Around the end of last year, when I was in the market to upgrade a three-year-old iPhone XS that was beginning to show signs of age, I got curious about the potential of being able to use an Apple Watch instead of a proper smartphone altogether. I’d never owned a smartwatch, and up until then … Read more
One-hundred-twenty-one. That’s the number of times “A.I” was mentioned at this week’s Google I/O–Google’s annual developer’s conference that showcases the newest offerings and updates from the tech giant. It’s a number that, though a tad egregious, shouldn’t come as a surprise as every big tech company around the globe is competing to outdo one another … Read more
2023 was the first year that Apple Inc. did not release an update to their iPad lineups, breaking a convention that otherwise stood firm since the introduction of the original tablet in 2010. As such, tech enthusiasts around the web were eager to see what the one-year hiatus would mean for the next version of … Read more
2024 has ushered in a new slate of tech products: A.I personal assistants in a box. Looking to cause a stir within the mobile tech space, startups like Rabbit Inc. and Hu.ma.ne have each released their version of what they believe to be the new dawn of mobile computing; harnessing the power of artificial intelligence. … Read more
The “foldable phone” has been a concept within the tech world since the late 2000s, when then giant Nokia unveiled an animated concept of their tri-fold “Morph” foldable phone. Though it wouldn’t be until a decade later that the first commercially available foldable phone would be released to market from Chinese tech company Royole and … Read more
In what can only be described as a monumental moment for the tech industry, the Justice Department for The United States announced last week that they, alongside sixteen other state and district attorney generals, will be filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. for “monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of … Read more
Rumours have been circulating over the past few weeks of Apple allegedly ramping up work on a new wearable piece of technology in the form-factor of a ring. This shouldn’t come as a surprise as the company had been filing patents for a few years now of a finger-worn device, with some of the earliest … Read more
The iPhone SE is one of Apple’s oddities in their otherwise fairly refined line of smartphones. The original, which launched in the spring of 2016, saw Apple deviate from their playbook in order to attract the budget-conscious buyer, especially those from outside of the U.S. Fitted with the snappy A9 processor that was housed inside … Read more
This week, Qualcomm announced that it will be rebranding its next-generation ARM processor with the name, “Snapdragon X” — the letter every tech executive seem to love. This comes in preparation for their annual “Snapdragon Summit,” an event that will surely expand upon the aforementioned “X” chip and its capabilities. Qualcomm have long played second-fiddle … Read more
As Meta’s upcoming virtual reality headset, the Meta Quest 3, is set to hit store shelves in just a few days, a report by famed tech analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, outlines how Zuckerberg and Co. have cut the production of the headset by several millions. Kuo’s report states how “weak demand” by the public is what … Read more
