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Qualcomm announces three chips for midrange and affordable markets

Coming to phones later this year

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For smartphone pundits, a processor presents the most accurate way to determine a phone’s power on paper. As such, shoppers are always on the hunt for the highest specs they can find.

Pushing the boundaries even further, Qualcomm has launched three new chipsets for its midrange and entry-level series.

For the midrange market, the Snapdragon 600 series is getting the new Snapdragon 632. Meanwhile, the affordable Snapdragon 400 series will get both the Snapdragon 439 and 429.

With the new additions, Qualcomm is infusing high-end capabilities into the affordability markets. More specifically, the company touts increased performance, battery life, and AI capabilities with the new chips.

Positioned towards the midrange market, the Snapdragon 632 boosts processing speeds and graphics performance by up to 40 percent. The included Kyro 250 CPU and Adreno 506 GPU increase their phones’ affinity for mainstream gaming.

Additionally, phones infused with the Snapdragon 632 can now support cameras with up to 24 megapixels. Finally, the chipset supports faster connectivity with a new X9 LTE modem.

Meanwhile, the new Snapdragon 439 and 429 inject AI capabilities into the affordable market. The new feature touts improvements for a phone’s cameras, security, and accessibility. For performance, the new chipsets promise an increase of up to 25 percent.

On the graphics side, the Snapdragon 439’s Adreno 505 boasts up to a 20 percent increase in graphics rendering. On the other hand, the Snapdragon 429’s Adreno 504 increases graphics performance by up to 50 percent.

With the new chips, the affordable market can now support cameras with up to 21 megapixels.

Following the announcements, Qualcomm expects the first devices with the new chips by the end of the year.

SEE ALSO: The new Snapdragon 710 promises flagship specs for midrange phones

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Logitech introduces a dedicated shortcut for ChatGPT

Compatible with most keyboards and mice

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Artificial intelligence is already meant to simplify a workflow. However, despite the ease, there are still a few ways to optimize the process. Today, Logitech has launched a new shortcut to launch ChatGPT straight from your mouse or keyboard.

Minus programmable hotkeys or buttons, there are hardly any built-in way to easily access an AI model. For a typical workflow, it still consists of manually opening the model on a separate window and keeping it within cursor’s reach throughout the day.

Logitech is simplifying the process by adding a dedicated shortcut for its devices. With a Logitech keyboard or mouse supported by the Logi Options+ app, users can program a keyboard or mouse button for the new Logi AI Prompt Builder.

Once activated, the AI Prompt Builder automatically accesses easy options for highlighted text. For example, users can easily rephrase or summarize the text. Likewise, they can input their own custom queries. By eliminating a few clicks and some typing throughout the day, the new tool hopes to save you time.

While most Logitech keyboards and mice are compatible with the new tool, it is also more easily accessible with the new Logitech Signature AI Edition Mouse. The new mouse has a dedicated button just for AI prompts. If you’re an AI power user, this one is perfect for you.

SEE ALSO: Logitech unveils G Pro X 60 gaming keyboard: Price, details

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X’s AI accused Klay Thompson of vandalizing houses with bricks

AI thought joke posts were real

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Despite the ease that the technology promises, artificial intelligence still isn’t the most reliable thing you can depend on. Today’s models can still flub answers. Now, the pitfalls of AI are abundantly clear with a few mishaps on X. Golden State Warrior Klay Thompson was just “accused” of a vandalism spree involving bricks.

Late Tuesday night, X presented an AI-generated news snippet. The article, posted soon after the Warriors’ play-in loss to the Sacramento Kings, reads: “Klay Thompson Accused in Bizarre Brick-Vandalism Spree.”

The snippet hilariously described an incident where Thompson supposedly vandalized houses in Sacramento with bricks. Thankfully, according to the snippet, no one was hurt. It even had a few sources for its claims below the news summary.

The sources, however, are just joke posts stemming from the recently concluded game. In that do-or-die game, Thompson put up a staggering 0 points on ten shot attempts, the most misses without a make by a Warrior since the ’68 season. Naturally, everyone joked that the Warriors guard just threw bricks all over Sacramento.

Now, X is currently experimenting with a new AI feature called Grok. The model collates trending topics and creates snippets of what’s happening for X users. However, it’s not exactly the smartest in determining real news from satiric ones. The feature notes as much, carrying a fine-print caveat warning users to “verify its outputs” because it’s an early feature and can make mistakes.

SEE ALSO: New X users must pay a dollar per year to post and reply

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New X users must pay a dollar per year to post and reply

Rolling out globally now

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New users on X might soon face a tough time on the platform. The social media website will likely start charging new accounts a small fee for the right to post on the platform.

Now, the fee isn’t a new one. Almost six months ago, the company tested the paid system in New Zealand and the Philippines. New users in those countries had to pay a dollar per year for the ability to post and reply to content.

As spotted by X Daily News on the same platform, the company might be ready to take the experiment to a larger market. New text strings have shown that the policy is rolling out worldwide.

The policy is designed to combat a wave of bots appearing on the platform. By preventing new accounts from creating posts, X hopes to stave off the standard behavior of bots these days. You might have noticed them as OnlyFans creators in unrelated posts, peddling NSFW content on their bio.

Though the global rollout was only just spotted, owner Elon Musk has seemingly confirmed the change. Replying to X Daily News, Musk says that it is “the only way to curb the relentless onslaught of bots.” He says that the current breed of bots can easily bypass simple checks these days.

SEE ALSO: X will no longer let you hide your blue checkmark

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