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Google Pixel 4a vs OnePlus Nord: Two of the most important mid-range phones of 2020 are the Pixel 4a and the OnePlus Nord. They both use Snapdragon 700-series processor, but the chip in the Nord is probably faster. But “probably” isn’t how we work around here. Let’s test them and find out!

Google Pixel 4a vs Google Pixel 4: Google has released its latest mid-range device, the Google 4a. As a mid-range device, it has less processing power than the premium Google Pixel 4. But how much less? Let’s find out by testing the Pixel 4 with the Pixel 4a.

OnePlus Nord vs OnePlus 8: The OnePlus Nord uses the Snapdragon 765G, whereas its bigger sibling, the OnePlus 8, uses the Snapdragon 865. Snapdragon 700-series versus the 800-series. Of course, there are other differences between these two devices, but the question is: how much faster is the OnePlus 8? Let’s find out.

OnePlus Nord vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9: Can the Snapdragon 765G in the OnePlus Nord compete fairly with the Snapdragon 845 in the Galaxy Note 9?

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• IBM takes Power10 processors down to 7nm with Samsung, due to ship by end of 2021: These new processors pack 18 billion transistors into a 602mm2 die, and up to 15 cores that can be used for compute.
• Google Pixel 4a 5G: Everything we know so far: Despite its name, it won’t just be a Pixel 4a with 5G support.
• GPU accelerated JavaScript: Perform massively parallel GPGPU computations using GPU.
• Microsoft Surface Duo shown off in 30-minute press video: Curious about what the unique hinged device can do? This video covers a lot of it.
• Everything you wanted to know about satellites (but were too afraid to ask): A crash course on satellites: their history, where in the world they are, and how they send and receive data.
• Floppy disks refuse to die: Boeing 747s still use them to get critical software updates.
• Malware Reverse Engineering Handbook : An overview of how to analyze malware executables that are targeting the Windows platform.
• Major Apple assembler Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) says China’s “days as the world’s factory are done.”
• Building DIY LED strips for fun: LEDs are amazing. They’re incredibly bright while also using low power.
• NVIDIA teases August 31 event countdown ahead of rumored RTX 3080 Ampere GPUs.
• Dell has a spicy new business-focused Chromebook: the Latitude 7410, with high-end specs, extra security, and a 2-in-1 configuration. 

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