Like all tech events these days, MWC was about AI, but it differed in how it was about AI. This report covers six trends from the show that will last beyond the immediate news cycle.
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The FCC has added home routers built outside the U.S. to its Covered List, effectively banning all new routers from the U.S. market. The FCC posted a FAQ to provide clarity on what is/isn’t covered. Questions remain.
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Samsung has been teasing a trifold smartphone for a while, and it is now official. It’s not a mainstream product, but it’s also not a gimmick. Here’s why Samsung is building it.
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The MacBook Neo is a good small laptop for general purpose computing, and an astonishing value. It presents both short- and long-term challenges for Windows and ChromeOS. Analysis and recommendations inside.
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Apple gave the iPad Air a spec bump but kept the two areas that could have used improvement the same: storage and the display. It fits perfectly in Apple’s pricing ladder — and ecosystem — but gives others a way in.
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At MWC, Qualcomm applied the Snapdragon Elite brand to a new SoC for wearables expected to power pendants, pins, watches, and other form factors for AI-driven experiences. It’s an ambitious concept that will require changes in software, use cases, and social norms.
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At Samsung Unpacked, Samsung launched new Galaxy S bar phones with more AI choices and component upgrades including updated silicon, camera sensors that let in more light, and Privacy Display on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Pricing is… interesting.
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Google just launched the mid-tier Pixel 10a smartphone on its annual cadence. Should it have?
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At T-Mobile Capital Markets Day, T-Mobile did a bit of a victory lap for its performance, promised continued growth – even in fixed wireless – and announced that network-based AI features are coming, starting with Live Translation.
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How much better can a phone charger be? Anker’s successful answer to that question exemplifies the importance of innovation that fits within brand parameters.
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After a disastrous rebrand effort at last year’s CES that saw sales fall relative to Lenovo and HP, Dell is promising to refocus on consumer and SMB. XPS is coming back, but Dell has a lot of ground to make up.
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Meta is laying off Reality Labs staff and shuttering some of its VR game studios and all of its VR workplace initiatives. What does this mean for the future of XR?
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Apple is bundling its creative and productivity apps into Creator Studio. This is partly about generating recurring subscription revenue but mostly about protecting (or enhancing) its platforms from a new generation of competition.
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Apple will be using Google’s Gemini as the basis for future Apple Foundation Models. Siri is about to get a lot smarter, and Apple is plugging a major hole in its ecosystem. This does NOT mean iOS and Google will have the same AI features.
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XREAL’s mainstream smart display glasses just got across-the-board improvements, a price drop, and a new must-have charging/display accessory. They’re so good that ASUS is getting a version for gaming.
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The OnePlus 15 offers specs you simply don’t find on other smartphones outside of China. U.S. carriers aren’t offering this one, either, but consumers can buy them directly. Finally.
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Verizon launched an extraordinarily aggressive holiday promotion, and when I wrote that it might even be unprofitable, Verizon Consumer CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath responded that my math is wrong.
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Samsung’s Galaxy XR hardware impresses and dramatically undercuts Apple Vision Pro on price …but there isn’t much to do in Android XR yet, so Google is pushing entertainment.
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I spent a morning this week with Meta getting full demos of all its latest smart glasses and came away impressed.
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For consumer PCs, distribution is crucial. So, I was excited when I went to Costco Wholesale to buy groceries and saw a new table promoting Qualcomm Snapdragon X laptops.
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