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tmsc 2nm give large clock uplift

zerorating — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:29:33 +0800

recent leak of amd zen 6 dense epyc(2nm tscm) showing the new chip give around 1.7x single core performance of current zen 5 dense epyc chip(n3p tsmc). thats equivalent to 6.21ghz clock speed of the current offering(the current chip turbo clock speed is 3.7ghz)

multi-core performance at same power input is 40% faster contributed by cpu core count increase
demn how intel and samseng could compete with this, understanding that zen6 dont give much IPC improvement, this is a huge clock uplift

final fantasy goes turn-based back

zerorating — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:14:46 +0800

lel finally final fantasy return back to its turn-based root, not the mainline series of course.
square enix should realized they cant sell millions of copies like the old days, might as well produce lower budget product at more frequent cadence, give us more bravely and octopath series.
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byd have high complaints per 10k car sold

zerorating — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:02:28 +0800

oh no, i guess they should stop making new model/facelift every freaking year and improve product quality instead.
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ev battery degradation

zerorating — Sun, 31 May 2026 01:13:42 +0800

this youtuber said ev battery degrade faster on hot climate(>30c ambient) and frequent dc charging.
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welp, i guess manufacturer wont give us 10c charging rate 800v platform for the time being, unless they dont care about increasing warranty claim rate.

next year myvi going to offer hybrid engine

zerorating — Sun, 24 May 2026 20:46:03 +0800

seems like perodua-daihatsu feel the pressure from china competitors.
likely the same engine as yaris cross hybrid.

also dynamic force clone bila?
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10kw solar solution from mah bayu

zerorating — Fri, 15 May 2026 20:09:14 +0800

solution price rm80000 (10kw panel+30kwh battery), come with mah bayu god-tier workmanship.

worth it?

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ada wang, ada awek?

zerorating — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:20:56 +0800

this banggala show money in tiktok so many awek comment. didnt know money can make perempuan cair.
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Apple employees are forced to use AI

zerorating — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:26:08 +0800

oh no, even apple software going to have tons of AI Slops. looks like we all need to face the reality having many of the software codes are being write by AI now.

[twt]https://twitter.com/Midnight_Captl/status/2043702834999468215[/twt]

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Apple Is Now Penalizing Its Internal Teams That Don’t Use Enough AI In Their Workflow

Apple appears to be doubling down on Claude AI in its internal workflows, going so far as to penalize low token consumption, as per new anecdotal evidence.
Some of Apple's internal teams now have a daily budget of around $300 worth of Claude AI tokens, with low token consumption increasingly singled out

As per an anecdote, Apple's global sourcing teams on the business development side have received a daily budget of as much as $300 worth of tokens for Claude AI over the past few weeks.
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What's more, backfill requests are now increasingly predicated on a given team's overall AI use, with Apple teams that fail to consume their daily token budget by a wide margin facing elevated request denials.

Just to contextualize Apple's daily token budget for such teams, consider the fact that according to Anthropic, Claude Code typically costs $100–$200 per developer per month on Sonnet 4.6.

This suggests Apple is really doubling down on AI use within its internal workflows with an eye towards boosting the productivity of each team.

Meanwhile, Apple's consumer-facing AI strategy is also nearing a firm rollout. As we detailed recently, Apple's revamped chatbot Siri will run on Google's own TPUs and cloud infrastructure, albeit under Apple's ownership. The iPhone manufacturer insists that the arrangement would not result in a change in Apple's stringent privacy-related safeguards.

According to the previous tidbits by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the Siri chatbot will be baked into Apple's software, allowing it to leverage personal data, perform in-app actions, search the web, generate content, including images, provide coding assistance, summarize and analyze information, as well as upload files.

Apple is also designing a feature that will let the chatbot Siri view already-open windows and on-screen content, along with the ability to adjust device features and settings, and handle combo requests that combine several commands within a single prompt.

The chatbot Siri will reportedly leverage a much more advanced version of Google's Gemini model, known internally as Apple Foundation Models version 11. According to Gurman, "the model is expected to be competitive with Gemini 3 and significantly more capable" than the one supporting the revamped Siri.

Additionally, Siri will no longer be accessible solely via voice commands. Instead, Apple is debuting a dedicated Siri app with iOS 27, which would serve as a central repository of all past conversations with the AI assistant. The app will include an "Extensions" feature that would seamlessly connect to third-party agents such as OpenAI's ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude, allowing Siri to tap into the capabilities of these agents. The App Store will also sport a dedicated "Extensions" section from where users will be able to install all supported third-party agents.

Also, while users can still activate Siri via voice commands or the power button, Apple is testing a new interface that resides within the Dynamic Island. Finally, Apple is attempting to replace its "Spotlight" search function with Siri, allowing for a unified search-related UI. The new search interface will continue to show "Siri Suggestions," which would span across apps, upcoming appointments, and changes to settings suggested by AI.

https://wccftech.com/apple-is-now-penalizin...their-workflow/

snapdragon x2 elite can play more games now

zerorating — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:48:04 +0800

impressive, it can play more games now. but some games with anti-cheats still refuse to run. battlefield 6 straight away says use x86 chip
did qualcomm put some instruction set that improve/accelerate x86 emulation?
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zen6 APU geekbench 6 leaked

zerorating — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:24:37 +0800

zen6 engineering sample running at 2ghz score as much as 5.1ghz 8845hs in geekbench in single core score
sound like major uplift if this is true.

https://wccftech.com/amd-medusa-point-leak-...-5-cores-5-ghz/

1charge cukup2 makan pergi kuatan from hulu kelang

zerorating — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:04:24 +0800

range anxiety is a thing of the past? macam not yet.
good luck ev users balik raya this year.
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78% from kuantan, sampai genting sempah 3%.

bezza take back his #1 spot

zerorating — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:41:23 +0800

lulwut saga hype is winding down? but but 120hp.

lambat lagi la nak dapat replacement, haihhhh

habuk is solar inverter enemy

zerorating — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:38:06 +0800

sure aa if inverter rosak because many habuk, or just the inverter low quality or underspec?
and buy solar system so expense, inverter warranty only 1 year?
also solar system so expense, battery system like hobbyist setup, not proper 'branded' battery system with cabinet and monitoring system? battery terminal all exposed. battery warranty 6 bulan.
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rm100k is how much he may charge his client

qualcomm announce wifi8 solution

zerorating — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:55:07 +0800

4x4 client are now mainstream back again, hell yeah. not going to be cheap, but finally you can take full advantage of those big chungus spider router.
lets hope that the client chip can take advantage of current 4x4 wifi 6/7 setup too if wifi8 is out of reach for most people.

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Qualcomm FastConnect 8800 (WCN885x) specifications:

Wi-Fi 8 with advanced features like
UWB, including and RADAR
Support for Snapdragon Sound™ Technology Suite, Bluetooth® High Data Throughput (HDT), and Qualcomm XPAN
Proximity AI for direction and distance across the globe
Wi-Fi connectivity
Peak Speed – 11.6 Gbps PHY rate
Generation – Wi-Fi 8, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6
Standards – IEEE 802.11bn, 802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11b
Spectral Bands – 6 GHz, 5 GHz, 2.4 GHz
Channels – Up to 320 MHz
Peak QAM – 4K QAM
Features
High Band Simultaneous (HBS) Multi-Link
MU-MIMO (UL/DL)
OFDMA (UL/DL)
Target Wake Time (TWT)
Extended Long Range (ELR)
Passpoint, Wi-Fi Aware R, Wi-Fi Location, Wi-Fi Optimized Connectivity, Wi-Fi QoS Management, TDLS, Miracast, Voice-Enterprise
Bluetooth connectivity – Bluetooth 7.0 with Channel Sounding and High Data Throughput (HDT) for speeds up to 7.5 Mbps
Audio
Qualcomm aptX audio technology support
Qualcomm aptX Audio, Qualcomm aptX Lossless, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive, Qualcomm aptX Voice
Audio Processing Technologies – Qualcomm Immersive Audio, Snapdragon Sound technology, LE Audio, Low latency Gaming mode with Voice back-channel, Spatial Audio
UWB
Standards – IEEE 802.15.4z, Fine Ranging (FiRa), Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), CSA Aliro
Features – 1x Tx + 3x Rx chains with support for RADAR and NBA-MMS
Process Node – 6 nm

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Qualcomm Dragonwing NPro A8 Elite (IPQ96) highlights:

CPU – Penta-core processor clocked at up to 2.0 GHz
NPU – Qualcomm Hexagon for “agentic AI at the edge”
Memory – 32-bit DDR4, DDR5
Storage – eMMC, NAND, and NOR flash
Wi-Fi
Peak PHY Rate – Up to 33 Gbps
Generation – Wi-Fi 8, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 4
Standards – 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11be, 802.11bn, 802.11i, 802.11w, 802.11d, 802.11h, 802.11u, 802.11r, 802.11k, 802.11v, 802.11mc, 802.11az, 802.11bf
Spectral Bands – 6 GHz, 5 GHz, 2.4 GHz, 4.9 GHz
Maximum Band Configuration – Penta-band
Channels – Up to 320 MHz
Peak QAM – 4K QAM
Encryption – AES-CCMP, AES-GCMP
Security – WPA3 Enhanced Open, WPS, WPA2, TKIP, PRNG, WAPI2, WAPI1, 802.11i security, WPA3 Personal, WPA3 Enterprise, WPA3 Easy Connect
Features
Up to 1500 users
Up to 16-user OFDMA (UL/DL), up to 4-user MU-MIMO (UL/DL)
Advanced Scan Radio, Intermediate Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCS), Improved Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC), Distributed RU (DRU), Multi-Primary Operation (DSO/NPCA), Device Unavailability Operation (DUO), AP Periodic Unavailability Operation (PUO), Low Latency, Low Loss, Scalable Throughput (L4S), Coordinated Time Division Multiple Access (Co-TDMA), Coordinated Restricted Target Wake Time (Co-RTWT), Coordinated Spatial Reuse (Co-SR), Coordinated Beamforming (Co-BF), Single Mobility Domain (SMD) Roaming, Dynamic Bandwidth Expansion (DBE)
Ethernet – 2x 25GbE, 4x 2.5GbE
Supported interfaces
1x USXGMII-M (10 Gbps)
2x USXGMII (2x 25 Gbps)
1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0
3x 2-lane PCIe 3.0, 2x 1-lane PCIe 3.0
PCM, UART, SPI, I²C, SDIO, GPIO
Platform Extensions – 4G/5G FWA, 802.15.4, Bluetooth

https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/03/qua...king-platforms/

exynos 2600 seems to be power efficient

zerorating — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 04:41:26 +0800

due to heat path block allowing heat to be transferred quickly, the chip can run more efficient.not bad. however samseng seems to throttle the chip heavily, anyway they know they cant beat the best, no point to have the chip to take as much power and run hot as possible just for the sake of winning benchmark.
genshin impact average battery drain - 4.09w
wuthering waves average battery drain - 4.70w
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really looks like samseng 2nm does reach parity with tsmc 3nm. now they just need to improve yield.

sodium ion battery not safer than lithium battery

zerorating — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:09:37 +0800

oh no, the cheaper alternative is not safer than lithium battery. oh well.
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dinasour lists EV battery potential failure.

zerorating — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 01:58:09 +0800

EV much simpler they said. so true.
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china will distrupt dram market.

zerorating — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 12:24:12 +0800

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myself dont care made in china, you support the consumer, you have my support.

boring? play this game

zerorating — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:05:35 +0800

this game will make the lubang looser than ever. now you can fully use the usb cables you collected so far
[twt]https://twitter.com/rebane2001/status/2014007573037355357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2014007573037355357%7Ctwgr%5E8fb9181801e23697851637a978bf8cb73a9da150%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwccftech.com%2Fthis-mobile-archery-game-requires-you-to-yank-out-the-cable-to-hit-your-target%2F[/twt]

apple no longer tsmc largest customer

zerorating — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:01:32 +0800

and tsmc ceo demands apple to pay more and no longer enjoy production capacity priority.

https://wccftech.com/apple-may-not-have-tsm...e-maker-status/