AnTuTu’s March charts show Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 beating the Dimensity 9300

The AnTuTu benchmark puts out monthly charts showing us which chipsets scored highest, and today the one for March is out. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 beat the Dimensity 9300 to take the AnTuTu crown for March 2024, but there are plenty of caveats. First off, these numbers are only tallied for device versions that […]

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TSMC keeps beating Samsung in the foundry market, grows share

Samsung has long had its sights on cutting TSMC’s lead in the global foundry market. TSMC has been in a commanding position for years and keeps growing its share, leaving Samsung far behind. The latest figures paint a similar picture. Not only did TSMC manage to grow its market share in the fourth quarter of […]

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Galaxy S24 sales surpass 1 million mark in South Korea, beating Galaxy S8

The Galaxy S24 series has received tremendous response since its launch last month. Samsung’s new flagship smartphone series broke pre-order records in several countries, including India and South Korea. Samsung has revealed that the Galaxy S24 series sales have crossed 1 million in its home country in record time. Galaxy S24 sales cross 1 million […]

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Samsung’s laser-focused on beating TSMC in advanced chipmaking

Taiwan-based TSMC is the leading contract chip manufacturer in the world. It takes up a major chunk of the very lucrative chipmaking market. Samsung has been trying hard to catch up to its rival but has been finding it difficult, particularly with TSMC’s lead on the 3nm process. Samsung is now laser-focused on beating TSMC […]

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New AI pinpoints your exact location from one photo with 92% Street View accuracy — beating a pro GeoGuessr player

What you need to know Graduate Students from Stanford University have developed an AI-powered app that can determine your exact location based on its Google Street View. The tool promises 92% accuracy, narrowing down the location to 25 kilometers from the exact location in over 40% of its guesses. While running benchmarks, the app beat […]

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Huawei is beating America’s chip ban with state investment fund’s help

America’s chip ban on Huawei has left the company unable to source advance chipsets, but it’s working hard to find a way around these sanctions. It has already come up with a custom 7nm 5G-enabled chipset, thereby eliminating concerns that Huawei may no longer be able to make 5G phones after the ban. A state […]

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Galaxy Z Flip 5 takes a beating in durability test, looks tougher than Z Flip 4

There are always discussions about the durability of foldable phones. While such questions are legitimate, smartphone companies, such as Samsung, have been making efforts to make foldable phones more durable with each passing year. Samsung’s latest foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip 5, recently went through the durability test by famous YouTuber JerryRigEverything, and the […]

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This Intel chip just broke the Cinebench R23 world record, beating out an AMD Threadripper

What you need to know The Intel Xeon W9-3495X processor recently broke the Cinebench R23 world record. The top spot was previously held by the AMD Threadripper 5995WX. The Xeon W9-3495X earned the highest Cinebench R23 score to date even though it features fewer cores and threads than the previous record holder. Intel just set […]

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Surface revenue went up 2%, beating expectations, while Windows OEM took a huge hit

What you need to know Microsoft reported $13.33 billion in revenue for its More Personal Computing division. Surface and devices were up 2%, beating expectations. Windows OEM revenue, however, was down 15%, which was more than forecasted. Search, and news advertising grew 16%, which is in line with its outlook. Microsoft is reporting its FY23 […]

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Samsung’s refurbished phones are beating Apple iPhones globally

The global refurbished smartphone market spiked in popularity and beat expectations in 2021, with market analysts posting a 15% growth Year-on-Year. Apple maintained the lead as the largest used mobile device vendor, and Samsung followed in 2nd place but narrowed the gap with its rival. Refurbished smartphones are a part of the same circular economy […]

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Edge takes silver medal in desktop market race, beating out Safari

Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central Microsoft Edge has passed Safari and is now the second most used desktop browser. According to StatCounter, 9.65% of desktop users now use Edge, which is an uptick from the browser’s 9.61% share in February 2022. Safari’s market share fell from 9.77% to 9.57% in the same timeframe, allowing […]

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Report: Microsoft is leading on climate pledges, beating Apple, Google

A wide-ranging report examining climate pledges of 55 of the world’s biggest companies have put Microsoft right at the top, beating out tech rivals like Amazon, Google, and even EV pioneer Tesla, which surprisingly scored far lower marks. The report from As You Sow grades the world’s biggest companies by market cap on a range […]

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