Nvidia has taken over Computex with the long-expected announcement of the RTX Spark for Windows. This report covers why Nvidia is getting back into Windows SoCs and what this means for Microsoft, Qualcomm, MediaTek, PC OEMs, Intel, AMD, and Apple.
Read MoreGoogle pulled out most of its consumer-focused Android announcements into The Android Show ahead of this week’s Google I/O. Google has impactful ideas integrating AI in mobile, auto, and laptops, but that last one needs more explanation.
Read MoreEveryone is a content creator these days. AI is both fueling additional data storage needs and making it more expensive. Hard drives never fully went away, but they’re certainly back now.
Read MoreLike 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.
Read MoreAt 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.
Read MoreAt 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.
Read MoreAt 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.
Read MoreMeta 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?
Read MoreApple 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.
Read MoreSamsung’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.
Read MoreI spent a morning this week with Meta getting full demos of all its latest smart glasses and came away impressed.
Read MoreFor 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.
Read MoreGoogle just launched Gemini Enterprise, a set of enterprise-oriented AI tools that are impressive in scope but workers are going to need to scale a learning curve to get the most out of them.
Read MoreMeta has beat Google and Apple to market with smart glasses that have a display for widgets, notifications, and AI. They officially went on sale last week, but Meta wasn’t actually ready to sell too many of them.
Read MoreLenovo held an “Innovation World” press conference at IFA again this year, and they had something for absolutely everyone: workstations, laptops, tablets, gaming handhelds, R&D concept devices, and even phones.
Read MoreMediaTek claims it is the #1 smartphone silicon vendor by volume, but its super-premium Dimensity 9000-series has been gaining real market share in smartphones outside the U.S. and in Samsung tablets everywhere.
Read MoreNVIDIA and Intel are connecting their silicon in the datacenter and on PCs, and NVIDIA is investing $5 billion in Intel stock. This is important, especially for Intel, but the deal is limited.
Read MoreApple kept prices the same – or effectively lower – while adding a lot of content to its iPhones, Watches, and AirPods Pro.
Read MoreGoogle is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Pixel line by focusing on its strengths: photography and AI. The Pixel Watch 4 looks gorgeous.
Read MoreThis is the best Chromebook I’ve ever tested, both from a performance and battery life standpoint. It’s easily my top Chromebook recommendation. Google’s new ChromeOS AI features are nice to have but will not be a major purchase driver.
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