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.
OnePlus is withdrawing from the US and Europe. Here's how corporate merger, tariffs, and geopolitics killed a cult Android brand.
During the 2024 Paris Olympics, TDF and France Télévisions demonstrated 5G Broadcast, enabling simultaneous live streaming to multiple devices without data congestion. However, challenges…
Running a local LLM on Android gives you real privacy, but the NPU is walled off from the open models and de-Googling costs you…
A daily driver's read on on-device AI across 2026 flagships: the Gemini Nano v3 hardware gate, Apple's unshipped promises, Samsung's land-grab, and how much…
Nothing's three-tier plan took a U-turn: back to Qualcomm, the Glyph Matrix, CMF spun off, and a new entry-level B series as a memory…
Apple Silicon continues to dominate performance, exemplified by M-series chips enhancing MacBook and iPad capabilities. However, Siri's lagging AI integration contrasts this success, revealing…
The Phone 1's final update landed in July 2026, closing four years of support at Android 15. But LineageOS 23 already runs Android 16…
Huawei's Mate 60 Pro unexpectedly launched in 2023 featuring the Kirin 9000S chip, surprisingly circumventing US sanctions. HiSilicon, Huawei's silicon arm, encompasses its mobile,…
Qualcomm's acquisition of SAM Seamless Network for $150 million highlights the importance of its network-native platform, securing 500 million devices across various ISPs. Maintaining…
TSMC is raising prices across every node, even mature 7nm. Why this semiconductor cost reset is structural, what's driving it, and who bleeds most.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon brand emerged in 2007, unifying various components for effective marketing. Over two decades, its journey included notable successes and failures, adapting to…
Chiplets and UCIe are unbundling AI hardware the same way Modular unbundles CUDA. Why the moat doesn't vanish, it just relocates to TSMC's packaging…
Apple's WWDC 2026 Siri update is real. The multi-step chaining works. The on-device architecture is the right call for privacy. The gap against Gemini…
Xiaomi recently launched a high-performance electric SUV and a competitive smartphone, the Xiaomi 17. While its phone business thrives in China, it struggles in…
Snapdragon Insider bias declared. Qualcomm's AI200 data center card plus the five-form-factor Hexagon NPU strategy is a bet that inference is where the real…
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