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Chip Nanometer Technology explained, and why the smaller the better

You may have spotted the term nanometer or 'nm' when reading about a chipset or going through a smartphone's specifications. But what is its significance? Does it really matter? Let's check out.

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Meet The Chip Man: is this the future for all of us?

A man who is 37 years old has put 32 chips under his skin to make payments by simply touching the contactless reader. The man calls himself a “biohacker”, and explains why he decided to embrace what may be the future for the next generation.

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Samsung 5G chip for cars lands amid massive global automotive chip shortage

Samsung, amid the massive worldwide chip shortage, has unveiled three new 5G-enabled chips for cars, namely Exynos Auto T5123, Auto V7, and S2VPS01.

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Huawei could be left without display and smartphone chip suppliers very soon

Huawei could soon face new problems as the changes in the US ban would now cut off some of its display suppliers

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Pocketnow Daily: The Huawei Mate 30 Pro looks DIFFERENT! (video)

On today's Pocketnow Daily, we talk about the possible leaked design of the Huawei Mate 30 Pro, how Huawei's ban is affecting Samsung and more

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iPhone XI camera changes, Samsung statement on broken Galaxy Fold & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the changes in the camera of the new iPhone XI, Samsung's statement on Broken Galaxy Fold & more

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You won’t believe how cheap the world’s smallest AI chip is

A team of Taiwan researchers and an integrated circuit design house have developed Mipy, the world's smallest and cheapest AI chip.

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TSMC hit by computer virus, Q3 revenue to take a 3% hit

TSMC has announced that the company was hit by a computer virus, generating delays in production and shipping, as well as a possible 3% Q3 revenue loss.

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Qualcomm fully details impressive Snapdragon 710 SoC for affordable ‘high-tier’ phones

The first Android smartphones powered by Qualcomm's hot new Snapdragon 710 processor will apparently be released by the end of the quarter, possibly supporting various "premium" technologies at an affordable price point.

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Even after losing Qualcomm, Broadcom went ahead with its now-completed US redomiciliation

President Trump's recent blocking of Broadcom's proposed Qualcomm takeover on national security grounds hasn't stopped the company from changing its legal domicile back to the US.

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Qualcomm inches closer to NXP acquisition with revised $44 billion offer

Qualcomm may well kill two birds with one stone by offering NXP more cash for a long-in-the-making acquisition, also keeping potential buyer Broadcom at bay.

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