2024 will go down in tech history as the year Microsoft finally turned Windows laptops into serious MacBook competitors. So far, that’s been thanks to Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chips, which switched to a homogeneous chip architecture, bumped up clock speeds and caught up to Apple’s speedy, power-efficient processors. But now AMD says it has chips … Read more
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shenzhen-listed Transsion, the world’s fourth-largest smartphone maker, is being sued by Qualcomm and Philips for alleged intellectual property violations. Transsion, which has a 48 percent market share for smartphones on the African continent and is rapidly … Read more
The Edifier Stax Spirit S5 is one of the best wireless headphones you’ll ever hear. Edifier If you’re lucky enough to own a smartphone or digital audio player that supports Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Sound Platform, you’ll probably want a pair of wireless headphones so you can take full advantage of the latest Hi-Res audio codecs that … Read more
Today marks the launch of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X CPUs, marking the beginning of the Microsoft Copilot+ AI PC era. The first Microsoft Copilot+ AI PCs are here! And Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X CPUs are driving the new era Ever since Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon X Elite CPUs for Windows AI PCs, they have taken the market … Read more
A participant in the Copilot+PC demo room on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, USA, … [+] on Monday, May 20, 2024. Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella is betting that a new generation of computers with specialized artificial intelligence chips and faster performance will end the long-running rivalry between Windows PCs and Apple Inc.’s Mac. … Read more
Enlarge / A high-level breakdown of Intel’s next-generation Lunar Lake chips, which retains some of the changes from Meteor Lake while rolling back others. Intel Considering recent production issues, AMD’s resurgence, Qualcomm’s entry, and Apple’s shift from customer to competitor, it’s been a rough few years for Intel processors. Computer buyers have more viable options … Read more
Justin Long, the face of Apple’s iconic “I’m a Mac” commercials, now stars in a short Qualcomm skit promoting Snapdragon-powered PCs. During the Computex 2024 keynote, Qualcomm unveiled the new sketch featuring Long, who is known for his role in Apple’s “Get a Mac” commercials nearly two decades ago. Long is depicted as overwhelmed by … Read more