Meta’s answer to privacy concerns is to expand its line with new smart glasses without cameras. Meta is beating rivals to market with the Muse Charm AI device, and this Spring it will have astonishing...

Apple’s Mac Mini is the first Mac with Apple Silicon M6 inside its very small enclosure with a still small price tag given its astounding performance.

At a New York launch event, Google provided more details on the Googlebook platform rationale, which has strengths (five OEMs and three silicon platforms) and weaknesses (apps)

Apple’s new iPhones and wearables show the power of Apple’s vertical integration: key features are enabled by Apple’s full control over the software, hardware, and silicon.

Apple introduced updated Apple Silicon, and it will first show up in updated Mac mini and Mac Studio. Demand will be high; now we need to see how many Apple can make.

Apple just launched Apple Upgrade, a leasing program with Klarna that effectively provides 0% financing leases for iPhones, Macs, Apple Watches, and iPads. It’s highly competitive.

VR was mostly absent at AWE this year while the big news was around AR and smart glasses with Qualcomm driving progress in the background.

The HP EliteBoard G1a is an exceptionally compact PC that brings back a form factor from the 1980’s for hybrid workers today. It has clever design details, is easily repairable, and the AMD chipset pe...

At AWE, Snap launched SPECS, self-contained full augmented reality glasses. They are still sized and priced more for developers and early adopters than consumers, but the tech is impressive and Snap i...

Apple is finally delivering on the promises it made for Apple Intelligence two years ago. Rivals remain well ahead on agentic AI but the new Siri should be enough to be competitive, especially if deve...

Nvidia has taken over Computex with the long-expected announcement of the RTX Spark for Windows. This report covers why Nvidia is getting back into Windows SoCs and what this means for Microsoft, Qual...

Despite a brutal retail environment that has undone most retailers, Micro Center has found a successful formula to sell PCs and components in the U.S. I visited its most recently updated retail store ...

Everyone is a content creator these days. AI is both fueling additional data storage needs and making it more expensive. Hard drives never fully went away, but they’re certainly back now.

The FCC has added home routers built outside the U.S. to its Covered List, effectively banning all new routers from the U.S. market. The FCC posted a FAQ to provide clarity on what is/isn’t covered. Q...

Apple gave the iPad Air a spec bump but kept the two areas that could have used improvement the same: storage and the display. It fits perfectly in Apple’s pricing ladder — and ecosystem — but gives o...

At MWC, Qualcomm applied the Snapdragon Elite brand to a new SoC for wearables expected to power pendants, pins, watches, and other form factors for AI-driven experiences. It’s an ambitious concept th...

The MacBook Neo is a good small laptop for general purpose computing, and an astonishing value. It presents both short- and long-term challenges for Windows and ChromeOS. Analysis and recommendations ...

At Samsung Unpacked, Samsung launched new Galaxy S bar phones with more AI choices and component upgrades including updated silicon, camera sensors that let in more light, and Privacy Display on the G...

Google just launched the mid-tier Pixel 10a smartphone on its annual cadence. Should it have?

At T-Mobile Capital Markets Day, T-Mobile did a bit of a victory lap for its performance, promised continued growth – even in fixed wireless – and announced that network-based AI features are coming, ...

How much better can a phone charger be? Anker’s successful answer to that question exemplifies the importance of innovation that fits within brand parameters.

After a disastrous rebrand effort at last year’s CES that saw sales fall relative to Lenovo and HP, Dell is promising to refocus on consumer and SMB. XPS is coming back, but Dell has a lot of ground t...

Meta is laying off Reality Labs staff and shuttering some of its VR game studios and all of its VR workplace initiatives. What does this mean for the future of XR?

Apple is bundling its creative and productivity apps into Creator Studio. This is partly about generating recurring subscription revenue but mostly about protecting (or enhancing) its platforms from a...

Apple will be using Google’s Gemini as the basis for future Apple Foundation Models. Siri is about to get a lot smarter, and Apple is plugging a major hole in its ecosystem. This does NOT mean iOS and...

XREAL’s mainstream smart display glasses just got across-the-board improvements, a price drop, and a new must-have charging/display accessory. They’re so good that ASUS is getting a version for gaming...

The OnePlus 15 offers specs you simply don’t find on other smartphones outside of China. U.S. carriers aren’t offering this one, either, but consumers can buy them directly. Finally.

Verizon launched an extraordinarily aggressive holiday promotion, and when I wrote that it might even be unprofitable, Verizon Consumer CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath responded that my math is wrong.