IBM voices its cancer success
Published in AI
Friday, 21 September 2018 10:41

IBM voices its cancer success


Winning battles not the war

The CEO of IBM, Ginni Rometty, has hit back on claims that IBM tech was not as successful at fighting cancer as it would like.

Qualcomm Snapdragon PC is not an overclocked 855
Published in Mobiles


Brand new chip with bigger GPU

There is a lot of right and wrong information floating around the web about the successor to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 850 and we wanted to set things straight in the face of misleading information. To our knowledge, the new always connected PC chip may not end up branded the SCX8180, but something simpler. And, secondly,  it is not a faster 855 overlocked, it is a brand new chip.

Samsung S10 codenames and SKUs emerge
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 19 September 2018 09:07

Samsung S10 codenames and SKUs emerge


5G, Qualcomm and Exynos mix

The chaps at XDA developers have got their hands on a Galaxy S9+ Android 9.0 / Pie ROM and found proof and the codenames for existing and future Galaxy S10 phones.

Ryff aims to change product placement
Published in Cloud
Sunday, 16 September 2018 15:28

Ryff aims to change product placement


Unreal Engine for render in videos

There is a new company called the Ryff and a few industry veterans dared to change the product placing market introducing a realistic rendering. Instead of remaking the video for every single market or target audience, they decided to use 3D rendering to replace the existing objects in the video.

IIT-B and IBM team up on AI research
Published in AI
Thursday, 13 September 2018 11:18

IIT-B and IBM team up on AI research


IBM’s Artificial Intelligence Horizons Network now comprises eight top universities

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) and IBM Research have announced a multi-year collaboration on research in artificial intelligence.

Apple A12 bionic 7nm detailed
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 21:38

Apple A12 bionic 7nm detailed


6-core CPU 4-core GPU and a lot of AI

Apple’s A12 Bionic is the name of the most important chip inside the iPhone Xs and Xs Max and Xr detailed here. Make no mistake, this is the first to ship 7nm but not the first to sample or be announced, it is actually the third. As believers in the Apple religion don’t care about features unless they have it in their beloved iPhones, they don’t care about the rest of the world.

Apple confirms eSIM for iPhone X
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 20:42

Apple confirms eSIM for iPhone X


Intel-powered Gigabit LTE dual SIM in China

Phil Schiller just talked about iPhone Xs and Xs Max, (Nike MAX anyone) and confirmed that there is an eSIM solution for the S 2018 refresh of iPhones.

Apple A12 Bionic chip is third 7nm for phones
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 20:19

Apple A12 Bionic chip is third 7nm for phones


Announced, but first to ship

Let's get one thing straight right from the start. Apple's iPhone Xs next generation A12 Bionic SoC has been claimed by Apple’s Phil Schiller to be the first on the market. Well, it is the third, as Qualcomm and Huawei have already announced that they sampled or in production of their 7nm Phone SoCs.

Vivo shows 5G version of NEX S
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 14:23

Vivo shows 5G version of NEX S


Joins Oppo, Xiaomi, Moto 5G cover

It looks like China based smartphone manufacturers are taking 5G very seriously. In  recent weeks, Oppo and Xiaomi showed their versions of high-end phones running 5G NR and now Vivo has done the same.

First 3GPP-compliant 5G NR mmWave OTA call happened
Published in Mobiles


Qualcomm and Ericsson to blame

The 5G NR standard defined by 3GPP Rel-15 spec has made a giant leap forward. Qualcomm and Ericsson managed to successfully conduct the first 3GPP compliant 5G NR mmWave over the air call with a Mobile Form Factor Device. Try squeeze all that all in a headline.