Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme chips that rival Apple M4 Max — specs and release date finally revealed, but you’ll have to wait a while

Qualcomm announced that the new chips won’t be available until the beginning of next year, so it will be several months before consumers can try them out. The company says these chips are a significant upgrade over the original Snapdragon X Elite, thanks to a new 3nm manufacturing process that should make them more power-efficient.

Call of Duty has killed some “big” brand collabs in Black Ops 7 following backlash — but admits that skins won’t be entirely “grounded”

Call of Duty continues to be the most popular first-person shooter, consistently selling tens of millions of copies each year. The upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is expected to follow this trend. It boasts a huge amount of content at launch and a near-future setting that should offer a fresh and different gameplay experience.

Google is building the Android PC and phone convergence platform that Microsoft failed to deliver with Windows — Qualcomm calls it incredible

As an analyst, I’ve been tracking Google’s moves in this space for a while, and this isn’t a surprise. They’ve repeatedly hinted at bringing Android to PCs – a clear attempt to challenge Windows and macOS with a fully-fledged desktop operating system. What’s really interesting is their plan to integrate the entire Android AI platform, alongside existing Android apps and the vast developer community, into these new PCs.