In 2023, TCL chose to use mini-LED backlighting only on its higher-end QM8 line. HiSense took a different approach. Both bets paid off, but the higher-end mini-LED sets are threatening legacy competitors.
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Meta is taking the Horizon OS that powers its Quest headsets and opening it up to hardware licensees including Lenovo and ASUS. This could backfire but it pressures Google and provides a broader coalition against Apple’s Vision Pro.
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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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LG and Meta are doing something together in XR, but the way that LG suggests it might work with Meta is almost silly, so lets dive into the state of the XR/spatial computing app ecosystem landscape to parse what’s really going on.
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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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MediaTek has a commanding share of the processors that go into televisions and streaming media devices, and this has led to innovative features and entirely new product categories, as evidenced by two products I’ve been testing from Amazon and XGIMI.
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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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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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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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After attending Apple’s Event with briefings and hands-on, here are my key takeaways for the iPhone 15 and Apple Watch Series 9.
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T-Mobile just announced two new REVVL phones and the first REVVL tablet. Carrier-branded devices are nothing new, but REVVL has had an unusually long life, and T-Mobile is expanding its reach when most other ODM devices quietly faded away. What’s different here?
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This report is part of a new Techsponential series on hybrid work issues and tools. With computing moving to new form factors and OS/silicon combinations there’s a need for truly cross-platform encryption solutions without using the cloud. Kingston has a solution.
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In the weeks since Techsponential got heads-on with the Apple Vision Pro , we have been asked numerous questions from journalists, Apple partners and resellers, and Apple competitors. This report provides a comprehensive look at the hardware, software, ecosystem, and implications of Apple’s entry into AR and VR.
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I attended Apple’s WWDC today and got a heads-on demo of Apple's new Apple Vision Pro headset. This report covers first impressions and snap analysis. This is a new platform; Techsponential will have additional reports — especially around competitive response — in the future.
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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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