Samsung extends LPDDR5 to 12.7 GT/s: Next-gen devices enjoy a nice speed boost
Samsung has introduced yet another extension to the LPDDR5 specification at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), increasing data transfer rates to 12,700 MT/s (12.7 GT/s). To increase the speed, Samsung had to add four-phase self-calibration and AC-coupled transceiver equalization to its DRAM chips, which it calls its LPDDR5-Ultra-Pro DRAM.
With the iPhone 16e, is Apple abandoning budget devices?
Summary At $599, the iPhone 16e is now in mid-range territory rather than the SE’s budget realm. That makes unfortunate sense in the light of major spec upgrades, and US tariffs on Chinese imports. There are still budget products in Apple’s lineup, but some upcoming hardware releases might change that.
Trezor launches two new devices to help onboard crypto newbies
Trezor, a hardware crypto wallet company, debuted two new products this week at the Bitcoin Amsterdam conference — and we got to take a first look at them. Trezor Safe 3, a hardware crypto wallet, and Trezor Keep Metal, a “mistake-proof” backup solution for wallet passwords, launched in celebration of