Europe’s Open RAN Bet Is Real, and Mostly at the Edges
In the past year, Europe has taken significant steps towards Open RAN, highlighted by a joint declaration from major operators like Telefónica…
Samsung 4nm: The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Disaster
Samsung 4nm built the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which ran so hot Qualcomm moved the refresh to TSMC, where the same chip…
MediaTek’s Dimensity 5G Era: From Budget Afterthought to Contender (2019 to 2021)
Between 2019 and 2021, MediaTek transformed from a budget chip supplier to the largest smartphone chip vendor by volume with its Dimensity…
No Phone, No Hands: Making GPS Art in Denver with Snapdragon Wear
Some Snapdragon Insider missions happen on a keynote stage. Mine happened on the streets of Denver, Colorado, on an electric kick scooter, talking…
CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
OPPO Find X5 Full Review: An Ambassador’s Honest Take
Three weeks with the OPPO Find X5 in Chicago as one of twenty Product Ambassadors worldwide. Full review: ColorOS 12.1, MariSilicon X…
The French 5G Rollout Was a Grand Nawak (2019 to 2021)
The saga of France's 5G rollout was characterized by prolonged debates over spectrum auctions and frustation, while neighboring countries advanced. Delays stemmed…
OxygenOS 12: The Disaster That Broke Community Trust
OxygenOS 12 launched in March 2022 and XDA Developers called it "a disaster" in their opening line. The community agreed. Slower animations,…
QUALCOMM
A surprise from #snapdragon Insiders
Hello Everyone, Hello Froggies, A nice surprise from #snapdragon Insiders Program for this Tiger Year. A really, really, really limited edition merch…
$70M Series B and “The Truth”: Nothing Announces Its First Phone
March 9, 2022: Nothing closed a $70M Series B and announced "The Truth" event for March 23. The phone was coming. A…
The OPPO Product Ambassador Program: What Representing the Brand Feels Like
February 2022. OPPO selects me as one of twenty Find X5 Product Ambassadors worldwide. A Frenchman in Chicago who has never held…
HARDWARE
Waiting for AV1 – Protocol
Uptake of the open-video codec AV1 has been slow, with major video providers waiting for broader device support. Things could change over…
HARDWARE
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos) Camera test
The brand new Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos) is a phone of superlatives. Samsung says the Exynos 2200 chipset is its fastest…
INTEL
Xe HPG Scavenger Hunt Decoded | Intel Insiders
Let’s start off with covering what I will and will NOT be discussing in this Blog: I will be reviewing the clues…
Ferrari x Snapdragon: Qualcomm Joins Scuderia Ferrari as a Premium F1 Partner
Two icons of performance and technology have joined forces. Ferrari and Qualcomm Technologies today announced a strategic partnership, with the Snapdragon brand…
20 Years Xbox Anniversary, unboxing teaser
Hello All and Froggies. Xbox had its 20 years anniversary couple of months ago. Lots of limited objects were released back then,…