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View allQualcomm Unveils New AI-Focused Android Chips as Smartphone Memory Costs Squeeze the Market
Qualcomm has announced two new Snapdragon chips built around 'agentic AI' features, arriving just as rising memory prices put pressure on smartphone makers' margins. Here's what the announcement means and why it matters beyond phones.
Qualcomm Unveils New Snapdragon Chips Built for 'Agentic AI' as Smartphone Memory Costs Surge
Qualcomm has introduced its next-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 mobile chips, including a higher-performance 'Extreme' variant, with a heavy emphasis on on-device AI agents—arriving just as a global memory shortage puts pressure on smartphone makers' costs.
watchOS 27.2 Beta 2 Brings Back the App Switcher — With a New Gesture
Apple's second beta of watchOS 27.2 reportedly restores the App Switcher that was removed in watchOS 27, now accessible through a new gesture. Here's what's changing and why it matters for Apple Watch multitaskers.
Meta's New Smart Glasses Arrive as The Verge Asks: Can You Forget How You Feel About Meta?
A wave of coverage around the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 smart glasses and other AI wearables has reignited a familiar question: can consumer trust in Meta ever be separated from enthusiasm for its hardware?
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Meta's Smart Glasses Push Continues — But Can Users Separate the Hardware From the Company?
As Meta rolls out a new generation of Ray-Ban smart glasses and rivals respond with their own AI eyewear, tech commentators are asking whether consumers can evaluate the products on their own merits, independent of how they feel about Meta as a company.
Google Opens Pre-Orders for $899 'Googlebook' AI Laptops Built Around Gemini
Google has begun taking pre-orders for a new line of Gemini-powered laptops starting at $899, built with hardware partners and positioned as a companion device for Android phone owners.
Google Opens Pre-Orders for $899 ‘Googlebook’ Laptops Built Around Gemini AI
Google has begun taking pre-orders for a new line of Gemini AI-powered laptops called Googlebook, starting at $899, with reporting from Reuters and Bloomberg detailing hardware partners and Google's own positioning of the device as an Android companion.
Apple's New Mac Studio and Mac Mini Chips Draw Strong Reviews — But Pricing Raises Eyebrows
Early reviews from The Verge, Ars Technica, WIRED, and MacStories highlight major performance gains in Apple's newest M5 Ultra Mac Studio and M6 Mac mini, though at least one outlet flags a steep price increase on the Mac mini.