LG is planning a major reorganization. The structural changes tie ThinQ and robotics directly to the home and suggest further investment is being made in webOS, but major challenges remain.
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T-Mobile took the first steps in making it significantly less expensive to connect smartwatches, tablets, and laptops to its cellular network. It's mostly aimed at adding value to Go5G Next but it makes connected cellular devices easier to justify.
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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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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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Motorola launched updated versions of the RAZR for 2024. The RAZR+ got the best hardware, but the base model RAZR is the one to watch.
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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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Humane is launching a stand-alone $700 AI pin that you wear on your chest, works via voice and laser projection onto your hand, and requires a $24/month subscription.
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Amazon is serious about integrating generative AI into Alexa, even if a direct monetization model isn't clear. It is surrounding that LLM with a slew of new hardware, including a home hub, WiFi 7 router, soundbar, smart glasses, and more.
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MWC was back in force in 2023. This report covers the themes, announcements, and analysis from the show: satellite telephony, new smartphones, concept devices, U.S. carriers in Europe, and more.
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CES 2023 had no specific, overarching theme, but within each market segment, there were trends and highlights. This report covers Computing, Hybrid Work, Mobile (Phones, Wearables, and Tablets), IoT, AR & VR, and TV
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In a series of press releases, Apple launched a new iPad, iPad Pro, and Apple TV box; the top configuration of the Apple TV 4K one that can act as a Matter and Thread hub.
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In its annual fall device event, Amazon announced over a dozen new products in under an hour, and some of the most innovative news got buried. Some of the products are iterative, but others pushed Amazon into new markets or extended its AI in new directions.
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T-Mobile published a Corporate Responsibility Report for 2021 – a 92 page set of data and slides so dense that it also released a summary PDF in addition to the CEO’s Letter, which is also a summary. I got an advanced copy of the report and here are the top five things that jumped out at me.
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[Updated with postmortem] Amazon’s Glow is a generational game console; a new product category that is hard to describe but delightful to experience. The Glow’s sole drawback – a relatively high price due to the amount of technology included – was mitigated during Prime Days.
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MWC 2022 happened IRL this year, with sizeable - though smaller - crowds. Techsponential went to Barcelona to get hands on with new devices, see how the market is evolving, and meet with people we haven’t seen outside of Zoom in three years.
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There has been a lot written about CES by press and analysts covering the show remotely; Techsponential attended live. Here are thoughts on what the show was like, and key announcements from the event.
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Last week was a big week for silicon: Qualcomm held its Investor Day in New York City reassuring its investors that it is diversifying, and MediaTek launched an assault on the high end of the smartphone market (among other things) at its Executive Summit in Laguna Beach, CA.
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Late last month, three news items from China caught my eye that reflect how geopolitics are shaping the state of mobile devices today. I also attended an online discussion on deglobalization that provided some context for what’s going on.
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There’s plenty of news coverage on Apple’s Spring Loaded event and even more hot takes produced within minutes of the event’s end. This report assumes the reader knows the product news and focuses on key analysis.
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A look ahead to tech trends and predictions for smartphones, AR/VR, PCs, smart home tech, and televisions.
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