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					Saturday, 04 March 2017 16:46				
							
			  			  
			  
			  
			  			  
			  Xiaomi Pinecone SoC is called Surge S1
Mainstreamish
After years of whispers, Xiaomi finally announced its processor codenamed Pinecone and decided to call it the Surge S1. After Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi also goes for an in-house processor, but it is positioning itself it to the mainstream market. The first phone to get it is the Xiaomi 5c.
				    
				  
				  					
					
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					Wednesday, 22 February 2017 12:02				
							
			  			  
			  
			  
			  			  
			  Xiaomi to release its own chip next week
Pinecone ready
Xiaomi has sent out invitations for the product launch for its in-house developed Pinecone CPUs and  entry-level to mid-range smartphones.
				    
				  
				  					
					
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					Monday, 20 February 2017 09:18				
							
			  			  
			  
			  
			  			  
			  MediaTek’s Helio X30 10nm suffers lower demand
Key customers were not interested
MediaTek is planning a Helio X30 in 10nm later this year but news from Taiwan indicates that some key customers didn’t order the new flagship 10 core chip.