• MediaTek announces Dimensity 6300 SoC

    6nm update of the Dimensity 6100+ MediaTek has announced its newest Dimensity 6300 SoC that will be coming to mid-range smartphones this year. Built on a 6nm manufacturing at TSMC, the Dimensity 6300 SoC is an octa-core SoC with two Cortex-A76 cores and six Cortex-A55 cores, paired up with Mali-G57

  • MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset announced

    MediaTek announced its latest midrange chipset with the Dimensity 6300. This is a successor to last year’s Dimensity 6100+ featuring an overclocked main Cortex-A76 CPU cluster now working at 2.4Ghz instead of 2.2Ghz. The 2x Cortex-A76 cores are joined by 6x Cortex-A55 clocked at 2GHz. Dimensity 6300 is manufactured on TSMC’s 6nm process and features a Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. MediaTek claims the new chip should offer a 10% boost in CPU performance compared to the outgoing 6100+. Dimensity 6300...

  • Mortgage Rates Move Lower After Fed Announcement

    Wednesday brought a full schedule of events and data for the bond market to digest and bonds dictate day to day changes in mortgage rates.  The morning's data was perfectly palatable, resulting in modest strength heading into the afternoon's Fed announcement. Contrary to impression given by many news headlines on Fed day, there is rarely any significance to the Fed's actual decision to hike/cut/hold steady at any given meeting by the time the meeting actually happens.  Markets will...

  • TENAA reveals key specs of upcoming Oppo A3

    Earlier this month Oppo unveiled the A3 Pro, soon to be followed by a vanilla model. The Oppo A3 (PJT110) just cleared TENAA, which revealed some details about the upcoming phone. It is equipped with a 6.67” 1080p+ AMOLED display and measures 162.9 x 75.6 x 8.1mm and weighs 191g. The Pro model is slimmer (7.5-7.9mm) and lighter (177g or 182g, depending on the colorway). The extra thickness and weight can be explained by the battery, which should have a typical capacity of 5,500mAh, 500mAh...

  • The Fed announced a big change today. And no, we're not talking about interest rates

    Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy decision was fairly boring for investors — officials kept interest rates the same, just as they have since July 2023.

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    The Fed announced a big change today. And no, we’re not talking about interest rates

    A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy decision was fairly boring for investors — officials kept interest rates the same, just as they have since July 2023. But some savvy traders are excited about another key decision. The Fed announced that it will significantly curtail its quantitative...

  • Umidigi announces A15 Ultra, A16 Pro and four new tablets

    Umidigi announced a slew of new devices at the Mobile Electronics Show in Hong Kong including three A-series smartphones. Umidigi A16 Pro and A16 Pro 5G share the same 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED with a 120Hz refresh rate, 50MP main shooter (IMX 766) and 5MP infrared night vision lens. A16 Pro 5G gets MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset while the A16 Pro is equipped with a Helio G99. Both phones offer 5,000 mAh batteries with 33W charging and come with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage which is expandable via...

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    Kim Jin Kyung And Pro Goalkeeper Kim Seung Gyu Announce Marriage

    Model-turned-actress Kim Jin Kyung is getting married! On April 29, it was reported that Kim Jin Kyung and professional goalkeeper Kim Seung Gyu will be getting married in June. In response to the report, Kim Jin Kyung's agency SUBLIME confirmed, It is true that Kim Jin Kyung is getting married to Kim Seung Gyu in June. Born in 1997, Kim Jin Kyung took runner-up on Korea's Next Top Model 3 in 2012. In addition to her modeling activities, she also starred in dramas including Andante and...

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    7 iPad Pro features I want to see Apple announce during its May event

    Apple is expected to announce new iPad Pros during its May 7 event, with rumors and leaks pointing to a number of upgrades for iPad users. And I'm proud to announce that in 2024, I will be upgrading my own iPad Pro after six years.Also: Apple confirms next iPad event for May 7: Here's what to expecthttps://www.zdnet.com/article/ipad-pro-2022-review/Yes, folks, I'm one of those people who has been using the 2018 iPad Pro -- the very first iPad with USB-C and Face ID -- since it came out. And...

  • Camera Comparison: iPhone 15 Pro Max vs. Oppo Find X7 Ultra

    The Oppo Find X7 Ultra's camera has one of the highest rankings on camera site DXOMark, coming in well ahead of the iPhone 15 Pro Max. For that reason, we thought we'd compare the Oppo Find X7 Ultra to Apple's flagship iPhone to see how the cameras actually measure up in real life. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. The Oppo Find X7 Ultra has a 50-megapixel main lens, a 50-megapixel wide-angle lens, and two 50-megapixel telephoto lenses, one of which is a 3x...

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    Treasury Department announces new Series I bond rate of 4.28% for the next six months

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the new rate for Series I bonds through October 2024.

  • Infinix GT 20 Pro arrives with Dimensity 8200 Ultimate, 144Hz screen, and customizable LEDs

    Infinix launched the GT 10 Pro last August as its first gaming smartphone. And today, as expected, the brand unveiled the Infinix GT 20 Pro as the GT 10 Pro's successor at a global launch event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Infinix GT 20 Pro has the Dimensity 8200 Ultimate at the helm, paired with 8GB/12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage onboard. It runs XOS 14 out of the box, and Infinix has promised two Android version upgrades and three years of security updates for the...