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Der frühe vogel fängt den wurm! Yikes, if we&re trotting out our tortured German to say &the early bird catches the worm,& it can mean only one thing, folks. Ittime for all you European startup fans to go catch super early-bird tickets to TechCrunchDisrupt Berlin 2018on November 29-30.

Our pricing tiers start at €595 + VAT. The value is real, and your time is limited, so go buy your conference passes today.

Berlinthe perfect city for a Disrupt event. Itboth affordable and an international hub — factors that have contributed to a vibrant and growing tech startup scene. Our Berlin Disrupt events have drawn participants from more than 50 countries across Europe, Asia and beyond. Thereno better place to introduce your pre-Series A startup to the international startup community.

But not everyone who goes to Disrupt events goes to launch a business. Whether you&re a marketer, job seeker, founder or investor, you&ll find opportunity waiting for you in these two program-packed days.

Take in Startup Battlefield, our premier startup pitch competition, to see which early-stage startup will reign supreme and take home the $50,000 grand prize.

Spend time exploring and networking your way through Startup Alley. You&ll find hundreds of early-stage startups showcasing their best tech, products and platforms. Itprime hunting ground for potential connections, clients and customers.

If you&re a founder or an investor, be sure to take advantage of CrunchMatch. Thatour free, business match-making service that simplifies networking. It efficiently connects founders and investors with similar business interests and profiles. At Disrupt Berlin 2017, CrunchMatch generated a total of 888 meetings — and 97 percent of participants said they&d use the service again.

Thatjust a small sampling of what you can expect at Disrupt Berlin, and this is your opportunity to experience it at a great price. Disrupt Berlin 2018takes place on November 29-30, 2018 at the Arena Berlin. Check out our super early-bird pricing tiers, and buy your passes today. We can&t wait to see you in Berlin, ja voll!

With Qualcomm working with Microsoft to get its Snapdragon chips into Windows 10 laptops, there have been rumors that a supercharged processor called the Snapdragon 1000 is on the way to give these devices a serious performance boost.

Thanks to some digging done by WinFuture, we now know (or think we know) a bit more about it: it's going to use a