Qualcomm: Snapdragon is productive and efficient, coming to «PCs of all form factors», including desktops
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon spoke at Computex Taipei and detailed the company’s achievements in artificial intelligence with Snapdragon X Elite and CoPilot+. Another important announcement was that Qualcomm chips will appear on desktop computers.
The world’s first microcomputer Q1 was put up for auction at $32 thousand.
Heritage Auctions has put up for sale a Q1 computer. This device is considered the world’s first microcomputer. Interestingly, it was accidentally found by janitors at Kingston University in London in boxes for storing various old junk. They also found a later version of the computer and a printer.
Mac Studio and Mac Pro will switch to the M4 chip no earlier than mid-2025, giving way to the new iPad Pro in single-core performance
Apple does not plan to update its Mac Studio and Mac Pro computers to M4 chips until at least the middle of next year. Mark Gurman of Bloomberg wrote about this in his new Power On digest. So, both computers will be offered with the M2 generation of processors this year, while most other systems will offer newer and more powerful components (except…
Intel introduces Thunderbolt Share — an application for easily sharing files and peripherals across multiple PCs
Intel has introduced Thunderbolt Share, a program that allows you to share screens, keyboards, mice, and files across multiple computers. The software uses Thunderbolt technology for fast connections.
Computer with a coffee machine — no need to take a break from the game to roast beans and make coffee
On the YouTube channel Nerdforge showed a fully functional desktop computer with a coffee maker, coffee grinder, and bean roaster. The PC owner will be able to get fresh coffee with milk without getting up from the table — the device will roast, grind, and prepare the drink very quickly.
Apple is likely to skip the Mac Mini with the M3 chip and immediately release a model with the M4 chip at the end of 2024
Apple is likely to refuse to release a version of the Mac mini with an M3 chip in favor of a more substantial update that will receive M4 chips and be released by the end of the year. Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reports.
MacBook Pro and iMac will be the first to switch to Apple’s M4 series chips, they will appear at the end of 2024 – Mark Gurman
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that the first Apple Macs with M4 series chips will be released later this year, with additional models to follow next year. In his Power On newsletter, Gurman shared a specific roadmap that describes the sequence of these new Macs.
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