Qualcomm debuts Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset with better CPU, AI performance

At this year's MWC, Qualcomm has just upgraded its best processor with an even better one. The Snapdragon 888 Plus gets a better clock speed, bumping up the Kryo 680 CPU from 2.84GHz to 2.995GHz. Its sixth-gen AI engine also gets upgraded from being able to perform 26 trillion operations per second (TOPS) for AI tasks on the Snapdragon 888 to around 20% more power on the 888 Plus at 32 TOPS. According to Qualcomm, we should be seeing the first phones sporting this new chip in Q3 2021. 

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Samsung to share what "reimagining smartwatches" is like at June 28 MWC virtual event

We know that Samsung and Google plan to merge Wear OS and Tizen, and now it looks like we might get a peek of what that will look like. Samsung is taking part in the upcoming Mobile World Congress via a virtual event on June 28 at 1:15 pm ET. According to the company's official MWC event page, Samsung is "reimagining smartwatches, creating new opportunities for both developers and consumers," suggesting we will get a look at what Samsung has planned next. 

On top of talking about smartwatches, Samsung will also talk about the "Galaxy ecosystem" and "mobile security," which we aren't sure what they mean yet. But the Knox logo is seen in the invite, so that makes sense for the latter topic. 

Source: The Verge

Samsung, Lenovo pull out of in-person MWC 2021

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Two more tech companies pull out of the upcoming in-person Mobile World Congress scheduled for June 28 to July 1. Samsung and Lenovo join companies like Google, Nokia, IBM, Sony, Oracle, and Ericsson, who have cancelled their appearances at the show. 

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Google won't be at MWC 2021

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Google is the latest company—and arguably one of the biggest names in the industry—to pull out of the upcoming in-person Mobile World Congress 2021 in June in Barcelona. It joins the likes of Nokia, Ericsson, Oracle, and Sony to refuse to be part of the event. 

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