times
AMD’s RDNA 2 GPU Along with a Samsung Exynos CPU to Power the Next-Gen Nintendo Switch?edit
One of the key driving factors behind AMD’s new RDNA graphics architecture was scalability. GPUs leveraging the new design are expected to power gaming devices all the way from handheld devices to high-end 4K gaming PCs. While the latter is something AMD has already done in the past, the former will be a foray into a new market segment, one that has been dominated by ARM chips since time immemorial. NVIDIA has had a bit of experience here with its Tegra GPUs, but they form a very small niche.
Publication: Hardware Times
Crazy 8.1 GHz Overclocked AMD CPU Still Can’t Beat Modern Ryzenedit
Well, this takes overclocking to a whole new level! The German Youtuber der8auer managed to overclock an old AMD FX-8350 to an extremely high clock speed of 8.1 GHz. Of course, that endeavor asked for a lot of cooling that you and I aren’t gonna go for. The results were quite interesting. Despite the crazy high clock speed, the experiment does however prove that modern CPU efficiency has come quite a ways.
Publication: TechQuila
PC makers expect surge in demand for laptops post lockdownedit
PC makers expect demand for laptops to rise even after the covid-19 lockdowns are lifted as they anticipate the work-from-home culture to last for at least a short-term. Besides, the companies will now focus more on the online channels, since offline retail will take time to return to normalcy. Arnold Su, Business Head, Consumer and Gaming PC, System Business Group, Asus India, said that while demand from enterprises will rise due to work from home needs, consumer demand could also increase for “study from home” needs.
Publication: Livemint
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 manages to grab impressive Geekbench 5 scoresedit
Its been few days since the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 processor has been revealed but Tum Apisak has already found the CPU being tested in an MSI system on Geekbench 5. The entry-level chip performs significantly better scoring a single-core score of 1,095 points and 4,507 points in the multi-core test. The Ryzen 3 3100 feature 4 cores and 8 threads with 3.6 GHz base and 3.9 GHz boost clock speeds and 16 MB of L3 cache.
Publication: TechnoSports
Google Stadia Witnesses Hike In User Base After Making Premium Access Freeedit
Google recently announced two months of free access to its premium cloud-based game streaming service – Stadia. Now, a new report surfaced on the web claims that the game streaming platform has witnessed a surge in users. The step was taken by the tech giant to encourage people to stay at home during the coronavirus breakout.
Publication: Gizbot
Here’s why 47,000 Microsoft developers are generating 30,000 bugs a monthedit
At Microsoft, 47,000 developers are generating nearly 30,000 bugs a month and these vulnerabilities get stored across over 100 AzureDevOps and GitHub repositories to quickly spot critical bugs and stay ahead of the hackers. According to Scott Christiansen, a senior security programme manager at Microsoft, large volumes of semi-curated data are perfect for machine learning.
Publication: Hindustan Times
Coronoavirus lockdown: HP sets up free helpdesk support for PC Usersedit
Laptop and PC brand HP has set up a free helpdesk support for PC users across brands to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) and individuals adapt to their new work from home requirements. Available for a limited period of time, the new service is aimed to resolve the IT-related challenges faced by users working from home due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Publication: The Times of India
Apple aims to sell Macs with its own chips starting in 2021edit
Apple Inc is planning to start selling Mac computers with its own main processors by next year, relying on designs that helped popularize the iPhone and iPad, according to people familiar with the matter. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is working on three of its own Mac processors, known as systems-on-a-chip, based on the A14 processor in the next iPhone. The first of these will be much faster than the processors in the iPhone and iPad, the people said.
Publication: The Indian Express
Work-from-home opens many new doors for cyber criminalsedit
Over the last month, major cybersecurity firms, tech giants like Google and Microsoft, and government law enforcement agencies like the FBI have all sounded the alarm on the massive spike in cyber attacks across the globe amid the coronavirus pandemic. With most of the world working from home, and remote working platforms gaining unprecedented traction, the sudden increase in malicious attacks is no surprise, say cybersecurity firms.
Publication: The Times of India
Big tech companies to highlight pandemic efforts in quarterly resultsedit
Big Tech firms set to report quarterly results in the coming days are facing the challenge of spotlighting their roles battling the coronavirus pandemic without seeming as though they are cashing in on upheaval from the health crisis. The normal talk on profits and revenue projections are likely to be replaced by discussions on how the world’s most powerful companies are helping research for a COVID-19 treatment, protecting workers and easing the pains of locked-down consumers.
Publication: Mint
Dell & AMD working to bring laptops featuring Cezanne APUs & Navi23 iGPUsedit
The Red team is enjoying a chunk of market share in the desktop processor market as well as in the server market. With its Ryzen 4000 APUs, it has stormed the world with its incredible performance with its efficient 7nm node. So, AMD is again hitting hard against Intel with its price-to-performance ratio in the mobile processors as well. However, the supplies of the new Ryzen 4000 APUs are quite limited which is delaying laptops to hit the market at an extensive amount.
Publication: TechnoSports
Apple Moving on to Greener Pastures for their Mac Lineup of Devices; Will Use A14 Processoredit
As previously rumored, Apple is indeed making the switch from Intel Corp. to its in-house venture. Recent reports confirm that Apple Macbooks will run on a 12-core 5nm SoC in the form of the A14. The last time that Apple made a major switch was back in 2008 when Nvidia GPUs had a major failure rate with its chips. But that was just a move between manufacturers, not a complete architectural change.
Publication: TechQuila
Industry news
Techsplained: What is virtual reality and how does it workedit
Coronavirus has certainly put the spotlight on video-calling apps and services. As per a report from research firm Kalagato, Houseparty and Zoom have seen a meteoric rise in downloads and daily active users, it is also bringing another technology in vogue. The long-forgotten world of virtual reality is gaining pace. However, it will still be months before the world sees some real innovation, probably years.
Publication: Financial Express
PC makers expect surge in demand for laptops post lockdownedit
PC makers expect demand for laptops to rise even after the covid-19 lockdowns are lifted as they anticipate the work-from-home culture to last for at least a short-term. Besides, the companies will now focus more on the online channels, since offline retail will take time to return to normalcy. Arnold Su, Business Head, Consumer and Gaming PC, System Business Group, Asus India, said that while demand from enterprises will rise due to work from home needs, consumer demand could also increase for “study from home” needs.
Publication: Livemint
RTX Voice uses your Nvidia graphics card’s AI to cancel out ambient noise in your voice chatedit
While most of us usually find Nvidia’s topic to pinch the gaming community’s interest, the RTX Voice is actually for a wider audience. That mesmerising Ray Tracing tech and life-like lighting can take a backseat for now. RTX Voice, which may sound like something that’ll let you steal David Attenborough’s voiceover career, is actually for silencing the clickity-clack of keyboards and the crying babies, the angry parents and the whispering spouses. It’s in Beta right now and can be downloaded from their website.
Publication: Stuff
NVIDIA Announces GTC 2020 Keynote with CEO Jensen Huang Set for May 14edit
NVIDIA will release its GTC 2020 keynote address, featuring founder and CEO Jensen Huang, on YouTube on May 14, at 6 a.m. Pacific time. Huang will highlight the company’s latest innovations in AI, high performance computing, data science, autonomous machines, healthcare and graphics during the recorded keynote. Participants will be able to view the keynote on demand at www.youtube.com/nvidia.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Ryzen 3 3100, Ryzen 3 3300x Super Efficient CPUs Based On Zen2 Architecture Announced (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD’s Zen2 desktop CPU lineup has got two new additions — the AMD Ryzen 3100 and AMD Ryzen 3300x. Both CPUs offer a four-core, eight-thread design with support for PCIe Gen 4.0 with lower TDP compared to the competition. These CPUs are made for the entry-level market and they are also capable of handling gaming, as they offer higher boost clock speeds. These processors will be the go-to option for those, who want to build a gaming PC under Rs. 50,000 and here are the details.
Publication: Gizbot
Google Stadia Witnesses Hike In User Base After Making Premium Access Freeedit
Google recently announced two months of free access to its premium cloud-based game streaming service – Stadia. Now, a new report surfaced on the web claims that the game streaming platform has witnessed a surge in users. The step was taken by the tech giant to encourage people to stay at home during the coronavirus breakout.
Publication: Gizbot
Here’s why 47,000 Microsoft developers are generating 30,000 bugs a monthedit
At Microsoft, 47,000 developers are generating nearly 30,000 bugs a month and these vulnerabilities get stored across over 100 AzureDevOps and GitHub repositories to quickly spot critical bugs and stay ahead of the hackers. According to Scott Christiansen, a senior security programme manager at Microsoft, large volumes of semi-curated data are perfect for machine learning.
Publication: Hindustan Times
Coronoavirus lockdown: HP sets up free helpdesk support for PC Usersedit
Laptop and PC brand HP has set up a free helpdesk support for PC users across brands to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) and individuals adapt to their new work from home requirements. Available for a limited period of time, the new service is aimed to resolve the IT-related challenges faced by users working from home due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Publication: The Times of India
Work-from-home opens many new doors for cyber criminalsedit
Over the last month, major cybersecurity firms, tech giants like Google and Microsoft, and government law enforcement agencies like the FBI have all sounded the alarm on the massive spike in cyber attacks across the globe amid the coronavirus pandemic. With most of the world working from home, and remote working platforms gaining unprecedented traction, the sudden increase in malicious attacks is no surprise, say cybersecurity firms.
Publication: The Times of India
Intel withdraws 2020 forecast on uncertaintyedit
Though it gave an optimistic second-quarter sales target, Intel’s profit outlook fell short of estimates, sparking concerns that a spending slowdown will drag on business for the rest of 2020.
Publication: The Times of India
Big tech companies to highlight pandemic efforts in quarterly resultsedit
Big Tech firms set to report quarterly results in the coming days are facing the challenge of spotlighting their roles battling the coronavirus pandemic without seeming as though they are cashing in on upheaval from the health crisis. The normal talk on profits and revenue projections are likely to be replaced by discussions on how the world’s most powerful companies are helping research for a COVID-19 treatment, protecting workers and easing the pains of locked-down consumers.
Publication: Mint
Artificial Intelligence enhancing Customer Experienceedit
Imagine walking into a room of strangers, friends and family, expressing your intent to start an exciting new initiative and asking them for an investment. The strangers will likely ask you questions and make an investment if they see a benefit. Friends on the other hand feel happy for you knowing how hard you worked for it and may proceed to make an investment if there is mutual benefit or because you’re a loyal friend.
Publication: ET Brand Equity
NVIDIA & AMD books spare TSMC 7nm production lines for next-gen GPUsedit
TSMC’s advanced 7nm node is being used by world’s most popular tech companies these days. From Apple to AMD, these nodes are helping to power the modern age SoCs, GPUs and processors. While everyone is affected economically by the COVID-19 lockdown across the globe, Digitimes has reported that both Nvidia and AMD have helped to book out any space capacity on TSMC’s production lines.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD’s new EPYC Processor delivers world’s fastest per-core performance (PROACTIVE)edit
Extending its offering in server chips, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) had announced three new 2nd Gen AMC EPYCTM processor. However, it was the per-core performance of its new processors – 7Fx2 – that drew attention from around the world. As per AMD, the 7Fx2 processor delivers the world’s fastest per-core performance. This comes after AMD disrupted the server chip market in 2019 by introducing EPYC, which gained new customers like Google and Twitter from Intel. However, Intel remains the primary supplier of server chips for Google and Twitter.
Publication: Analytics India Magazine
Apple Moving on to Greener Pastures for their Mac Lineup of Devices; Will Use A14 Processoredit
As previously rumored, Apple is indeed making the switch from Intel Corp. to its in-house venture. Recent reports confirm that Apple Macbooks will run on a 12-core 5nm SoC in the form of the A14. The last time that Apple made a major switch was back in 2008 when Nvidia GPUs had a major failure rate with its chips. But that was just a move between manufacturers, not a complete architectural change.
Publication: TechQuila
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