Verizon was behind rivals when it came to giving loyal customers upgrades, but as it fixes that it is also pulling further ahead of AT&T and T-Mobile when it comes to the breadth of streaming partners.
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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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Prepaid "Uncarrier" moves? T-Mobile’s Metro brand just addressed a big pain point with prepaid customers, and T-Mobile is doing unique things with its new REVVL 7 phones.
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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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Super-bundlers are people who combine wireless phone, home broadband, and content together in a single bundle to save money. This report examines how prevalent super bundling is, what options carriers and cable companies offer, and where the opportunities are going forward.
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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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Apple has been so successful building out its hardware ecosystem that there are multiple options for wirelessly charging an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. This report explains the state of mobile ecosystems and reviews three multi-charging options.
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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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I put nearly a dozen smart glasses and spatial computing rigs on my face at CES and got a chance to assess the state of smart glasses and spatial computing just ahead of Apple Vision Pro availability.
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It’s CES week, so we must be getting details on Apple Vision Pro?
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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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After less than a year, Qualcomm and Iridium are parting ways. This can be a confusing space (pardon the pun), so here's a quick primer on what's going on industry-wide:
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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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Apple announced not only the new Apple Silicon M3 processor, but the performance variants as well. Its laptop lineup now makes sense, and the iMac gets an unnecessarily large boost in power.
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At its annual Snapdragon Summit Qualcomm launched a new silicon platform for high performance laptops with exceptional AI capabilities, smartphone chipsets with AI, and even sound chips with AI.
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OnePlus is OPPO’s Western-facing brand, and its first foldable is a technical marvel. In the U.S. there are trade-in discounts, but it lacks carrier distribution and it’s still quite expensive.
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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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