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Intel's Rocket Lake S CPUs are up to 19 percent faster than last year We’ve known since October that Intel’s upcoming Rocket Lake S desktop CPUs will only support up to 8-core chips, down from last year’s 10-core i9-10900K. The real question is if that step back will be worth it. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/intel-rocket-lake-s-desktop-cpu-cores-213046856.html

Google and Qualcomm are working together for faster Android updates Qualcomm and Google have announced they’ll be working to expand Project Treble, Google’s ambitious multiyear project that aims to simplify OS updates so it’s easier for device manufacturers to upgrade phones and tablets to new Android versions without worrying about Qualcomm’s chipset-specif Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/17/22178833/google-qualcomm-snapdragon-888-faster-android-updates-four-years