HP’s lineup of laptops includes countless models made for different types of users. I’m here to decipher the brands and makes to help you get the best HP laptop.

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We’re seeing more signs of Samsung planning to release a new pair of budget wireless earbuds. We’ve known they carry the model number SM-R410 for more than a month now. This means the earbuds should be a direct sequel to the Galaxy Buds FE (SM-R400). However, new evidence suggests that Samsung might stray from the […]

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Un test de la GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 Go apparait. Il dévoile des différences de performance avec la version 16 Go. L’écart peut atteindre les 72%.

Cet article GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 Go vs 16 Go : un test révèle un écart massif de performances a été publié en premier par GinjFo.

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1. « En gros, tout est fait en Chine » : à la Foire de Canton, l’usine du monde à l’heure de la guerre des droits de douane  Le Monde.fr
2. La guerre commerciale force le découplage entre la Chine et les Etats-Unis  Le Monde.fr
3. Chine : la foire de Canton plongée dans un climat morose, sur fond d’escalade commerciale avec les États-Unis  France Info
4. «Pillage», «distorsion du marché», «subventions» : pourquoi les États-Unis en veulent tellement à Pékin ?  Le Figaro
5. Le pari risqué de Trump pour contenir la puissance chinoise  Les Echos

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Apple’s iPhone 18 models will adopt TSMC’s 2nm manufacturing process for the next-generation A20 chip, which will bring substantial performance and power efficiency improvements to next year’s iPhones, but it may also incur significantly more costs that Apple could pass onto the customer.

The latest corroboration that Apple will use TSMC’s 2nm process in next year’s iPhone models comes from Weibo-based leaker Digital Chat Station, who has sources in the Chinese supply chain. Industry analysts Ming-Chi Kuo and Jeff Pu have previously claimed as much, so it seems all but confirmed that Apple will adopt the more advanced silicon wafer technology.

Last year, Apple adopted 3nm chips for its iPhones and Macs, an upgrade over the prior 5nm mode. The switch to 3nm technology brought 20 percent faster GPU speeds, 10 percent faster CPU speed, and a 2x faster Neural Engine to the iPhone, and similar improvements on Macs. The upcoming iPhone 17 series is expected to feature processors made using TSMC’s N3P chip technology – an enhanced version of the 3nm process – but 2nm adoption in the iPhone 18 is expected to bring significantly more performance and efficiency gains.

The terms “3nm” and “2nm” describe generations of chip manufacturing technology, each with its own set of design rules and architecture. As these numbers decrease, they generally indicate smaller transistor sizes. Smaller transistors allow more to be packed onto a single chip, typically resulting in increased processing speed and improved power efficiency.

TSMC plans to start manufacturing 2nm chips in late 2025, and Apple is expected to be the first company to receive chips built on the new process. TSMC is building two new facilities to accommodate 2nm chip production, and working on approval for a third. TSMC generally builds new fabs when it needs to increase production capacity to handle significant orders for chips, and TSMC is expanding in a major way for 2nm technology.

However, with Apple expected to be the first major beneficiary of the new process, it is also likely to face significantly increased costs, which could see the iPhone 18 face another round of price hikes on top of possible price increases on this year’s iPhone 17 models due to U.S. import tariffs. Apple scored a reprieve from the 145 percent tariff impacting goods imported from China and the 10 percent tariff on goods imported from other countries, but it doesn’t sound like that’s going to last.

U.S. President Donald Trump is currently working on new semiconductor levies that will likely impact all Apple devices. Trump earlier this week said that no one is “getting off the hook” and there “was no tariff exception.” Apple and other tech companies are “just moving to a different tariff bucket,” with the 20 percent “Fentanyl Tariffs” still in place, and additional tariffs coming.

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Later this year, Samsung will release its slender flagship – the Galaxy S25 Edge. But that is not the only thin and light phone on the 2025 roster, the Samsung Galaxy M56 is the slimmest phone in its segment, according to the company. The Galaxy M56 is 30% slimmer than its predecessor In concrete numbers, the M56 measures 7.2mm thick and weighs 180g. For comparison, the A56 is 7.4mm and 198g, the M55 is 7.8mm and 180g. All three phones have 5,000mAh batteries and 6.7” screen. Speaking of the screen, it measures 6.74” and is a Super AMOLED+ panel that is 33% brighter and has 36%…

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After teasing it a few days ago, Samsung announced the launch of a new mid-range smartphone, the Galaxy M56, in India today. It is a trimmed-down version of the Galaxy A56 that was launched a few weeks ago. The new Galaxy M56 will be available for purchase from Amazon India and Samsung’s website. Galaxy M56 […]

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1. Le télescope James Webb aurait détecté des «indices» liés à la vie sur une exoplanète  Libération
2. De possibles signes d’une vie extraterrestre ont-ils été détectés sur une exoplanète ?  Le Figaro
3. De potentielles “signatures de vie” extraterrestres trouvées sur une exoplanète  Courrier international
4. “Le point de bascule pour savoir si nous sommes seuls dans l’univers” : le télescope spatial de la NASA repère de potentielles preuves de vie sur K2-18b  Science et vie
5. Des « indices » prometteurs liés à la vie détectés sur une exoplanète  20 Minutes

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vivo launched the T4x last month, and it’s now set to unveil the T4 on April 22. vivo hasn’t detailed the T4’s specs, but it announced that the smartphone will have a massive 7,300 mAh battery under the hood while being 7.89mm thick. [#InlinePriceWidget,13707,1#] However, that’s the thickness of the vivo T4’s Emerald Blaze Edition, and the other color model could have a different dimension. vivo said the T4 will use BlueVolt battery anode materials and “industry-leading third-generation silicon,” which will boost energy density by 15.7% compared to its predecessor. Additionally,…

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1. L’avocat Francis Szpiner, candidat à la mairie de Paris, visé par une enquête pour « corruption »  Le Monde.fr
2. INFO BFMTV. Le sénateur LR Francis Szpiner soupçonné d’avoir attribué un logement social contre des faveurs sexuelles  BFMTV
3. Le sénateur et célèbre avocat Francis Szpiner visé par une enquête pour des faveurs sexuelles en échange d’un logement HLM  Le Parisien
4. Francis Szpiner au cœur d’une affaire de corruption – 17/04  BFMTV
5. Le sénateur LR Francis Szpiner au cœur d’une affaire de corruption  Portail Orange

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