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Qualcomm has announced its highly-anticipated Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset for mobile devices at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii. The new mobile processor features third-generation Oryon cores, which enable faster performance and improved efficiency compared to the previous Snapdragon 8 Elite platform. The chip gets support for Agentic AI assistants and is claimed to be the world’s first mobile platform to record videos in the Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec.

Snapdragon X2 Elite chipsets were announced by Qualcomm at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii on Wednesday. The latest lineup comprises two chip variants — Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, with both aimed at powering Windows-based PCs. As per the company, the new platform can deliver up to 80 TOPS of AI performance. The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme can power ultra-premium PCs.

At Rs. 124,999, the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL is a great successor to the Pixel 9 Pro XL. Of course, design-wise, it carries on the premium design from its predecessor, but it gets everything else right. The display is the best you have ever seen on a Pixel device, and the cameras deliver as well. The battery performance is excellent, though the device isn't built for gamers.