Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro: The First Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Phones Are Here
Xiaomi unveiled the 13 and 13 Pro in China today — the world’s first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 smartphones. The 13 Pro…
SKU Multiplication and OPPO Rebranding: When OnePlus Became a Label, Not a Company
Between 2022 and 2024, OnePlus launched more SKUs than most analysts could track: Ace, Ace Pro, Ace 2, 10 Pro, 10T, 10R,…
Galaxy S23: Samsung Confirms Global Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 — No More Exynos
Samsung has confirmed what leakers have been saying for months: the entire Galaxy S23 lineup will run on the Snapdragon 8 Gen…
ChatGPT Arrives and the Whole World Pays Attention at Once
On November 30, 2022, OpenAI released a free research preview of a chatbot called ChatGPT. It is not built on a dramatically…
ChatGPT Launches: OpenAI’s Conversational AI Is About to Change Everything
OpenAI just launched ChatGPT to the public, and the tech world is already losing its mind — in the best possible way.…
Snapdragon Summit 2022: The 8 Gen 2 Switches to TSMC and Raises the Bar
The Snapdragon Tech Summit 2022, held in Hawaii in mid-November, delivered the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 — and this time Qualcomm had…
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Is Official: Ray Tracing, 3.2GHz, and a Big Efficiency Leap
Qualcomm officially unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 at its annual summit in Maui, Hawaii, and the chip is every bit as…
MediaTek Dimensity 9200: Ray Tracing and Wi-Fi 7 Come to MediaTek Flagships
MediaTek pulled the curtain back on its next flagship SoC today: the Dimensity 9200. Built on TSMC’s cutting-edge 4nm process, this chip…
Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44B: The Tech Deal That Changes Everything
It’s done. After months of legal drama, on-again-off-again negotiations, and a Twitter lawsuit that forced his hand, Elon Musk has officially acquired…
ear (Stick) and ear (1)i: Nothing Builds a Product Family
October 2022 brought the ear (Stick) with its iconic rotating tube case. November brought the ear (1)i, a refined version of the…
Windows 11 22H2 Update: Tabbed File Explorer and Smart App Control Arrive
The Windows 11 2022 Update (22H2) is now rolling out to all eligible PCs, and it’s the most substantial Windows 11 update…
ASML and the Export-Control Vise
ASML export controls went from one license to a sweeping regime in 2022. EUV is blocked, DUV is next, and ASML sits…
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Google’s Thompson Center Bet: The Arrival Nobody Talks About
Google is turning the Thompson Center into a 1.2 million square foot regional hub, the biggest tech real estate bet in Chicago…
The 2022 Chicago Corporate Exodus: Boeing, Caterpillar, Citadel
The 2022 Chicago corporate exodus saw Boeing, Caterpillar, and Citadel move their headquarters out of Illinois in seven weeks. What it meant,…
iPad Pro M2: Apple’s Most Powerful Tablet Gains Pencil Hover and ProRes Video
Apple announced the iPad Pro with M2 chip today — its most powerful tablet yet. The M2 brings a 15% faster CPU…