Intel may have the first 16-core laptop CPU
According to a freshly leaked benchmark, Intel may be about to set new standards in high-end gaming laptop performance. The upcoming Intel Core i9-12900HX mobility chip has been benchmarked and returned fantastic results.
Although it looks like the Core i9-12900HX may swiftly become the best processor found in laptops, this kind of power doesn’t come without a potential downside — the laptop’s battery life.
The processor, spotted in the Geekbench database, will certainly mark a first for Intel once it’s released. It will be the first 16-core, 24-thread Intel laptop CPU on the market. Considering that this is an Alder Lake processor, it will feature the usual hybrid architecture, translating to eight performance cores and eight efficiency cores. The base clock was rated at 2.49GHz, with the boost clock going as high as 4.88GHz, which means that the CPU may be able to hit 5.0GHz.
The Intel Core i9-12900HX was found inside the upcoming Lenovo 82TD laptop and accompanied by an equally powerful graphics card, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, in its laptop form, as well as 32GB RAM. The HX-series also comes with an integrated graphics card of its own, and this particular model has 32 Xe-LP GPU cores. Realistically, no one is ever going to use those, as a high-end processor is unlikely to find itself in a setup without a discrete GPU.
The upcoming Core i9-12900HX is an upgrade over its closest cousin, the Core i9-12900HK, which comes with 14 cores and 20 threads. This chip will likely end up at the top of Intel’s laptop lineup, and the benchmark results are here to confirm that. It scored 1,921 in single-core and 15,974 in multi-core tests. How does that match up against similar chips?
This CPU manages to beat every single processor in the multi-core benchmark, leaving AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX far behind with a score of just 10,151. It also outperforms the Core i9-12900H by a smaller margin, although it loses to the Core i9-12900H in single-core tasks by a very small margin. However, once more benchmarks are out, these results may still change.
From Digital Trends
Redmi Note 11S 5G passes through the FCC, it’s a Poco M4 Pro 5G rebrand
The upcoming Redmi Note 11S 5G got certified by the FCC. In case you’re thinking “wait, there already is a Redmi Note 11S”, you’re right – but that “5G” suffix is important and basically makes this one a different phone.
We’ve already heard once that Redmi was working on expanding its 5G lineup with the Note 11S 5G, and now this is confirmed. Furthermore, the certification has confirmed that the Redmi Note 11S 5G is nothing but a rebranded Poco M4 Pro 5G.
Hence, the new model will have the same 6.6″ 1080×2400 90 Hz LCD screen, the MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC at the helm, a 50 MP main camera flanked by an 8 MP ultrawide, a 16 MP selfie snapper, and a 5,000 mAh battery with 33W fast charging support. The Redmi will be offered in the following RAM/storage combos: 4/64GB, 4/128GB, 6/64GB, and 6/128GB.
It’s only a matter of time before the Redmi Note 11S 5G becomes official. While you wait for that, why not read our in-depth review of the Poco M4 Pro 5G? It will give you a very accurate idea of what to expect, as it is after all the same phone by a different name.
From Gsmarena
Redmi 10C leaks on its way to global markets
On March 17, the Redmi 10 is launching in India – or rather, we should say, the Redmi 10 (2022). But according to a new rumor surfacing today, the Xiaomi sub-brand is also busy working on a very similar device that it will soon bring to other global markets.
It will allegedly be called Redmi 10C, and outside of India this is said to sport an unknown octa-core processor paired with a PowerVR GE8320 GPU. In India, the Redmi 10 is expected to feature the Snapdragon 680 SoC.
That’s the only difference between the two, this rumor claims. The Redmi 10C (and Redmi 10 for India) will otherwise have a 6.53-inch IPS LCD screen with 720×1600 resolution, a 50 MP main rear camera with a 2 MP depth sensor nearby, and a 5,000 mAh battery, most likely with 18W charging support.
The Redmi 10C will apparently be priced at around €150-200 when it reaches Europe, and it will be available in just one version with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. You’ll be able to grab one in grey, green, and blue.
Of course this is a mere rumor right now, so don’t forget to take it with a pinch of salt.
From Gsmarena
Apple Stops Selling 27-Inch LG UltraFine 5K Display
Apple has removed the 27-inch LG UltraFine 5K display that was previously a Mac user’s go-to option for external monitors from its online store following the launch of the Studio Display.
LG and Apple had worked on the display together, promising tight integration with macOS. The UltraFine 5K display featured a 5K display, P3 wide color with 500 nits of brightness, and one Thunderbolt 3 port capable of charging a Mac.
Following the announcement of the Studio Display this week, Apple has removed the UltraFine 5K display from its online store, now only listing the 23.7-inch UltraFine 4K display starting at $699. LG’s own website also lists the UltraFine 5K display as sold out, and it’s not entirely clear if the display will be restocked anytime soon.
From Macrumors
OnePlus smartphone gets 3C certified with 160W charging
An unknown OnePlus device bearing model code PGKM10 has been 3C certified with 160W charging. The PGKM10 was previously rumored to be a OnePlus tablet, but it’s now listed on 3C as a 5G mobile phone.
We don’t know the commercial name of the PGKM10, but reliable tipster Digital Chat Station says this is OnePlus’ Dimensity 8100-powered smartphone, which will pack a 4,500 mAh battery and support 150W charging.
The tipster also claims that this OnePlus smartphone will arrive next month featuring a 6.7″ centered punch hole screen sourced from BOE, with the triple camera system on its rear headlined by the 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor.
However, OnePlus won’t be the first brand under the BBK group to launch a smartphone with 150W charging. That honor will go to Realme since the company will launch the GT Neo3 with 150W charging later this month in China.
The Realme GT Neo3 will have the Dimensity 8100 SoC at the helm and sport a triple camera setup on the back, which, according to TENAA, will consist of 50MP, 8MP, and 2MP units.
From Gsmarena
Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU rumor suggests you might need a PSU upgrade
Nvidia’s RTX 4090, or whatever the next-gen flagship ends up being called, is going to be a seriously power-hungry graphics card, yet another rumor is claiming.
Yes, we’ve been hearing this for some time now, but the latest from well-known leaker Kopite7kimi is that one of their sources is saying that the RTX 4090 could run with a TGP of 600W (that’s Total Graphics Power, meaning the maximum power delivered to the card).
That’s another staggering figure – or potential figure, we should clarify – to add to a long list of eyebrow-raising wattage ratings that have been theorized for a good long while now.
Treat this very much as speculation, of course, as even though the hardware leaker mentions this being ‘confirmed’, clearly this is still just a rumor as Kopite7kimi adds that they believe it’s “too early to talk about” – meaning we shouldn’t be jumping to conclusions yet.
From Techradar
Samsung to launch new Galaxy A series phones on March 17
Reliable leakster Evan Blass has shared an image of an official-looking teaser, which reveals Samsung will hold a Galaxy A Event next week on March 17 to unveil the new Galaxy A series phone(s).
The teaser doesn’t mention the name of the upcoming smartphone(s), but it shows the alphabet ‘A’ in different styles, with one of them hinting at water resistance.
Last year, on the same date, Samsung introduced the Galaxy A52, Galaxy A52 5G, and Galaxy A72, so we expect the Korean conglomerate to unveil the Galaxy A53 and Galaxy A73 we’ve been hearing about for some time now next Thursday.
There’s no word from Samsung about this Galaxy A Event yet, but you can expect the company to announce it any time now.
From Gsmarena
WhatsApp Web gets a browser extension to beef up security
The process of using the browser extension-based security system is easy. Just go to the Chrome web store and search for Code Verify, hit the blue Add to Chrome button, and you’re good to go. As of now, Code Verify only works on Chrome, Edge, and Mozilla Firefox, but a version tailored for Safari is also in the development phase.
Once the browser extension has been installed and pinned to the toolbar, it will start doing its code verification job automatically every time users visit the WhatsApp Web page. And to inform users about the activity status, a color-code indicator system has been put in place. A green icon means everything is fine and there are no security risks.
From Digital Trends
Intel Finds Bug in AMD’s Spectre Mitigation, AMD Issues Fix
News of a fresh Spectre BHB vulnerability that only impacts Intel and Arm processors emerged this week, but Intel’s research around these new attack vectors unearthed another issue: One of the patches that AMD has used to fix the Spectre vulnerabilities has been broken since 2018. Intel’s security team, STORM, found the issue with AMD’s mitigation. In response, AMD has issued a security bulletin and updated its guidance to recommend using an alternative method to mitigate the Spectre vulnerabilities, thus repairing the issue anew.
As a reminder, the Spectre vulnerabilities allow attackers unhindered and undetectable access to information being processed in a CPU through a side-channel attack that can be exploited remotely. Among other things, attackers can steal passwords and encryption keys, thus giving them full access to an impacted system.
From Tomshardware
Massive plasma eruption on the Sun shot 2.2 million miles into space
The eruption took place on February 15 and the ESA says that it extended millions of miles into space. Luckily, the belching plasma stream isn’t racing towards the Earth. The ESA says there isn’t a signature from the eruption on the solar disc facing its Solar Orbiter spacecraft. As such, it most likely originated from the opposite side of the Sun. No matter its point of origin, the spewing plasma is currently heading away from the Earth.
The giant solar eruption is a stark reminder of how volatile the Sun can be. The event was captured as a solar prominence spread out from the solar ball. Solar prominences are often associated with coronal mass ejections from the Sun’s surface. Sometimes they occur facing the Earth and it wreaks havoc on our technology, and the planet itself.
The Solar Orbiter captured the image using its Full Sun Imager. This instrument is part of the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI). The FSI provides the ESA and NASA with a full look at the Sun whenever it passes close enough to the solar disc.
You can check out a side-by-side view of the eruption captured by the ESA’s Solar Orbiter above, as well as a video captured by the ESA/NASA SOHO Satellite. The video on the right shows the giant solar eruption without the glare of the Sun’s surface.
From BGR
