Qualcomm Believes AI Will Change PCs, Starting With Its Chips ...
Up until now, the chips powering your computer have largely come from Intel, AMD or Apple. But Qualcomm, a company whose chips have primarily been for phones, believes its chips may start powering your computers soon too.The reason is generative AI -- hich can create text, edit photos and fill in the edges of images…
The Best Laptops for Students
Using computers in the classroom has changed a bit since playing Oregon Trail on an Apple IIe. Now they are integrated into the educational experience, with students opening Chromebooks as early as kindergarten to take tests and do their math homework. As children get older and progress from grade to grade, they’ll need laptops to…
Google Gets It Mostly Right With the Pixel 8 Pro
The Pixel 8 Pro is Google’s latest top-of-the-line flagship device, and while some have argued that the new device doesn’t offer enough at its price point, I think Google is finally starting to get into its groove. What we’re seeing with the Pixel 8 Pro is the first step to Google creating one of the…
Qualcomm will try to have its Apple Silicon moment in PCs...
Enlarge / A teaser image for Qualcomm's Snapdragon X SoCs.Qualcomm Qualcomm's annual "Snapdragon Summit" is coming up later this month, and the company appears ready to share more about its long-planned next-generation Arm processor for PCs. The company hasn't shared many specifics yet, but yesterday we finally got a name: "Snapdragon X," which is coming…
The Best Chromebook Deals for October Prime Day
When looking into buying a new laptop, it’s isn’t just about Mac vs. PC. Consider the Chromebook: It’s a great option for anyone looking for an inexpensive and light notebook. They’re already much cheaper than comparable Windows laptops, and then there’s the October Prime Day sales to make the deals even more compelling. The best Chromebook dealsYou’ll…
The Differences Between the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2
The Google Pixel Watch 2 looks to build off everything that Google did right with the original Pixel Watch, which was released in 2022. But how does the second generation of the wearable stand up against the first? Is it worth upgrading? Here are the big differences between the two Google-branded wearables.DesignWhen you’re looking at…
Qualcomm strikes new Apple deal on 5G chips
Qualcomm has extended a deal to supply 5G modems for Apple’s smartphones, in a sign the iPhone maker is still struggling to perfect the technology in-house. Apple has been trying to make modems—which govern how its devices communicate with cellular mobile networks—for its iPhones since 2018. The plan is an extension of its multibillion-dollar effort…
Inside Qualcomm HQ’s Appointment-Only Museum Filled With Retro Phones ...
The larger device seen here was the first prototype high data rate modem used for the development and testing of what later became the EVDO standard. Qualcomm began demonstrating the technology in 1998, and the first commercial device using EVDO was released in 2004.EVDO was an evolution of the CDMA standard, and was retired in 2022…
Everything Samsung Announced at Unpacked 2023
Samsung’s big Unpacked event has come and gone. At 7 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the company began announing its latest suite of smartphones, smartwatches, and tablets. We saw the newest iterations of the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold 5, the new Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic, as well as the new…
Why Samsung’s New Galaxy Tab S9 Series Tablets Might Be Worth...
Samsung’s updates to the latest, top-of-the-line Tab S-series Android tablets are here in the Galaxy Tab S9. While not a huge step up from the Tab S8 series, they still maintain the lead on the highest-end Android tablets out there. If you’re an Android fan looking for an alternative to the iPad Pro, this is…
