Qualcomm’s annual media event for its new smartphone silicon was focused on massive CPU performance gains that are also being applied to its automotive business. Plus AI. (Naturally.)
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At Connect, Meta launched an inexpensive Quest headset, provided updates on the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, and gave developers new tools and APIs. All anyone will remember is that this is where Orion, Meta’s smart glasses of the future, were launched.
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At T-Mobile Capital Markets Day, the carrier updated analysts on its business plans and financial goals, announced a 5G network slice for public safety, and teased work with nvidia and OpenAI on using AI to improve the network and customer service.
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IFA celebrated its 100th anniversary with silicon drama, Lenovo Innovation World, and plenty of A/V, wearables, and gadgets. Including some silly ones.
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Key takeaways from Apple's iPhone 16 and Wearables event including Apple Intelligence, and health focus of the new Apple Watch and AirPods Pro 2 update.
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It’s easier to list the things I don’t like about Lenovo’s YOGA Slim 7x Copilot+ PC than what it gets right. The YOGA Slim 7x packages Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite platform with compelling features at a good price.
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Google needs to show consumers that Android has unique AI capabilities ahead of Apple delivering on AI, and it largely succeeded today. The Pixel 9 family brings unique and delightful features that consumers can easily understand and use, along with improved hardware across the board.
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HP’s EliteBook Ultra G1q represents the launch of a new silicon platform, a new version of Windows on Arm, new Copilot+ PC and AI features, and new branding for HP (...and a new laptop).
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The WSJ has an excellent, well-sourced article about how much money Amazon has lost on its Devices division. It misses a key point on why.
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Samsung’s annual foldables update turned into a Wearables and digital health show, with solid iterative updates to the Galaxy Z Flip6, Z Fold6, Buds, and Buds Pro and big news in watches, rings, and health measurement overall.
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Apple's partnership with OpenAI is the least interesting and least important part of Apple Intelligence. Context awareness, the security model, and third-party app APIs look to be transformational -- and that's all Apple's technology and implementation, not ChatGPT.
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There was a flurry of innovation out of Computex this year, with Intel and AMD taking Qualcomm seriously as Microsoft tries to combine silicon and AI to compete with Apple.
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Google’s I/O developer conference was a confusing mess of announcements aimed at different audiences and timeframes; this report breaks things down by audience and surfaces key announcements omitted from the keynote.
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There’s been a lot of hype around AI, but Microsoft is bringing substance, and it’s enabled by exceptional Snapdragon-powered hardware that finally makes Windows laptops competitive with Apple MacBook Air.
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Apple’s iPad Pro (13” 2024) has key advances in design, display, and silicon. I went hands on with the new iPro Pro over the past week; here is my review and a bit of market analysis.
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Apple’s new iPads make it clear which iPad to buy for every purpose and budget, while adding exceptional OLED displays to the Pro models, and launching Apple Silicon M4 six months ahead of expectations.
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The overwhelmingly negative reviews of Humane’s Ai Pin have generated controversy. What can Humane fix, what can’t be fixed, and what does this mean for the AI accessory category?
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This year’s Mobile World Congress was a return to crowded halls, Chinese OEMs, laptops, wearables, and a continuation of AI demos from last MWC (and CES). There were also the trends that should have been but weren’t.
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As usual, CES had product announcements that were exciting, some that were impactful, and lots that happened behind the scenes. This report covers Displays, Computing/AI, and Sustainability.
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This report looks at the hybrid work benefits of upgrading to external microphones, and how the rise of AI-based audio capabilities on new PCs impacts the market.
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