Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 Arm CPU pops up in Geekbench and wallops the x86 laptop competition by over 30% in single-core performance

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 Arm CPU pops up in Geekbench and wallops the x86 laptop competition by over 30% in single-core performance

Qualcomm’s new second-gen Snapdragon X2 CPU has appeared in the Geekbench results browser for the first time (via Notebookcheck) and posted some pretty impressive numbers. In terms of single-core performance, it’s over 30% faster than the best laptop CPUs from AMD and Intel. Geekbench is but one metric and obviously not a real-world application. But…

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Valve’s aim for a console-like experience with its Steam Machine lands a little too close for comfort as one of the first cases of ‘Red Line of Death’ comes to light

Despite its high price and somewhat disappointing gaming chops, Valve’s Steam Machine appears to be selling well, with lots of buyers showing off their new purchase on social media. And in what seems to be the first published instance, the consumer coverage also includes a console-like Red Ring Line of Death. Well, the Steam Machine…

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Backrooms director Kane Parsons explains how influential Valve’s Portal is to his work: ‘I frequently have dreams where I’m just in the Aperture Science Enrichment Center’

Ahead of A24’s Backrooms release, director Kane Parsons has been discussing not only the influences behind this film, but also his early career, which includes his web series and the hugely popular The Backrooms (found footage). And as it turns out, a certain Valve game has played a very influential role in his creative works….

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Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha (2311.231031-2200)

Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Alpha ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to the…

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