The physical layer. PCs and components, the peripherals nobody markets well, and the consumer electronics that live or die on a single design decision. Less unboxing theater, more on what the hardware actually does once the launch hype burns off.
Carl Pei left OnePlus on October 16, 2020, after seven years building one of the most effective challenger brands in consumer tech. The 103…
Samsung 8nm built Nvidia's RTX 30 Ampere GPUs, a marquee win taken not on the leading edge but on price and capacity while TSMC…
By early 2016, HTC, Xiaomi, and Lenovo had all quietly walked away from the same chip. MediaTek’s Helio X20 was supposed to be the…
TSMC's N7+ brought 7nm EUV into volume for the first time, ironically inside a Huawei chip, proving extreme ultraviolet in production ahead of full…
Intel 10nm arrived four years late after the 14nm purgatory, and in the delay TSMC passed Intel for good. The node where Intel lost…
Samsung 7nm EUV produced the Exynos 9825, the first commercial chip built with extreme ultraviolet lithography, as Samsung raced TSMC into the EUV era.
TSMC's 7nm node shipped the first 7nm chip in the A12, anchored AMD's comeback against Intel, and watched GlobalFoundries quit the leading edge, leaving…
Xiaomi went public in Hong Kong last month at roughly half the valuation it was chasing, the stock slid on its first day, and…
Qualcomm launches the Snapdragon XR1, the first dedicated XR chip, and the Oculus Go ships at $199 to start the standalone VR era.
Qualcomm spent its summit in Maui this week talking less about how fast the Snapdragon 845 is and more about what it can think…
The Xbox One X launched November 7, 2017 as the most powerful console in the world, and proved that raw power without exclusives doesn't…
The Nintendo Switch seamlessly combines handheld and home gaming, addressing the Wii U's failures. Its design focuses on user-friendly portability, highlighted by the engaging…
Xiaomi has joined Apple, Samsung, and Huawei by designing its own processor, the Surge S1, aimed at mid-range phones like the Mi 5C. This…
Samsung 10nm built every Snapdragon 835, the year Samsung spun out its foundry as a standalone division and tried to outrun the chipgate reputation.
Xiaomi just put a 6.4-inch phone on stage that is almost entirely screen. The display covers 91.3% of the front, the highest screen-to-body ratio…
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