Nothing Ear (3a) Review: 32MB of Flash Storage Is the Most Interesting Thing in Budget Audio
Thirty-two megabytes of onboard flash is the reason the $99 Nothing Ear (3a) does something no competitor does. A full deep dive: five years…
The biggest chunk of what I cover: phones, the silicon inside them, the software that ages them, and the slow creep of AI into every part of the stack. I care more about what a device is actually like to live with than about the spec sheet it launched on.
Thirty-two megabytes of onboard flash is the reason the $99 Nothing Ear (3a) does something no competitor does. A full deep dive: five years…
Qualcomm has unveiled its next flagship mobile chip architecture, highlighting three main components: the Oryon CPU reaching 5GHz, Adreno GPU incorporating AI-dedicated units, and…
MediaTek launched its Dimensity 9600 Pro, the first mobile chip using TSMC's 2nm process, aiming to capture market share from Qualcomm. As both companies…
UGREEN put a working micro-pump and coolant channels inside a 16.2mm power bank, then a window on the front so you can watch it…
Oppo's upcoming Find X10 series, including the Find X10 and Pro Max, received BIS certification in India, signaling an imminent launch. Featuring unreleased MediaTek…
Qualcomm's latest mobile CPU features a 50% increase in Large Shared Memory in its Hexagon NPU, emphasizing memory efficiency amid soaring RAM costs. This…
The Kirin 9050 Pro is the first chip built on Huawei's LogicFolding: two active silicon layers bonded face to face by 50 million vertical…
Meta's lawsuit over its AI Glasses now includes bystanders who never owned the device, alleging their private moments were captured without consent. This raises…
Tim Cook's recent departure from his CEO role at Apple marks a significant transition, with John Ternus stepping in. Cook's tenure, focused on operational…
Meta has addressed a privacy issue with its Ray-Ban Metas by implementing a fix that stops recording when the LED is covered, following multiple…
At the UGREEN HomeAgent launch at Gillette Stadium, various NAS products were showcased, including three models—HA100, HA100 Pro, and MasterAgent MA100—featuring distinct processors. The…
Adreno Neural Fusion adds AI matrix units to Qualcomm's GPU a year after Apple and level with Arm, but the 18MB of HPM is…
Sonos unveiled its "Sonos 27mcp" protocol, enabling integration of ChatGPT and Gemini into its audio systems, alongside the new Ace Ultra headphones and Beam…
The Poco F9 Ultra retains last year's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip due to rising memory costs, breaking a tradition of annual upgrades.…
The first GrapheneOS Motorola phone lands in 2027 as a flagship priced above a Pixel. The reason cheap Motos are excluded isn't weak silicon,…
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