We have just posted up Episode #443 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing Apple releases their new iPhones, AMD releases a new Athlon CPU and there is good news for Spotify users; you can now download 50,000 songs. We have those stories and more...

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We have just posted up Episode #442 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing Jeff Bezos is rich, Apple shareholders are rich and Elon Musk is tired of analysts telling him he won't be rich for long. We have those stories and more...

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We have just posted up Episode #441 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing Amazon Prime Day sets records, 24% of Tesla Model 3 orders have been cancelled and why thinner and lighter laptops have screwed us all. We have those stories and more...

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We have just posted up Episode #440 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing Facebook gave away your data to more companies than they can remember, AT&T forgot they promised lower prices after Time Warner merger and if you're tired of facial recognition, become a Juggalo. We have those stories and more...

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We have just posted up Episode #439 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing Facebook likes money more than it hates cryptocurrency, Twitter doesn't want to release its daily active users because it will confuse everyone and Blackberry and Nokia release new phones - 15 years after they were last relevant. Those stories and more...

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We have just posted up Episode #438 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing GameStop could be for sale, Algeria shuts down the entire country's internet, and you'll never believe this, more Bitcoin has been stolen. We have those stories and more...

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We have just posted up Episode #437 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing AT&T and Time Warner merge to form the Borg, Tesla says toodaloo to 9% of their employees, and, sigh, more Bitcoin news. We have those stories and more...

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AMD has been on a roll and if you've been keeping up with Computex news, they've helped Intel look really, really bad. AMD announced their Ryzen 2 line and showed off plenty of working Threadripper 2nd Gen systems running an incredible 32-core processor (64-threads). 

After the announcement, Intel quickly showed off some 28-core madness, that was cooled by industrial cooling systems. After people started laughing at them, they pulled all of the systems as clearly they just were trying to keep up with AMD and show they had something nifty as well (Spoiler: They don't). The 32-Core Threadripper is cooled by air - although it is a beefy cooler.

AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) was discontinued last October by Yahoo (Oath) and now Yahoo is killing its own messenging platform. Yahoo Messenger has been around for years, but they can't compete with Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat and others. The thing is, Yahoo is directing people to another messenger app they started testing a while ago called Squirrel. It's beta and invite only, but you can request access here. I have no idea why they'd kill one to start another. It makes as much sense as Google having three messaging apps for Android. None.

“There currently isn’t a replacement product available for Yahoo Messenger,” the company writes. “We’re constantly experimenting with new services and apps, one of which is an invite-only group messaging app called Yahoo Squirrel (currently in beta).” Squirrel is a group messaging app Yahoo started testing last month.

Source: TechCrunch

Qualcomm has been doing a lot of awesome things over the past few years in terms of chip designs. They have built most of the smartphone processors as well as a ton of IoT chips, VR Headsets and a bunch of wearable processors as well. They really have a solid product line with their Snapdragon processors and they are in virtually all flagship devices. They've just stepped up their game again and released the Snapdragon 850 - a chip that is designed entirely for Windows PCs that support ARM. The beauty of this chip is that it is clocked in a 2.96GHz and the chip includes a camera processor that captures 4K and HDR. In addition to those nifty tidbits, it also includes Qualcomms X20 LTE modem that enables 1.2Gbps transfer speeds, and up to 25 hours of battery life on a thin-and-light PC. Zing!

So how is a made-for-PC chipset different from one for a phone? Not much, really. Since the Snapdragon 850 is meant to be used in devices bigger than a smartphone (like laptops and convertibles), it can run at higher clock speeds without overheating. The extra space in larger chasses allows for better dissipation. Thanks to the faster 2.96GHz clock speed (among other tweaks), the Snapdragon 850 is about 30 percent faster than the 835.

Source: Engadget