Preliminary Snapdragon 820 Benchmarks Compared to the Exynos 7420

Tom’s Hardware was invited to Qualcomm headquarters where they got to learn about and test the Snapdragon 820 SoC. The AndEBenchPro Memory Bandwidth test shows the 820 smoking the Exynos 7420, while tests like AndEBenchPro Memory Latency showed the 820 simply wasn’t able to keep up. The 820 is said to be more battery efficient than the 7420 though, and this balance between raw performance and efficiency is where Qualcomm shines.

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Microsoft Open Sources Windows Live Writer Blogging Tool

Microsoft has released a fork of its own Windows Live Writer, which is a blogging tool released in 2006. It wasn’t actively developed, so the Microsoft volunteers choose to open-source it. Developers can now work on the application or even build it on their own as it’s pushed to GitHub.

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A New Update to Google Wallet Lets You Send Money to Someone Without an Email Address

Google is rolling out a new update to the Google Wallet application that lets you send money to anyone in your contacts list. So even if you don’t have someone’s email address, simply tap on their contact and they will receive a text message. This text message includes a secure link where they can enter their debit card so the funds can be deposited.

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