Qualcomm drags itself back into the data centre racket
Once more into the breach
Qualcomm has decided it wants another crack at the data centre business, this time hoping Nvidia’s AI-laced coat-tails will carry it past previous failures.
MSI’s AI server lineup gets serious upgrade
Built on NVIDIA’s MGX and DGX Station architectures
MSI has tipped up to Comptex 2025 flaunting its latest AI server arsenal built on Nvidia's MGX and DGX Station architectures.
Nvidia opens up NVLink, but not for Chipzilla or AMD
Qualcomm, Fujitsu and pals get cosy while rivals stew
Nvidia strutted into Computex 2025 in Taipei unveiling its NVLink Fusion scheme and handing out interconnect invites to everyone except AMD, Broadcom, and Troubled Chipzilla.
Qualcomm listing sparks Xbox on Arm rumours
Next-gen Xbox won’t dump AMD for Snapdragon just yet
Speculation's swirling after a Qualcomm job listing hinted that Xbox might be dabbling with Snapdragon silicon. But insiders reckon you can stop panicking about your game library just yet, the next-gen Xbox isn't going Arm-native.
Qualcomm caught in Samsung’s yield gamble yet again
Forced deal with Korean foundry as TSMC loyalty wobbles
Qualcomm normally tries to split chip production between Samsung and TSMC but always ends up relying on TSMC because Samsung cannot fix its yield problems. This year might be different for better or worse.
Nvidia and MediaTek plot Arm-based PC coup
New chip could rattle Qualcomm, Chipzilla and AMD at Computex
Nvidia and MediaTek are teaming up to launch an Arm-based chip for AI-ready Windows PCs. The official reveal is set for Computex 2025.
Microsoft stuffs Windows 11 with AI
Windows 11 getting more AI tools than you can poke a stick at
The Software King of the World, Microsoft is flooding Windows 11 with new AI tools but only Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X chips can run them, with Intel and AMD hardware coming later.
Qualcomm outshines in Q2
Markets smell trouble ahead
Qualcomm blew past the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street’s expectations with a $10.9 billion revenue haul for its second fiscal quarter ending March 2025, a 17 per cent rise. Adjusted earnings per share sat at $2.85, comfortably above consensus.
Samsung to cripple Galaxy Z Flip 7 with Exynos 2500 gamble
Low yields, high hopes, and no Snapdragon 8 Elite
Samsung’s cost-cutting obsession has apparently reached new heights, as the outfit's mobile division is rumoured to be ditching Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite in favour of its own Exynos 2500 for the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 7.
Qualcomm fast-tracks Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 to ambush Apple
5GHz mobile spoiler alert
The Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 looks set to gatecrash the iPhone 17’s launch with a reveal as early as September.
