Samsung fires up 2nm Exynos 2600 for Galaxy S26
Yields creep up to 50 per cent
Samsung has finally pulled the trigger on mass production of the Exynos 2600, its first 2nm GAA SoC built on the SF2 process.
Qualcomm sticks with TSMC’s 2nm N2P for next two Snapdragon Elites
Chipzilla rival braces for soaring wafer prices
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 was its last flagship built on the 3nm process. Now the San Diego mob is tipped to move to TSMC’s shiny new 2nm node, but not the bog-standard N2 flavour.
Amazon Fire TV to dump Android for Linux in 2025
Bezos’s empire fancies more cash from your telly habits
Amazon is preparing to ditch Android on its Fire TV gadgets and shove in a home-grown Linux-based system codenamed Vega OS.
Apple’s iPhone factory still a labour horror show
Foxconn accused of dodgy contracts, wage delays and discrimination
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is once again facing awkward questions about the way its prized iPhones are churned out in China by its besties Foxconn.
Apple’s C1X modem trades speed for mediocrity
First in-house 5G chip behind the curve
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, and its Tame Apple Press, made a big song and dance about its shiny new C1X modem in the iPhone Air, but the reality is less impressive.