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In September 2020, Nvidia had announced its plan to acquire Arm from SoftBank for about 40 billion USD (~RM164 billion). However, Qualcomm has jumped out of the middle of nowhere recently and offered to invest in the semiconductor company rather than purchase it outright, in the event Arm rejects the deal offered by Nvidia.

Earlier this month, it was reported that the chip shortage is likely to increase the price of upcoming smartphones. It appears that not only the smartphone industry is affected by it, other sectors including automobile, gaming console, laptop, and more are also facing the same problem. According to a new report, the shortage is expected to continue through 2022.

You don't hear much about chipsets from Nvidia, but a new one was finally announced earlier today at the GPU Technology Conference 2021 - the Nvidia Atlan. This new chipset is expected to be used with autonomous vehicles and other unconfirmed products.

Based on a statement by money.udn.com, it seems that Xiaomi might resort to sourcing chipsets from MediaTek due to the current shortage in Qualcomm chipsets. With that being said, we could see more Xiaomi smartphones equipped with MediaTek chipsets in the future.

About two weeks ago, sources claim that prices for AMD's Radeon RX 6800 GPUs will return to retail levels in 4-8 weeks. But is that really accurate? The inflated prices for the new AMD and Nvidia GPUs are due to shortages of stock, and this situation is unlikely to change anytime soon.

It's important to note that laptops are not like desktop PCs, in that many of the components can't be replaced. So, how do we choose a laptop that suits us? Well, let's take a look at four key tech specs you need to consider before you choose your laptop!

For quite some time, there have been talks that Nvidia was looking to acquire Arm from SoftBank. That has been confirmed recently and it looks like the companies have come to an agreement. Sources say that all three companies have approved of a deal, with the entire turnover process expected to take around 18 months.

At long last, Nvidia has unveiled its latest Ampere GPUs to the world. It has long been hinted that a launch would happen in September and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang did so yesterday, unveiling three new GPUs that will be available soon. The GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 will be launched within September, followed by the RTX 3070 next month.

For PC gaming enthusiasts, early September is going to be exciting since Nvidia has been teasing a big reveal happening then. But the GeForce RTX 3080 that many are expecting may not be the only product launched. Recently, sources have found that Nvidia partner Micron had unwittingly confirmed the existence of the RTX 3090.

Last week, rumours claimed that Nvidia could be launching a high-end Ampere GPU in September 2020. But now the launch date could be closer than expected. Nvidia has officially posted a teaser with the hashtag "UltimateCountDown" and it's believed that this is referring to the GeForce RTX 3080 GPU.