1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (711+ words) Qualcomm is taking an unusual approach to the launch of its next-generation premium Snapdragon mobile platform this year. Instead of holding everything for its annual Snapdragon Summit in Maui happening later this month, the company has been methodically disclosing the…...

17+ hour, 10+ min ago   (596+ words) Twenty-five years ago, I sat near the front of the room while then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs rolled out Apple’s digital hub strategy, a vision in which the Mac would become the central manager of all manner of portable digital devices....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (691+ words) By now, you probably know my stance on Gemini and other generative AI gobbledegook — right? In short: It’s an insanely powerful form of technology (obviously). But it’s also wildly inaccurate and ineffective as an all-purpose answer engine, and by cramming…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (482+ words) We’re hurtling toward the loss of something big. Finally, after months of speculation, Apple is about to introduce its first-ever folding smartphone. And once it does, the conversation will change as the annual iPhone rumor season is replaced with the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (481+ words) An important but potentially fragile trend is emerging in the data being reported by smartphone industry trackers: while painful component price increases are denting overall phone sales, the iPhone’s market share continues to increase. This likely reflects two key truths:…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (873+ words) Have you heard the buzz? Good vibrations are officially here on Android — at least, on Google’s latest homemade Pixel gizmos. The vibration options vary not only in their patterns — with presets such as “Buzz,” “Heartbeat,” “Bumps,” and “Swirl” — but also…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (243+ words) You can’t have missed all the recent leaks. What used to be occasional glimpses into Apple’s future plans, followed by scripted public events, has now become a cadence of leaks followed by announcements. Using the upcoming folding iPhone as an…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (503+ words) After a week of using Google’s new Pixel 11 phones, two seemingly at-odds realities are crystal clear in my mind: Interestingly enough, these two realities manage to exist harmoniously — because they’re both very much accurate and very much true. The real…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (172+ words) Today, embedded systems are so common that you’d have a hard time looking in any direction without seeing a device which contains one – if you know where to look. Lately, a movement toward embedded as a platform is creating new…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (714+ words) Have you heard? It’s that time of year again — time for some snazzy new Pixels to tempt our gadget-coveting “gimme!” reflexes and guide flagship Android phone expectations for months to come. If the concept feels familiar, it should: Early Android…...