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2026

January

Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL (The Verge)
TSMC delivers another record quarter as profit jumps 35% fueled by robust AI chip demand (CNBC)
Exclusive: China’s customs agents told Nvidia’s H200 chips are not permitted, sources say (Reuters)
Apple Struggling With Key Material Shortage as AI Chips Drain Supply (MacRumors)
Chinese Firms Dominated Global Humanoid Robot Shipments in 2025 (Bloomberg)
The Man Who Could Be Apple’s Next C.E.O. (NYTimes)
What surprised us the most at CES 2026 (The Verge)
AMD shows off new higher performing AI chip at CES event (Reuters)
Dell Admits It Made a Huge Mistake When It Abandoned XPS (Gizmodo)
Robot Vacuum Maker Roborock Shows Off Stair-Climbing Model With Legs (Bloomberg)
Voice control opening and closing comes to Samsung’s Family Hub smart fridges (The Verge)

2025

December

Samsung’s First Trifold Phone Is Expensive and Half-Baked (Bloomberg)
After a Year of Blistering Growth, AI Chip Makers Get Ready for Bigger 2026 (WSJ)
Nvidia Reaches Technology Licensing Deal With Startup Groq (Bloomberg)
Why Nvidia Struck a $20 Billion Megadeal with Groq (The Information)
Samsung brings Google Photos to the biggest screen in your home (AndroidPolice)
Even the Companies Making Humanoid Robots Think They’re Overhyped (WSJ)
AST SpaceMobile Launches Biggest Satellite to Challenge SpaceX (Bloomberg)
TPU Mania (The Chip Letter)
China may have reverse engineered EUV lithography tool in covert lab, report claims — employees given fake IDs to avoid secret project being detected, prototypes expected in 2028 (Tom’s Hardware)
Roomba Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy and Will Go Private (Bloomberg)
How iRobot lost its way home (TechCrunch)
Broadcom beats on earnings and revenue, says AI chip sales will double in current quarter (CNBC)
Pebble Is Making a $75 Smart Ring (Wired)
Apple Rocked by Executive Departures, With Chip Chief at Risk of Leaving Next (Bloomberg)
Apple Departures Point to Challenges for iPhone’s Dominance (WSJ)
18,000 Reasons It’s So Hard to Build a Chip Factory in America (NYTimes)
In Arizona Desert, Taiwanese Families Create Community and Build a Factor (NYTimes)
Amazon’s Custom Chips Pose Another Threat to Nvidia (WSJ)
Samsung’s Z TriFold is official and it looks like a tablet with a phone attached (The Verge)
TPUv7: Google Takes a Swing at the King (SemiAnalysis)
Nvidia takes $2 billion stake in Synopsys with expanded computing power partnership (CNBC)

November

Amazon’s Starlink competitor is launching with ‘world’s fastest satellite internet antenna’ (The Verge)
RAM prices are so out of control that stores are selling it like lobster (The Verge)
Kicking Robots
The Pentagon Can’t Trust GPS Anymore. Is Quantum Physics the Answer? (WSJ)
Nvidia’s ‘I’m Not Enron’ memo has people asking a lot of questions already answered by that memo (The Verge)
Google Further Encroaches on Nvidia’s Turf With New AI Chip Push (The Information)
AI boom is fueling a memory chip shortage that could hit cars and phones (CNBC)
Google cracked Apple’s AirDrop and is adding it to Pixel phones (The Verge)
IBM, Cisco outline plans for networks of quantum computers by early 2030s (Reuters)
IBM, Cisco to collaborate on ‘internet’ of quantum computers (Silicon Republic)
The new silicon valley (literally) (The Verge)
This Home Robot Clears Tables and Loads the Dishwasher All by Itself (Wired)
Apple’s iPhone Overhaul Will Reduce Its Reliance on Annual Fall Spectacle (Bloomberg)
Amazon and Microsoft Back Effort That Would Restrict Nvidia’s Exports to China (WSJ)
Microsoft to Use OpenAI’s Custom Chip Work to Help In-House Effort (Bloomberg)
Apple Delays Release of Next iPhone Air Amid Weak Sales (The Information)
TSMC Posts Slowest Growth in 18 Months Amid AI Bubble Debate (Bloomberg)
Google’s rolling out its most powerful AI chip, taking aim at Nvidia with custom silicon (CNBC)

October

Nike says its first ‘powered footwear’ is like an e-bike for your feet (The Verge)
1X Neo is a $20,000 home robot that will learn chores via teleoperation (Engadget)
Samsung’s Galaxy XR Headset Debuts at Half the Price of Apple’s Vision Pro (Bloomberg)
This retina implant lets people with vision loss do a crossword puzzle (MIT Technology Review)
Oura redesigns app with expanded stress tracking (The Verge)
Exclusive: Nvidia and TSMC unveil first Blackwell chip wafer made in U.S. (Axios)
$500 purple cables put this little-known company in the middle of the AI boom (CNBC)
Honor’s Robot Phone concept features a fold-out camera arm (The Verge)
Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro gets an M5 chip bump and faster storage (The Verge)
OpenAI, Broadcom Forge Multibillion-Dollar Chip-Development Deal (WSJ)
Nvidia to Start Selling $3,999 DGX Spark Mini PC This Week (PCMag)
Here is Panther Lake, Intel’s 2026 laptop chip with next-gen graphics (The Verge)
Intel Debuts New Technology in Make-or-Break Moment for CEO’s Turnaround Bid (Bloomberg)
AMD stock skyrockets 30% as OpenAI looks to take stake in AI chipmaker (CNBC)
Apple Shelves Vision Headset Revamp to Prioritize Meta-Like AI Glasses (Bloomberg)
Oura adds colorful ceramic rings and charging case to lineup (The Verge)
I got sweaty with Peloton’s new Bike and Tread — but Peloton IQ is just as impressive (Tom’s Guide)

September

Amazon announces new Kindle Scribes, including one with a color screen (The Verge)
Amazon Revamps Echo Speakers, Displays in Hardware Reboot (Bloomberg)
Intel Is Seeking an Investment From Apple as Part of Its Comeback Bid (Bloomberg)
In OpenAI Megadeal, Nvidia Discusses a New Business Model: Chip Leasing (The Information)
Oura Ring Maker to Become $11 Billion Company With Latest Raise (Bloomberg)
Nvidia and Intel announce jointly developed ‘Intel x86 RTX SOCs’ for PCs with Nvidia graphics, also custom Nvidia data center x86 processors — Nvidia buys $5 billion in Intel stock in seismic deal (Tom’s Hardware)
Hands-on: Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses & Neural Band Offer a Glimpse of Future AR Glasses (Road to VR)
Kuo: OLED MacBook Pro to Feature Touch Screen Display (MacRumors)
AI Chip Startup Groq Raises $750 Million at $6.9 Billion Valuation (Bloomberg)
Apple iPhone Air review: statement piece (The Verge)
‘Meta Ray-Ban Display’ Glasses Design & HUD Clips Leak Ahead Of Connect (Upload)
iOS 26 Review: A New Look I’ll Be Happy With for the Next 12 Years (CNet)
Apple Watch hypertension alerts feature receives FDA clearance (9to5Mac)
Quantum computing company raises a record $1bn (FT)
Apple announces iPhone Air: the thinnest iPhone ever (9to5Mac)
Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro has the biggest battery of any iPhone (The Verge)
OpenAI set to start mass production of its own AI chips with Broadcom (FT)
Nvidia to Pay $1.5 Billion to Rent Back Its Own Chips From Cloud Startup (The Information)
Nvidia’s Venture Arm Invests in Honeywell’s Quantinuum (Bloomberg)
Acer Veriton GN100 is a mini AI workstation (VideoCardz)

August

Alibaba Creates AI Chip to Help China Fill Nvidia Void (WSJ)
Nvidia beats on top and bottom lines as company expects breakneck AI spend to continue (CNBC)
Nothing busted using professional photos as Phone 3 samples (The Verge)
Google Pixel 10 Pro review: the best AI phone on the market (The Shortcut)
Apple Event Announced for September 9: ‘Awe Dropping’ (MacRumors)
Nvidia Orders Halt to H20 Production After China Directive Against Purchases (The Information)
Google did more than just switch to TSMC for Tensor G5 — This is what’s new (9to5Google)
Harvard dropouts to launch ‘always on’ AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation (TechCrunch)
The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is the first fully dust-resistant foldable (The Verge)
Google debuts Pixel Watch 4 with domed display, emergency Satellite Communication (TechCrunch)
Apple’s Vision Pro Is Suffering From a Lack of Immersive Video (Bloomberg)
Meta Boba 3 Prototype Hands-On: Ultra-Wide Field Of View Without Compromise (UploadVR)
Forget Foxconn the iPhone factory. AI’s made it a server-slinger first and foremost (The Register)
Apple returns blood oxygen monitoring to the latest Apple Watches (The Verge)
China Urges Firms to Avoid Nvidia H20 Chips After Trump Resumes Sales (Bloomberg)
With Billions at Risk, Nvidia CEO Buys His Way Out of the Trade Battle (WSJ)
Apple Announces $100 Billion US Investment Ahead of Trump Event (Bloomberg)
Nvidia defiant over backdoors and kill switches in GPUs as U.S. mulls tracking requirements — calls them ‘permanent flaws’ that are ‘a gift to hackers’ (Tom’s Hardware)
Lenovo’s rollable laptop is the coolest computer I’ve used all year (The Verge)

July

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses revenue tripled over the year, EssilorLuxottica says (CNBC)
Oakley Meta glasses review: A familiar formula with some upgrades (Engadget)
Samsung to Make Tesla AI Chips in Multiyear Texas Deal (Bloomberg)
Intel beats on revenue, slashes foundry investments as CEO says ‘no more blank checks’ (CNBC)
First Look: macOS Tahoe Public Beta
Amazon is launching a cheaper color Kindle (The Verge)
Apple Launches $20-a-Month AppleCare One Plan Covering Up to Three Devices (Bloomberg)
The First Foldable iPhone Will Arrive Next Year in Un-Apple-Like Fashion (Bloomberg)
Nvidia’s CUDA platform now supports RISC-V — support brings open source instruction set to AI platforms, joining x86 and Arm (Tom’s Hardware)
TSMC’s Taiwan Stock Value Surpasses $1 Trillion Amid AI Frenzy (Bloomberg)
TSMC Raises 2025 Outlook in a Big Boost for AI Demand Hopes (Bloomberg)
Apple to Buy Rare Earths From Pentagon-Backed US Producer MP (Bloomberg)
China’s AI glasses market takes shape as Xiaomi’s entry inspires early adopters (SCMP)
Google exec: ‘We’re going to be combining ChromeOS and Android’ (The Verge)
‘I think you see the future first on Android’ – Google’s Android leader Sameer Samat (TechRadar)
America’s largest power grid is struggling to meet demand from AI (Reuters)
Galaxy Z Fold 7 goes official with drastically thinner design, but a $2,000 price tag (9to5Google)
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 7 has a bigger battery and is still thinner than last year’s model (Engadget)
Samsung launches the more affordable Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE for $899 (9to5Google)
Galaxy Z Fold 7 hands-on: Samsung finally made the foldables we’ve been asking for (The Verge)
iOS 26 beta 3 dials back Liquid Glass (TechCrunch)
Amazon Is on the Cusp of Using More Robots Than Humans in Its Warehouses (WSJ)

June

Kuo: Apple to release cheaper MacBook powered by iPhone processor (9to5Mac)
Windows is getting rid of the Blue Screen of Death after 40 years (The Verge)
Trump Mobile reiterates claims that new phones are ‘made in America’ (USAToday)
Meta announces Oakley smart glasses (The Verge)
Xreal’s One Pro Are a Stopgap Ahead of True AR Smart Glasses (Bloomberg)
Intel will lay off 15% to 20% of its factory workers, memo says (The Oregonian)
Trump Mobile: President’s Company Unveils Wireless Service Delivered via AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, Plans to Launch a U.S.-Made ‘Sleek, Gold’ Android Smartphone (Variety)
Google Releases the Android 16 OS Months Earlier Than Expected (CNET)
HP reveals $24,999 hardware created just for Google Beam (The Verge)
Apple will end support for Intel Macs next year, macOS 27 will require Apple Silicon (9to5Mac)
Here’s what’s inside Meta’s experimental new smart glasses (The Verge)

May

Nvidia beats on earnings and revenue as data center sales jump 73% (CNBC)
Exclusive look at the creation of High NA, ASML’s new $400 million chipmaking colossus (CNBC)
Android XR is getting stylish partners in Warby Parker and Gentle Monster (The Verge)
My demo with Google’s AR glasses went better than the one on stage (AndroidCentral)
Nvidia Opens AI Ecosystem to Rival Chipmakers in Global Push (Bloomberg)
I let lasers power my smart home — and I don’t want to go back (The Verge)
US warns against using Huawei chips ‘anywhere in the world’ (FT)
Samsung Debuts $1,099 S25 Edge, Kicking Off Wave of Thin Phones (Bloomberg)
Galaxy S25 Edge Hands-On: This Thin Phone Left a Deep Impression (CNET)
DJI is skipping the US with its most advanced drone yet (The Verge)
Apple Is Developing Specialized Chips for Glasses, New Macs and AI Servers (Bloomberg)
EcoFlow brings its plug-in solar power plant to US homes (The Verge)
Amazon makes ‘fundamental leap forward in robotics’ with device having sense of touch (The Guardian)
Cisco says its new entanglement chip could speed up practical quantum computing by a decade (Fast Company)
Microsoft shrinks its Surface Laptop down to 13 inches, priced at $899 (The Verge)
Microsoft’s smaller Surface Pro has a 12-inch display and starts at $799 (The Verge)
Apple Plans iPhone Release Schedule Shakeup, New Styles (The Information)
Would you wear a smart ring that proves you’re not a cheater? (The Verge)

April

The Future of Gadgets: Fewer Updates, More Subscriptions, Bigger Price Tags (WSJ)
Google is killing software support for early Nest Thermostats (The Verge)
Intel offers weak forecast amid trade tensions as CEO talks to TSMC (Reuters)
Apple aims to source all US iPhones from India in pivot away from China (FT)
Motorola’s new Razr Ultra brings the wood back panel back (The Verge)
The Apple Watch Just Turned 10. Here’s How Far It’s Come (Wired)
Neuralink Rival Gets FDA Clearance in Path to Less Invasive Brain Implants (Bloomberg)
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang flies to Beijing for talks (FT)
Nvidia says it will record $5.5 billion charge tied to H20 processors exported to China (CNBC)
Nvidia says it plans to manufacture some AI chips in the US (TechCrunch)
Apple Readies Pair of Headsets While Still Looking Ahead to Glasses (Bloomberg)
How Many New iPhones Can Fit on a Freight Plane? (Daring Fireball)
Ironwood is Google’s newest AI accelerator chip (TechCrunch)
Samsung Taps Google AI to Launch Long-Promised Ballie Robot With Video Projector (Bloomberg)
Framework “temporarily pausing” some laptop sales because of new tariffs (Ars Technica)
Exclusive: Micron to impose tariff-related surcharge on some products from April 9, sources say (Reuters)
How Meta’s Upcoming $1,000+ Smart Glasses With a Screen Will Work (Bloomberg)

March

Apple chips will be made in US at faster pace, says TSMC (9to5Mac)
Producing wafers at TSMC Arizona is only 10% more expensive than in Taiwan: TechInsights (Toms Hardware)
AI Chip Startup FuriosaAI Rejects Meta’s $800 Million Offer (Bloomberg)
Apple Working on Turning Watches Into AI Devices With Cameras (Bloomberg)
SoftBank Seals $6.5 Billion Deal for Chip Designer Ampere (Bloomberg)
Nvidia CEO says company has not been asked to buy a stake in Intel (Reuters)
Nvidia to spend hundreds of billions on US supply chain, says chief (FT)
A First Look at How Apple’s C1 Modem Performs With Early Adopters (Ookla)
Nvidia announces Blackwell Ultra and Rubin AI chips (CNBC)
The key takeaways from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s GTC keynote (SiliconAngle)
NVIDIA GTC 2025 – Built For Reasoning, Vera Rubin, Kyber, CPO, Dynamo Inference, Jensen Math, Feynman (SemiAnalysis)
The first new Pebble smartwatches are coming later this year (The Verge)
The Pixel 9A is a midrange phone that actually looks like a good deal (The Verge)
Apple’s iPhone 17 ‘Air’ Is a Step Toward a Slimmer, Port-Free Era (Bloomberg)
Apple Plans AirPods Feature That Can Live-Translate Conversations (Bloomberg)
Sony’s new RGB backlight tech absolutely smokes regular Mini LED TVs (The Verge)
Intel appoints chip industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as CEO (Reuters)
Intel CEO Signals That He’ll Stick With Contentious Foundry Plan (Bloomberg)
One-Time Amazon Takeover Target iRobot Warns Doubt on Future (Bloomberg)
Exclusive: TSMC pitched Intel foundry JV to Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom, sources say (Reuters)
Apple Readies Dramatic Software Overhaul for iPhone, iPad and Mac (Bloomberg)
How ‘inference’ is driving competition to Nvidia’s AI chip dominance (FT)
Global Smartwatch Shipments in 2024: Market Declines for First Time, China Leads for First Time (Counterpoint Research)
Apple Mac Studio (Early 2025) Review: Renewed vigor with M4 Max and M3 Ultra (Tom’s Hardware)
Apple Mac Studio (M3 Ultra) first look: a weekend with an $8,000 powerhouse (The Verge)
Apple Clears the Decks With Rare Early-Year Product Frenzy (Bloomberg)
Kuo: Apple’s First Foldable iPhone to Feature Book-Style Design, Sell for Over $2,000 (MacRumors)
New M4 MacBook Air fixes the line’s biggest problem (Apple Insider)
Apple launches new Mac Studios with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips (The Verge)
Apple launches a new M3-powered iPad Air (The Verge)
Nothing’s Phone 3A and 3A Pro use AI to organize all your stuff (The Verge)
Trump, Chip Maker TSMC Expected to Announce $100 Billion Investment in U.S. (WSJ)

February

Nvidia sales grow 78% on AI demand, company gives strong guidance (CNBC)
iPhone 16E review: Eh, it’s alright (The Verge)
Apple’s $500 Billion U.S. Investment Is Mostly Already in the Books (WSJ)
Apple Abandons Budget Smartphone Market With the iPhone 16e (Bloomberg)
Microsoft announces quantum computing breakthrough with new Majorana 1 chip (The Verge)
The world’s thinnest foldable phone doesn’t come cheap (The Verge)
Apple launches new iPhone 16e: Here’s everything you need to know (9to5Mac)
All of Humane’s AI pins will stop working in 10 days (Engadget)
Huawei’s trifold phone launches outside of China (The Verge)
TSMC Considers Running Intel’s US Factories After Trump Team Request (Bloomberg)
Broadcom, TSMC Weigh Possible Intel Deals That Would Split Storied Chip Maker (WSJ)
Arm to launch its own chip in move that could upend semiconductor industry (FT)
Apple Plans to Learn More About Your Holistic Health With Its New Apple Health Study. You Can Enroll Now (CNET)
Powerbeats Pro 2 Debut With Heart Rate Monitoring, H2 Chip, Active Noise Cancellation, and More (MacRumors)
T-Mobile to Charge $15 Per Month for Starlink Satellite Texting Feature (Bloomberg)
Apple’s Long-Awaited Overhaul of iPhone SE Nears Release (Bloomberg)
After a bruising year, Sonos readies its next big thing: a streaming box (The Verge)
Apple Scraps Work on Mac-Connected Augmented Reality Glasses (Bloomberg)

January

Apple and SpaceX Link Up to Support Starlink Satellite Network on iPhones (Bloomberg)
Smartwatch pioneer and Kickstarter darling Pebble is returning in a new form (TechCrunch)
The Short Case for Nvidia Stock (Jeffrey Emanuel)
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra smooths out some sharp edges (The Verge)
Meta Plans Oakley-Branded Glasses, Explores Watches and Earbuds (Bloomberg)
Apple Is Unlikely to Buy Sonos, But Amazon or Spotify Might Consider It (Bloomberg)
Phone Startup Nothing Raises Funding, Crosses $1 Billion in Lifetime Sales (Bloomberg)
Apple starts pushing AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 owners into Transparency or Noise Cancellation modes repeatedly, without an easy opt out (Key Discussions)
Nvidia’s Top Customers Face Delays From Glitchy AI Chip Racks (The Information)
The smart glasses era is here — I got a first look (The Verge)
SoftBank’s Chip Designer Arm Considers Acquiring Ampere Computing (Bloomberg)
Lenovo’s Latest Laptop Has a Rollable OLED Screen (Wired)
This Slim Little Battery I Saw at CES 2025 Is Like a Tesla Powerwall for Your Fridge (CNET)
I Watched a Printer-Size Gadget Boost a Phone’s Battery Life in Seconds (CNET)
This toaster-looking gadget boosts your phone’s battery in seconds (The Verge)
If you’re constantly losing cables, this could be your ideal charger (The Verge)
Dell kills the XPS brand (The Verge)
Nvidia announces next-gen RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs (The Verge)
LG’s 2025 OLED TVs are its best yet — but they risk going overboard with AI (The Verge)
CES 2025: We Spent Hours Watching a Robot Vacuum Pick Up Socks. It’s a Dream Come True (CNET)
Stop Scalding Your Tongue: This $25 Cat Robot ‘Blows’ on Your Drink to Cool It (CNET)
Elvie unveils an app-controlled smart bouncer that transforms into a bassinet at CES 2025 (TechCrunch)
Asus, Samsung, and MSI announce world’s first 27-inch 4K OLED 240Hz monitors (The Verge)

2024

December

November

Intel Gets Up to $7.9 Billion Award for U.S. Chip-Plant Construction (WSJ)
China’s Huawei Takes Aim at Apple With Latest Smartphone (NYTimes)
Apple’s Thin iPhone Has No Physical SIMs—That Could Dampen China Sales (The Information)
AI’s Future and Nvidia’s Fortunes Ride on the Race to Pack More Chips Into One Place (WSJ)
Casio’s first smart ring has innovative features like a stopwatch and flashing alarm (The Verge)
The first Android 16 developer preview just landed: Here’s what you need to know (Android Police)
Source: Google is turning Chrome OS into Android to compete with the iPad (AndroidAuthority)
Windows comes to the Meta Quest (TechCrunch)
Report: Samsung XR glasses have Ray-Ban Meta specs with more features, seemingly no display (9to5Google)
Nvidia Customers Worry About Snag With New AI Chip Servers (The Information)
Apple Releases Updates to Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for the Mac and iPad (MacStories)
Apple’s Next Device Is an AI Wall Tablet for Home Control, Siri and Video Calls (Bloomberg)
Kuo: Apple to release its own smart home camera in 2026, with AI features (9to5Mac)
Nvidia’s new app replacement for GeForce Experience is now out of beta (The Verge)
Baidu Readies AI Smart Glasses to Rival Meta’s Ray-Bans (Bloomberg)
Apple Mac mini review (M4 Pro, 2024): Shockingly small, incredibly powerful (Engadget)
Apple MacBook Pro M4 review: the Pro for everyone (The Verge)
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch review (2024): Brace yourself for M4 speed (Engadget)
Apple iMac M4 review: More power, same great looks (Tom’s Guide)
Apple Explores Push Into Smart Glasses With ‘Atlas’ User Study (Bloomberg)
Apple expands iPhone satellite services deal, commits $1.1bn to expand capacity (9to5Mac)
Apple Vision Pro rumored to get M5 in 2025, but lower cost model is delayed (Apple Insider)
Early Apple M4 Pro and M4 Max benchmarks hint at a massive performance boost (Neowin)
Google confirms Android 16 is coming earlier than usual, developer preview begins soon (Android Authority)

October

Starlink Mini review: space internet goes ultraportable (The Verge)
Apple updates the MacBook Pro with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips (The Verge)
Every MacBook Air now starts with 16GB of RAM at no extra cost (Engadget)
Kindle Colorsoft review: The missing link in Amazon’s ereader lineup (Engadget)
Apple Announces iMac With M4 Chip, Upgraded Camera, Nano-Texture Display Option, and More (MacRumors)
New Mac mini shrinks down, gains M4 and M4 Pro chips (SixColors)
Apple Taps India to Learn How to Build New iPhone (The Information)
TSMC’s Arizona Chip Production Yields Surpass Taiwan’s in Win for US Push (Bloomberg)
The mystifying, acrimonious battle between Arm and Qualcomm (FT)
Raspberry Pi releases more AI-focused add-ons (TechCrunch)
Raspberry Pi release higher performance AI HAT+ — 13 and 26 TOPS variants (TomsHardware)
iPhone 16 orders cut by around 10 million units for 4Q24–1H25; no evidence yet that Apple Intelligence could boost iPhone shipments in the near term (Ming)
Arm to Scrap Qualcomm Chip Design License in Feud Escalation (Bloomberg)
Apple Sharply Scales Back Production of Vision Pro (The Information)
Snapdragon 8 Elite deep dive: A return to custom CPUs and much more (Android Authority)
Apple’s AirPods Pro hearing health features are as good as they sound (The Verge)
TSMC Hikes Revenue Outlook in Show of Confidence in AI Boom (Bloomberg)
Amazon’s new seven-inch Kindle Paperwhite is bigger and faster than ever (The Verge)
Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe takes another step toward pen and paper (The Verge)
Amazon finally has a color Kindle, and it looks pretty good (The Verge)
Global Chip Stocks Erase $420 Billion After ASML Sales Warning (Bloomberg)
Android 15 is now available for Pixels (The Verge)
Sonos announces ‘breakthrough’ Arc Ultra soundbar and Sub 4 (The Verge)
Apple Unveils New iPad Mini With A17 Pro Chip and Apple Intelligence (MacRumors)
Apple Has a New Smart Home Strategy: Screens Everywhere (Bloomberg)
AMD launches AI chip to rival Nvidia’s Blackwell (CNBC)
Garmin Fenix 8 review: only kind of smart (The Verge)
Samsung Electronics apologises for disappointing profit as it struggles in AI chips (Reuters)
Apple Slowly Moves Away From Its Annual Product Release Strategy (Bloomberg)
iPhone SE 4 to feature Apple’s first 5G modem, A18 chip, same cameras as iPhone 15 (9to5Mac)
Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the Semiconductor Industry (Wired)
Oura Nears $500 Million in Annual Revenue and Readies New Ring (Bloomberg)

September

Meta’s New Headsets Show Apple Has Lost Its Way With the Vision Pro (Bloomberg)
This Camera Went Viral Two Years Ago. You Still Can’t Buy One (Bloomberg)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE goes official starting at $649 – is it still a ‘Fan Edition?’ (9to5Google)
Arm Is Rebuffed by Intel After Inquiring About Buying Product Unit (Bloomberg)
Meta’s cheaper Quest 3S might just be an upgrade (The Verge)
Meta pitches VR to mobile developers with new support for Android apps on Quest (TechCrunch)
The new Roku Ultra is faster, has better Wi-Fi, and comes with a backlit remote (The Verge)
Qualcomm Approached Intel About a Takeover in Recent Days (WSJ)
Intel Gets Multibillion-Dollar Apollo Offer as Qualcomm Circles (Bloomberg)
Chip Giants TSMC and Samsung Discuss Building Middle Eastern Megafactories (WSJ)
Huawei ‘super fans’ fuming as left empty handed by $2,800 phone launch (Reuters)
Here’s how green bubbles are getting upgraded in iOS (The Verge)
HTC Vive’s Focus Vision is a $999 stab at high-end VR and mixed reality (Engadget)
Snap’s new Spectacles inch closer to compelling AR (The Verge)
Apple iPhone 16 Pro review: small camera update, big difference (The Verge)
Intel stock jumps on plan to turn foundry business into subsidiary and allow for outside funding (CNBC)
Intel to Make Custom AI Chip for Amazon, Delay German Plant (Bloomberg)
EssilorLuxottica extends smart glasses partnership with Meta (Reuters)
Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval (TechCrunch)
iPhone 16 first weekend pre-order analysis: estimated total sales of about 37 million units; Pro series demand lower than expected (Ming)
Exclusive: How Intel lost the Sony PlayStation business (Reuters)
Apple AirPods 4 review: defying expectations (The Verge)
Apple AirPods Pro granted FDA approval to serve as hearing aids (TechCrunch)
Intel Has Only Tough Options After Its Long and Stinging Fall From Grace (Bloomberg)
Apple turning AirPods into hearing aids underscores effort to crack massive health market (CNBC)
iPhone 16 battery life: How much better is it? (9to5Mac)
Huawei launches $2,800 trifold phone hours after Apple debuts iPhone 16 (CNBC)
Apple Announces iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max with Larger Displays, New Camera Control, and More (MacRumors)
Apple announces iPhone 16: camera button, new colors, AI features (9to5Mac)
AirPods Pro 2 adds ‘clinical grade’ hearing aid feature (9to5Mac)
Exclusive: Qualcomm explores acquiring pieces of Intel chip-design business (Reuters)
Qualcomm says it’s working on mixed reality smart glasses with Samsung and Google (CNBC)
Review: Honor Magic V3 (Wired)
Android 15 will be available on supported Pixel devices in the coming weeks (TechCrunch)
DJI Neo hands-on: A powerful and lightweight $200 drone (Engadget)
Exclusive: Intel manufacturing business suffers setback as Broadcom tests disappoint (Reuters)
Intel’s Money Woes Throw Biden Team’s Chip Strategy Into Turmoil (Bloomberg)

August

Intel Weighs Options Including Foundry Split to Stem Losses (Bloomberg)
Nvidia’s CEO Says New Chip Will Have ‘Lots and Lots’ of Supply (Bloomberg)
Apple Explores Robotics in Search of Life Beyond the iPhone (Bloomberg)
Popping the Bubble of Noise-Cancelling Headphones (The New Yorker)
Neuralink Says Second Brain Device Implant ‘Went Well’ (Bloomberg)
Starpath accelerates moon water mining plans with $12M in funding (TechCrunch)
Raspberry Pi 5’s new 2GB model benchmarked: Do you need 2, 4 or 8GB? : We test against the 4 and 8GB versions (Tom’s Hardware)
Apple Vision Pro review: six month stasis (Apple Insider)
AMD Buys AI Equipment Maker for Nearly $5 Billion, Escalating Battle With Nvidia (WSJ)
Apple Is Playing the Long Game With Switch From Qualcomm Modems (Bloomberg)
Your Air Conditioner Is Lying to You (The Atlantic)
Apple Pushes Ahead With Tabletop Robot in Search of New Revenue (Bloomberg)
Apple is finally going to open up iPhone tap-to-pay (The Verge)
SoftBank discussed AI chips tie-up with Intel to rival Nvidia (FT)
The English Premier League Will Ditch Its Hated VAR Offside Tech for a Fleet of iPhones (Wired)
Chipmakers face a labour crisis (FT)
Apple’s iPhone 16 Will Keep Sales Stable Until Bigger Changes Arrive (Bloomberg)
Amid Layoffs and CPU Controversy, Intel Postpones Innovation Event (PCMag)
Apple’s Mac Mini With M4 Chip Will Be Its Smallest Computer Ever (Bloomberg)
Humane’s daily returns are outpacing sales (The Verge)
Logitech Insists It’s Not Making a Mouse With a Subscription Fee (Gizmodo)
Anduril now valued at $14 billion, set to build autonomous weapons factories (Axios)
How chip giant Intel spurned OpenAI and fell behind the times (Reuters)
The limited edition OnePlus Open is the most striking foldable phone yet (The Verge)
China launches first satellites of constellation to rival Starlink, newspaper reports (Reuters)
AI Chip Startup Groq Gets $2.8 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round (Bloomberg)
Intel is laying off over 15,000 employees and will stop ‘non-essential work’ (The Verge)

July

The Galaxy Ring keeps you in Samsung’s orbit (The Verge)
Apple Moves Forward With Foldable iPhone (The Information)
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 is a great phone that’s out of ideas (The Verge)
Samsung going all in on Google Messages in US, stops pre-installing Samsung Messages on Galaxy phones (9to5Google)
Review: CMF Phone 1 (Wired)
Samsung halts Galaxy Buds 3 Pro shipments over quality issues (The Verge)
Reality Comes to Meta’s Reality Labs (The Information)
Giant Pixel 9 leak gives us our first real-world look at the Fold, faster charging specs, and more (AndroidAuthority)
Apple releases public betas for iOS 18, macOS, and more (The Verge)
HP’s new OmniBook Ultra beats every single Copilot+ PC on the market in TOPS, and it runs on an AMD Ryzen AI 300 processor (Windows Central)
India clings to cheap feature phones as brands struggle to tap new smartphone buyers (TechCrunch)
Galaxy Z Fold 6 goes official with 7 years of updates, wider displays, starting at $1,899 (9to5Google)
Galaxy Z Flip 6 starts at $1,099 with battery, cover display, and camera upgrades (9to5Google)
Apple’s Vision Pro Won’t Cross 500,000 Sales This Year, IDC Says (Bloomberg)
Nothing’s CMF Devices Prove Yet Again Cheap Doesn’t Have to Mean Boring (Wired)
Amazon announces new $79 Echo Spot alarm clock (CNBC)
What’s Next for the Apple Watch: Bigger Screens But a Similar Look (Bloomberg)
Kuo: Apple to begin mass production of AirPods with cameras by 2026 (9to5Mac)
Surface Laptop review: Microsoft’s best MacBook Air competitor yet (The Verge)

June

The Boox Palma is an amazing gadget I didn’t even know I wanted (The Verge)
Etched is building an AI chip that only runs one type of model (TechCrunch)
New iOS 18 API brings AirPods setup experience to third-party accessories (9to5Mac)
SpaceX unveils backpack-sized ‘Starlink Mini’ satellite internet antenna for $599 (CNBC)
Xreal’s new gadget is a phone-sized Android tablet just for your AR glasses (The Verge)
Apple Suspends Work on Next Vision Pro, Focused on Releasing Cheaper Model in Late 2025 (The Information)
The Framework Laptop 13 is about to become one of the world’s first RISC-V laptops (The Verge)
Here are all of the Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X chips that were released today (Engadget)
ASUS VivoBook S 15 Copilot+ PC Review: Is the Snapdragon X Elite hype real? (Windows Central)
Kuo: Apple Watch Series 10 to Get Larger Screen and Thinner Design (MacRumors)
I Know What the Apple Vision Pro Is For (New York Magazine)
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch FE is its new entry-level smartwatch (The Verge)
Apple quietly improves Mac virtualization in macOS 15 Sequoia (Ars Technica)
Raspberry Pi shares jump more than a third on first day of trading (FT)
The Unistellar Odyssey smart telescope made me question what stargazing means (Ars Technica)
Humane warns AI Pin owners to ‘immediately’ stop using its charging case (The Verge)
Intel CEO Takes Aim at Nvidia in Fight for AI Chip Dominance (Bloomberg)
Samsung sues Oura preemptively to block smart ring patent claims (The Verge)

May

Google announces Fitbit Ace LTE for kids with Wear OS, Pixel Watch 2 specs (9to5Google)
The Spacetop G1 Arrives This Fall. We Try the AR Laptop With No Screen (Wired)
The Daylight DC1 is a $729 attempt to build a calmer computer (The Verge)
Nvidia shares pass $1,000 for first time on AI-driven sales surge (CNBC)
Nvidia’s Business Is Booming. Here’s What Could Slow It Down. (WSJ)
Microsoft is bringing ‘Windows Volumetric Apps’ to Meta Quest headsets (The Verge)
The new, faster Surface Pro is Microsoft’s all-purpose AI PC (The Verge)
Microsoft announces an Arm-powered Surface Laptop (The Verge)
Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs with generative AI capabilities baked in (Engadget)
Recall is Microsoft’s key to unlocking the future of PCs (The Verge)
iPhone 16 Pro Max to get new battery that could last longer (AppleInsider)
The new Apple iPad Air is great — but it’s not the one to get (The Verge)
Apple iPad Pro (2024) review: the best kind of overkill (The Verge)
British tech firm Raspberry Pi lines up £500m float (The Times)
Google’s New $500 Pixel 8A Smartphone Will Get 7 Years of Software Updates (Wired)
Apple Sales Fall as iPhone, China Businesses Remain Sluggish (WSJ)
Rabbit R1 review: nothing to see here (The Verge)
Rabbit R1, a thing that should just be an app, actually is just an Android app (Updated) (Android Authority)

April

Rabbit R1 Review (MKBHD)
Marques Brownlee slams another AI product as “barely reviewable” after Humane AI Pin controversy (Dexerto)
Apple Rivals Retool to Challenge the iPhone and Vision Pro (Bloomberg)
The Chips Act has been surprisingly successful so far (FT)
TSMC aims to produce ultra-advanced 1.6-nm chips by 2026 (NikkeiAsia)
A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget (The Verge)
Rabbit R1 hands-on: Already more fun and accessible than the Humane AI Pin (Engadget)
Rabbit’s R1 is a little AI gadget that grows on you (TechCrunch)
The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses get video calling, Apple Music, and a new style (The Verge)
Meta Expands Its Mixed Reality Beyond the Quest Headsets (CNET)
Meta wants to be the Microsoft of headsets (The Verge)
China Smartphone Sales Remain in Black on Huawei, HONOR, Xiaomi Outperformance (Counterpoint)
The little smart home platform that could (The Verge)
The future of AI gadgets is just phones (The Verge)
Meta gives the Quest 2 its second permanent price cut in four months (Engadget)
Sony might have perfected Mini LED TVs with its new 2024 lineup (The Verge)
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid robot goes electric (TechCrunch)
Atlas shrugged: Boston Dynamics retires its hydraulic humanoid robot (TechCrunch)
Samsung boosts Joe Biden’s chipmaking ambitions with Texas plant upgrade (FT)
Exclusive: Google Pixel 9 series to get emergency satellite connectivity, new modem (Android Authority)
4TB SD cards are arriving in 2025 for your cameras and laptops (The Verge)
Apple Plans to Overhaul Entire Mac Line With AI-Focused M4 Chips (Bloomberg)
Humane AI Pin review: not even close (The Verge)
Apple’s India iPhone Output Hits $14 Billion in China Shift (Bloomberg)
Kobo announces its first color e-readers (The Verge)
Google Expands In-House Chip Efforts in Costly AI Battle (WSJ)
Microsoft is confident Windows on Arm could finally beat Apple (The Verge)
Apple Explores Home Robotics as Potential ‘Next Big Thing’ After Car Fizzles (Bloomberg)
Microsoft and Quantinuum say they’ve ushered in the next era of quantum computing (TechCrunch)
TSMC Facilities to Resume Production Overnight After Quake (Bloomberg)

March

February

Vision Pro demand higher than expected; returns down to 1% – Kuo (9to5Mac)
Kuo: Apple Vision Pro on Track to Launch in More Countries Before WWDC in June (MacRumors)
Apple Vision Pro return rate is about the same as the iPhone 15 Pro (Apple Insider)
Meta aims to reveal and demo Orion, its first true AR glasses, during its fall developer conference (Business Insider)
Samsung unveils the Galaxy Ring as a way to ‘simplify everyday wellness’ (Engadget)
Apple Ponders Whether to Develop Smart Glasses, Fitness Ring (Bloomberg)
Here’s why the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro headset is so expensive (CNBC)
Nvidia launches RTX 500 and 1000 Ada Generation laptop GPUs for AI on the go (VentureBeat)
Lenovo’s laptop concept is fully transparent, but the point isn’t entirely clear (TechCrunch)
Peering through Lenovo’s transparent laptop into a sci-fi future (The Verge)
Nvidia Hardware Is Eating the World (Wired)
Nvidia posts revenue up 265% on booming AI business (CNBC)
Apple says iPhone 15 batteries have a longer lifespan than initially thought (9to5Mac)
Apple retroactively doubles the iPhone 15 and 15 Pro’s battery lifespan (Macworld)
Meet ‘Groq,’ the AI Chip That Leaves Elon Musk’s Grok in the Dust (Gizmodo)
People are returning Vision Pro in droves … or are they? (Cult of Mac)
Nvidia Overtakes Alphabet, One Day After Eclipsing Amazon (Bloomberg)
After trying the Vision Pro, Mark Zuckerberg says Quest 3 ‘is the better product, period’ (The Verge)
ASML’s next chip challenge: rollout of its new $350 mln ‘High NA EUV’ machine (Reuters)
Exclusive: Nvidia chases $30 billion custom chip market with new unit -sources (Reuters)
Arm shares surge 48% after SoftBank-controlled chip designer issues strong forecast (CNBC)
Exclusive: This could be the Google Pixel Fold 2 (Android Authority)
Apple Develops a Foldable Clamshell iPhone (The Information)
Forgot Your Apple Vision Pro’s Passcode? You May Have to Take It Back to Store (Bloomberg)
Vision Pro Teardown—Why Those Fake Eyes Look So Weird (iFixIt)

January

Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants brain tech in human patient for the first time (CNBC)
Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not (The Verge)
Apple Vision Pro review: A revolution in progress (Tom’s Guide)
Apple Vision Pro Review: The Best Headset Yet Is Just a Glimpse of the Future (WSJ)
Apple’s Vision Pro is nearly here. But what can you do with it? (Washington Post)
Apple Vision Pro Review: A Mind-Blowing Look at an Unfinished Future (CNET)
Amazon Drops $1.4 Billion iRobot Deal; Vacuum Maker Cuts Jobs (Bloomberg)
Chinese AR Glasses Maker Raises $60 Million to Compete With Apple (Bloomberg)
Pixel facing new storage issue, likely tied to January Google Play system update (9to5Google)
Vision Pro sales estimated at 160k to 180k over first three days (9to5Mac)
The Galaxy S24 Ultra is smarter, pricier, and just as big as ever (The Verge)
Apple Grabs the Top Spot in the Smartphone Market in 2023 (IDC)
Apple Vision Pro’s Lengthy Sales Pitch Will Include 25-Minute Demo (Bloomberg)
Google reorganizing Pixel hardware: Fitbit’s James Park leaving, layoffs hit AR team (9to5Google)
Sony teased a ‘spatial’ VR headset with a smart control ring (The Verge)
Apple Vision Pro demos in retail stores will begin on February 2 (9to5Mac)
The Apple Vision Pro will launch in February (The Verge)
Apple’s Biggest Challenges in 2024 Have Little to Do With the iPhone (Bloomberg)
Wi-Fi’s next big upgrade is officially here (The Verge)
Xreal’s new AR glasses are aimed at the Apple Vision Pro (The Verge)
Clicks is a BlackBerry-style iPhone keyboard case designed for creators (The Verge)
Microsoft’s new Copilot key is the first big change to Windows keyboards in 30 years (The Verge)
SpaceX Launches First Cell Service Satellites With T-Mobile (Bloomberg)
Roku Launches First High-End TVs in Search of Revenue Growth (Bloomberg)
Dell’s XPS laptop lineup is about to look very different (The Verge)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Unpacked Event Set for Jan. 17 (PCMag)
Global Premium Smartphone Market Continues to See Record Sales in 2023 (Counterpoint)
Smartphone makers bet on foldables to revive lacklustre market (FT)
Nikon, Sony and Canon fight AI fakes with new camera tech (Nikkei Asia)

2023

December

Microsoft’s game changer feature reinstalls Windows 11 directly via Windows Update (Windows Latest)
How thermal management is changing in the age of the kilowatt chip (The Register)
Leaked Samsung S24 spec sheet offers complete picture of the upcoming lineup (The Verge)
Apple Ramps Up Vision Pro Production, Aiming for Launch by February (Bloomberg)
Intel unveils new AI chip to compete with Nvidia and AMD (CNBC)
Report: Apple has ‘no concrete timeline’ for a foldable iPad, focused on OLED displays instead (9to5Mac)
Apple now sells the AirPods Pro USB-C case by itself — for $99 (The Verge)
Nvidia Sees Vietnam as Potential Second Home, Reports Say (Bloomberg)
Apple Is Working on Cleaning Up Its Confusing iPad Lineup (Bloomberg)
Apple to move key iPad engineering resources to Vietnam (NikkeiAsia)
AMD unveils Instinct MI300X GPU and MI300A APU, claims up to 1.6X lead over Nvidia’s competing GPUs (Tom’s Hardware)
Google announces the Cloud TPU v5p, its most powerful AI accelerator yet (TechCrunch)
A detailed look at the OnePlus 12 ahead of its global launch (The Verge)
iPhone 16 to Include Action Button Across Entire Lineup (MacRumors)
This Nvidia Cofounder Could Have Been Worth $70 Billion. Instead He Lives Off The Grid (Forbes)
Anduril Builds a Tiny, Reusable Fighter Jet That Blows Up Drones (Bloomberg)

November

Amazon wants businesses to use its palm-scanning tech to let employees into the office (CNBC)
Ikea debuts a trio of affordable smart home sensors (The Verge)
Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year (9to5Mac)
What color bubbles will RCS messages be? Apple confirms the answer (9to5Mac)
Microsoft Unveils Its First Custom-Designed AI, Cloud Chips (Bloomberg)
Coming soon: A fix for the Android green-bubble problem (Washington Post)
Intel fixes high-severity CPU bug that causes “very strange behavior” (Ars Technica)
Apple extends free period for iPhone 14 satellite features (9to5Mac)
Opal’s second camera is the Tadpole, a tiny webcam for laptops (The Verge)
Apple Is Taking Extra Care With ‘Ambitious’ iOS 18 Update (Bloomberg)
Humane’s Ai Pin is a $700 Smartphone Alternative You Wear All Day (Wired)
Introducing Humane Ai Pin (The Humane Launch Video)
Review: Apple’s 16-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro crams Ultra-level speed into a laptop (Ars Technica)
Apple has no plans to make a 27-inch iMac with Apple Silicon (The Verge)
‘Our secret weapon’: how a university bolstered Phoenix’s rise as US chip capital (FT)

October

Apple ‘Scary Fast’ Mac launch event: the 4 biggest announcements (The Verge)
Apple officially unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max: 3 nanometer, Dynamic Caching GPU, more (9to5Mac)
Apple M3 Pro Chip Has 25% Less Memory Bandwidth Than M1/M2 Pro (MacRumors)
Nvidia’s $5 Billion of China Orders in Limbo After Latest U.S. Curbs (WSJ)
Google can turn ANC earbuds into a heart rate monitor with no extra hardware (9to5Google)
Apple Plans AirPods Overhaul With New Low- and High-End Models, USB-C Headphones (Bloomberg)
The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables (The Verge)
Qualcomm turns to Wi-Fi to take wireless earbuds and headphones to the next level (The Verge)
Controversial Chip in Huawei Phone Produced on ASML Machine (Bloomberg)
Exclusive: Nvidia to make Arm-based PC chips in major new challenge to Intel (Reuters)
Xreal’s Air 2 glasses put a big screen on your face and ship in the US next month (The Verge)
I tested a $6,000 automower for four months. Here’s why I’m fully invested (ZDNet)
FCC greenlights superfast Wi-Fi tethering for AR and VR headsets (The Verge)
AMD challenges Nvidia’s RTX 4080 with its new RX 7900M laptop GPU (PCWorld)
How to turn off FaceTime video reactions in iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma (AppleInsider)
Apple unveils brand new ‘affordable’ Apple Pencil that costs $79 and has a USB-C port (iMore)
Meta’s $299 Ray-Ban smart glasses may be the most useful gadget I’ve tested all year (ZDNet)
I’m Charging My Toothbrush With Wireless Power Over Distance—and It’s a Trip (Wired)
iPhone Continues to Be Most Popular Smartphone Among Teens, Apple Watch Ownership Growing (MacRumors)
Google has shipped almost 40 million Pixel phones since 2016, 10 million last year (9to5Google)
Galaxy SmartTag 2 launches next week for $30, still only works with Samsung devices (9to5Google)
Android 14 is now available for Pixel phones (The Verge)
iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera Review: Depth and Reach (Lux)
Google’s Pixel Watch 2 brings new sensors for improved health tracking (TechCrunch)
Google’s Pixel 8 brings new camera tricks, better display and a thermometer (TechCrunch)
The Pixel 8 Pro has better cameras, a brighter screen, and a lot of new AI tricks (The Verge)
The Galaxy S23 FE, Tab S9 FE, and Buds FE get you flagship specs at way lower prices (XDADevelopers)
Apple Says iPhone 15 Pro Overheating Due to iOS 17 Bug, Not Hardware Design (CNET)
Chromebook Plus is Google’s new certification for premium Chromebooks (The Verge)
Humane shows off its wearable AI pin at Paris Fashion Week (Apple Insider)

September

‘Nerfball’ introduces Nerf’s smartest foam yet — it detects dart impacts (The Verge)
Meta Rolls Out Higher-Priced Quest 3 Headset, Just Ahead of Apple’s Vision Pro (Bloomberg)
Meta’s smart glasses can take calls, play music, and livestream from your face (The Verge)
The Raspberry Pi 5 is finally here (The Verge)
The iPhone 15 Pro series overheating issues are unrelated to TSMC’s advanced 3nm node / iPhone 15 Pro (Ming)
Not just a Pixel thing: iPhone 15 series users are also reporting heating issues (Android Authority)
DJI Mini 4 Pro review: The best lightweight drone gains more power and smarts (Engadget)
This New Autonomous Drone for Cops Can Track You in the Dark (Wired)
Nearly 500 Brands Exited Smartphone Market During 2017-2023 (Counterpoint)
Amazon’s rumored home projector can turn anything into a screen (The Verge)
The Surface Laptop Go 3 starts at $799 and arrives on October 3 (Engadget)
Microsoft announces the Surface Laptop Studio 2 with upgraded chips and ports (The Verge)
The Surface Go 4 comes with a much-needed performance boost (The Verge)
Musk’s Neuralink to start human trial of brain implant for paralysis patients (Reuters)
iOS 17 is a lot of little updates that make a big impact (The Verge)
watchOS 10 preview: widgets all the way down (The Verge)
Google won’t repair cracked Pixel Watch screens (The Verge)
Google Extends Lifespan of Chromebooks With 10-Year Update Policy (WSJ)
Apple’s AirPods Pro just got much better — no matter what port is on the case (The Verge)
The HP Spectre Fold is the world’s thinnest 17-inch foldable PC (The Verge)
HP’s $5,000 Spectre Fold might be the best flexible-screen laptop yet (Engadget)
Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max Pushes Up the Price (WSJ)
iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max hands-on (The Verge)
Apple Watch Series 9 Unveiled With S9 Chip, ‘Double Tap’ Gesture, and More (MacRumors)
Apple announces new Apple Watch Ultra 2 (9to5Mac)
Apple announces iPhone 15 with USB-C, a camera upgrade, and the Dynamic Island (The Verge)
Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max announced with titanium bodies and an Action Button (The Verge)
Thunderbolt 5 offers up to 3x the speed over Thunderbolt 4 (VideoCardz)
Apple Renews Qualcomm Deal in Sign Its Own Modem Chip Isn’t Ready (Bloomberg)
Apple Bets on Titanium and Cameras to Nudge Buyers Toward Pricier iPhones (Bloomberg)
Huawei Teardown Shows Chip Breakthrough in Blow to US Sanctions (Bloomberg)
Meta Reportedly Partnering With LG For 2025 Quest Pro Successor (UploadVR)

August

Apple Announces ‘Wonderlust’ Event Expected to Feature iPhone 15, Apple Watch Series 9 and More (MacRumors)
Apple Bets on Revamped iPad Pro to Reignite Sluggish Tablet Sales (Bloomberg)
Citizen Is Suspending Sales of Its New Wear OS Smartwatch (Wired)
Nvidia tops estimates and says sales will jump 170% this quarter, driven by demand for AI chips (CNBC)
Brain implants give a voice to people who cannot speak (FT)
Arm files for Nasdaq listing, as SoftBank aims to sell shares in chip designer it bought for $32 billion (CNBC)
Why China remains hungry for AI chips despite US restrictions (FT)
UK to spend £100m in global race to produce AI chips (The Guardian)
How the iMac saved Apple (The Verge)
Saudi Arabia and UAE race to buy Nvidia chips to power AI ambitions (FT)
iPhone 14 Pro users complain of major drops in battery health and capacity after less than a year (9to5Mac)
Apple Plans Major ‘Watch X’ Overhaul for Device’s 10-Year Anniversary (Bloomberg)
Skydio closing consumer drone business (TechCrunch)
Behind Meta’s ‘Made in USA’ AR Glasses: a Military-Grade Material (The Information)
Where have all the fitness bands gone? (The Verge)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 review: a little better is just good enough (The Verge)
Sony Expects Smartphone Rebound Only in 2024 After China Fizzles (Bloomberg)
Apple Tests M3 Max Chip, Setting Stage for Most Powerful MacBook Pro Yet (Bloomberg)
Apple Admits There Is a Smartphone Slowdown Ahead of iPhone 15 Debut (Bloomberg)
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 review: the flip phone we’ve been waiting for (The Verge)
The Chip Titan Whose Life’s Work Is at the Center of a Tech Cold War (NYTimes)

July

The iPhone 15 Pro Will Have Thinner Bezels in Step Toward Apple’s Dream (Bloomberg)
China’s Tech Distress Grows as U.S. Chip Sanctions Bite (WSJ)
iPhone 15 Pro Action Button Options Potentially Revealed in iOS 17 Code: Flashlight, Shortcuts, Voice Memos, and More (MacRumors)
T-Mobile says its ultrafast 5G capable of up to 3.3Gbps is rolling out now (The Verge)
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 gets a big little screen upgrade (The Verge)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 hands-on: Is Samsung squandering its head start? (Engadget)
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series is all about the bezels (The Verge)
The Flipper Zero is a Swiss Army knife of antennas (The Verge)
The Flipper Zero has an app store now (The Verge)
Microsoft Poised to Deliver Improved Combat Goggles, US Army Says (Bloomberg)
UK chip designer raises millions from Agnelli fund (FT)
Apple’s New Vision Group Reflects Shift Away From Steve Jobs Approach (Bloomberg)
Bigger, Brighter, More Expensive: Nothing Reveals the Phone (2) (Gizmodo)
Fireworks Have a New Competitor: Drones (NYTimes)

June

Apple’s market cap tops $3 trillion (CNBC)
Google killed its Iris augmented-reality smart glasses as it shifts attention to building AR software (Insider)
The Mac Pro’s biggest problem is the MacBook (The Verge)
RIP to my Pixel Fold: Dead after four days (Ars Technica)
Google Pixel Fold review: closing the gap (The Verge)
Apple Has Finally Unveiled the Vision Pro. Here’s What It’s Launching Next (Bloomberg)
Apple Vision Pro has a speed limit, Travel Mode required for use on flights (9to5Mac)
The Aurora Supercomputer Is Installed (AnandTech)
Dolby Atmos Wants You to Listen Up. (And Down. And Sideways.) (NYTimes)
Apple releases visionOS SDK for creating Vision Pro apps, dev kit applications opening soon (9to5Mac)
Motorola Razr Plus review: the right moves (The Verge)
What Apple Didn’t Reveal About the Vision Pro (The Information)
How Nvidia Became ChatGPT’s Brain and Joined the $1 Trillion Club (Bloomberg)
Intel To Launch New Core Processor Branding: Drop the i, Add Ultra Tier (AnandTech)
Quantum Computing Advance Begins New Era, IBM Says (NYTimes)
iOS 17 Live Voicemail will return the glory of the answering machine to your iPhone (TechRadar)
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch review: exactly what was asked for (The Verge)
Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg thinks about Apple’s Vision Pro (The Verge)
First Impressions of Vision Pro and VisionOS (Daring Fireball)
Apple makes iOS 17 developer beta free for registered developers (9to5Mac)
Samsung officially confirms first Unpacked event in Korea for new foldables (9to5Google)
First impressions: Yes, Apple Vision Pro works and yes, it’s good (TechCrunch)
I wore the Apple Vision Pro. It’s the best headset demo ever. (The Verge)
Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s new $3,499 AR headset (The Verge)
The Apple Vision Pro features an M2 chip, a ton of sensors and a new R1 chip (TechCrunch)
Apple announces visionOS, the operating system for its Vision Pro headset (The Verge)
Apple announces iOS 17 with Journal, Standby, FaceTime voicemail, more (9to5Mac)
Apple Announces iOS 17 With ‘Standby’ View, Journal App, Siri Changes, and More (MacRumors)
Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple silicon to Mac Pro (Apple Newsroom)
Apple’s new 15-inch MacBook Air is the ‘world’s thinnest’ (The Verge)
Mac Studio gets its first hardware update with M2 Max and the new M2 Ultra chip (9to5Mac)
Zuck’s Meta Quest 3 Announce
Apple Tests New High-End Macs With M2 Max and M2 Ultra Chips Ahead of WWDC (Bloomberg)

May

Garmin’s Epix 2 and Fenix 7 lineups go ‘Pro’ (The Verge)
How Nvidia created the chip powering the generative AI boom (FT)
World’s Most Valuable Chipmaker Nvidia Unveils More AI Products After $184 Billion Rally (Bloomberg)
Arm Unveils 2023 Mobile CPU Core Designs (AnandTech)
A First Look at the Headset That Could Be Apple’s Biggest Competition (Bloomberg)
Going for a walk with Shift’s Moonwalker electric shoe-skates (TechCrunch)
Apple Plans to Turn Locked iPhones Into Smart Displays With iOS 17 (Bloomberg)
Final Cut Pro for the iPad is slick but limited (The Verge)
Apple expands US investment with new multibillion-dollar Broadcom deal for 5G tech (9to5Mac)
Facebook parent in talks with Magic Leap over augmented reality deal (FT)
Apple’s New Headset Meets Reality (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Windows 11 users can now link their iPhones and use iMessage from a PC (The Verge)
Apple Begins Testing Speedy M3 Chips as It Pursues Mac Comeback (Bloomberg)
Taiwan Is Running Low on a Strategic Asset: Engineers (NYTimes)
Review: Pixel 7a affordably delivers on every promise of the Pixel series (9to5Google)
Pixel Tablet Hands-On: Google’s Return of the Tablet and More (CNET)
Google Pixel Fold hands-on: Finally, a real rival for Samsung’s foldables (Engadget)
Apple announces Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro coming to iPad (9to5Mac)
Popular IKEA Chair Turns Computer Monitor Off, Baffling Everyone (Motherboard)
Gen Zers Are Snapping Up Flip Phones. They Might Be Onto Something. (WSJ)
TSMC Plans for First German Chip Fab With Cost Up to €10 Billion (Bloomberg)
Apple to Upgrade Its Watch Operating System With New Focus on Widgets (Bloomberg)

April

Microsoft’s mice, keyboards, and webcams are being discontinued in favor of Surface accessories (The Verge)
ASML, Europe’s Most Valuable Tech Firm, Is at the Heart of the US-China Chip War (Bloomberg)
The Unexpected Reason Apple Is Dominating the U.S. Smartphone Market (WSJ)
Smartphone Market woes continue with 14.6% Drop in first quarter this year, According to IDC Tracker (IDC)
Amazon shuts down Halo division and discontinues all devices (The Verge)
DJI’s latest Mavic drone is a beast (TechCrunch)
Sol Reader E Ink headset for hands-free e-reading makes CES debut (GoodEReader)
Apple Will Take Scattershot Approach to Pitching AR/VR Headset (Bloomberg)
Chip designer Arm makes its own advanced prototype semiconductor (FT)
U.S. Begins Planning for 6G Wireless Communications (WSJ)
Google to launch its first foldable phone, the ‘Pixel Fold,’ in June (CNBC)
Microsoft Readies AI Chip as Machine Learning Costs Surge (The Information)
Apple Plans to Launch More Than Just Its New Headset at WWDC (Bloomberg)
Apple reportedly nixes iPhone 15 button upgrade, sending supplier stock down 12% (CNBC)
iPhone 15 Pro may not have new solid-state volume buttons after all (9to5 Mac)
Dell XPS 13 review: Dell is coasting (and that’s fine) (The Verge)
Google says its AI supercomputer is faster, greener than Nvidia A100 chip (Reuters)
American teens aren’t excited about virtual reality, with only 4% using it daily (CNBC)
Apple Weather forecasts suffer rare outage (AppleInsider)

March

Japan restricts chipmaking equipment exports as it aligns with US China curbs (Reuters)
Fitbit’s attempt to disappear the button proved why they matter (The Verge)
Kuo: Apple Mixed-Reality Headset May Not Appear at WWDC as Mass Production Pushed Back Yet Again (MacRumors)
Amazon just opened up its Sidewalk network for anyone to build connected gadgets on (The Verge)
Apple’s Best Hope for New Headset: a Smartwatch-Like Trajectory (Bloomberg)
Relativity Space’s first launch fails to reach orbit, but proves its 3D-printing rocket tech works (TechCrunch)
Amazon is flooding the zone with new TVs as it crosses 200 million Fire TV devices sold (The Verge)
Humanoid robots are coming (Axios)
Figure Promises First General-Purpose Humanoid Robot (IEEE Spectrum)
The Future Smartphone: More Folds, Less Phone, a Whole Lot of AI (Wired)
Google Pixel 8 Pro adds a mysterious new sensor, flat display in first leaked renders (9to5Google)
Tim Cook bets on Apple’s mixed-reality headset to secure his legacy (FT)
Apple reveals a yellow iPhone 14 and 14 Plus (The Verge)
Apple First to Capture 8 Spots in List for Global Top 10 Smartphones (Counterpoint)
Sonos Era 300 and Era 100 first look: you’re gonna want to hear these speakers (The Verge)
Apple Readies Its Next Range of Macs, Including — Finally — a New iMac (Bloomberg)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones are the first to support built-in ‘iSIMs’ (Engadget)
This is Meta’s AR/VR hardware roadmap for the next four years (The Verge)
Lenovo’s rollable laptop and smartphone are a compelling, unfinished pitch for the future (The Verge)

February

Kuo: New iPhone SE With 6.1-Inch OLED Display and Apple’s 5G Chip Planned (MacRumors)
Google announces new features for Android and Wear OS (TechCrunch)
Apple’s Secret ‘XDG’ Team Is Working on More Than Just a Glucose Monitor (Bloomberg)
Exclusive: These are Xiaomi’s new Wireless AR Smart Glasses, and they look like they’re from the future (XDA Developers)
Kuo: Apple to Launch High-End and Low-End Versions of Second-Generation Headset in 2025 (MacRumors)
Meet the $10,000 Nvidia chip powering the race for A.I. (CNBC)
Exclusive: iPhone 15 CADs reveal larger 6.2-inch display, Dynamic Island, and more (9to5Mac)
Apple Makes Major Progress on No-Prick Blood Glucose Tracking for Its Watch (Bloomberg)
Samsung is readying its own smartphone-to-satellite communication platform (Engadget)
Samsung S23 and S23 Plus review: say ‘yes’ to the S (The Verge)
Linux 6.2: The first mainstream Linux kernel for Apple M1 chips arrives (ZDNet)
Apple Pushes Back Mixed-Reality Headset Debut Two Months to June (Bloomberg)
TikTok’s Parent Takes On Meta in Battle for Virtual-Reality Market (WSJ)
Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15’s USB-C Port in the Same Way as Lightning (MacRumors)
North American companies notch another record year for robot orders (Reuters)
Google Maps launches Immersive View in five cities, will roll out ‘glanceable directions’ soon (TechCrunch)
Apple Talks Up High-End iPhones in Sign Ultra Model May Be Coming (Bloomberg)
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is a minor update to a spec monster (The Verge)
Hynix Posts Record Loss on Slump in Memory-Chip Prices (Bloomberg)
Historic Crash for Memory Chips Threatens to Wipe Out Earnings (Bloomberg)

January

Sony Slashes PlayStation VR2 Headset Output After Pre-Orders Disappoint (Bloomberg)
Apple Supplier in India Begins Making Components for AirPods (Bloomberg)
Foldable iPad could arrive as early as next year, claims noted Apple analyst (The Verge)
Smartphone Shipments Suffer the Largest-Ever Decline with 18.3% Drop in the Holiday Quarter and a 11.3% Decline in 2022, According to IDC Tracker (IDC)
LG, Whirlpool Target Customers Disconnected From ‘Smart’ Appliances (WSJ)
How Apple’s Upcoming Mixed-Reality Headset Will Work (Bloomberg)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) review: the core count grows (The Verge)
Apple to Expand Smart-Home Lineup, Taking On Amazon and Google (Bloomberg)
Apple announces revamped full-size HomePod two years after discontinuing original (The Verge)
Apple Delays AR Glasses, Plans Cheaper Mixed-Reality Headset (Bloomberg)
Galaxy S23 spec leak leaves few surprises ahead of February launch (The Verge)
Apple Announces New MacBook Pros With M2 Pro and M2 Max Chips, Up to 96GB RAM, 8K HDMI, Wi-Fi 6E, and More (MacRumors)
Apple Unveils M2 Pro and M2 Max Chips With 20% Faster CPU and More (MacRumors)
Google reportedly working on AirTag-like location trackers (The Verge)
Why the Heck Is Amazon Selling These Fake 16 Terabyte Portable SSD Drives? (ReviewGeek)
Apple Is Working on Adding Touch Screens to Macs in Major Turnabout (Bloomberg)
Apple to Begin Making In-House Screens in 2024 in Shift Away From Samsung (Bloomberg)
Microsoft scraps plans for dual-screen Surface Duo 3, pivots to new foldable screen design (Windows Central)
Samsung confirms February 1st Unpacked, its first in-person event in three years (The Verge)
Apple Will Talk Up Its Mixed-Reality Headset in 2023 But Not Much Else (Bloomberg)
The Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola is a ThinkPad owner’s dream (The Verge)
Where was 5G at CES? (The Verge)
Kuo: Apple’s Mixed-Reality Headset Likely to Debut at Spring Media Event or WWDC (MacRumors)
HTC Vive XR Elite: Another Mixed-Reality Headset Arriving Ahead of Apple (CNET)
Lenovo’s new Yoga Book 9i laptop has a second screen above its screen (The Verge)
OLED plus E Ink: Lenovo’s ThinkBook Twist is halfway to my dream laptop (The Verge)
Coming soon: smart homes where the electricity isn’t so dumb (The Verge)
Wireless Power Consortium works with Apple on next generation ‘Qi2’ standard based on MagSafe (9to5Mac)
Qi2: How Apple might finally harness MagSafe by giving it away (The Verge)
Roku does the obvious thing and announces its own TV line (The Verge)
Intel’s 13th Gen mobile processors include the first 24-core laptop CPU (The Verge)
Farewell to 3G (The Verge)

2022

December

Tech stocks got whacked in 2022 — but one server maker soared almost 90%, beating all its peers (CNBC)
Kuo: Apple to Cancel or Postpone 2024 iPhone SE 4 (MacRumors)
Apple to start making MacBooks in Vietnam by mid-2023 (NikkeiAsia)
Apple Scales Back High-End Mac Pro Plans, Weighs Production Move to Asia (Bloomberg)
1 big thing: The “battery belt” widens (Axios)
Radeon 7900 XTX and XT review: Faster, hotter, and cheaper than the RTX 4080 (Ars Technica)
The Xiaomi 13 series launches as true Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 darling (Android Police)
Dyson’s Air Purifying Headphones Will Cost $949 (Gizmodo)
Tim Cook says Apple will use chips built in the U.S. at Arizona factory (CNBC)
Google Pixel 7 just got a bunch of exciting features — here’s what’s new (Tom’s Guide)
TSMC triples Arizona chip investment to $40bn (FT)
Kuo: Apple Headset Shipments Potentially Delayed Until Second Half of 2023 (MacRumors)
Foxconn sees COVID-hit China plant back at full output in late Dec-early Jan -source (Reuters)
Apple Renames Mixed-Reality Software ‘xrOS’ in Sign Headset Is Approaching (Bloomberg)
TSMC Plans to Make More Advanced Chips in US at Urging of Apple (Bloomberg)

November

India Becomes Biggest Smartwatch Market in Q3 2022 (Counterpoint)
Amazon Kindle Scribe review: absolutely adequate (The Verge)
Gorilla Glass Victus 2 could save your big phone from disastrous falls on concrete (TechRadar)
Sony is getting into the metaverse with a new motion-tracking system (The Verge)
Nest Wifi Pro review: better, faster, shinier (The Verge)
Nvidia RTX 4080 review: performance, for a price (The Verge)
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 gives us a glimpse of 2023’s Android flagships (The Verge)
Here’s what it’s like to use Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite (The Verge)
Meta Quest Pro review: get me out of here (The Verge)
Matter is here, but it’s still a long road to the simple smart home (The Verge)
Apple will spend $450 million with Globalstar and others to enable emergency satellite texting (CNBC)
Apple’s Brain Drain Hinders Efforts to Pick Its Next Jony Ive (Bloomberg)
Apple Issues iPhone 14 Pro Shipment Warning Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season (MacRumors)

October

Apple Gears Up to Launch Its Next Crop of Macs Early Next Year (Bloomberg)
Apple reports strong quarter but expects sales slump (Silicon Republic)
Samsung’s Third-Quarter Profit Plunges Amid Chip Market Woes (CNET)
Project Volterra launches today as the ‘Windows Dev Kit 2023’ with 32GB RAM and costs less than a Mac mini (Windows Central)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (13.5-inch) review: a few steps forward and one big step back (The Verge)
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (SQ3) review: Windows on Arm is not ready (The Verge)
iPadOS 16’s Stage Manager is not the future of multitasking you were hoping for (The Verge)
TSMC: the Taiwanese chipmaker caught up in the tech cold war (FT)
The iPad Lineup Is Perplexing — Here’s How Apple Could Fix It (Bloomberg)
Android 13 (Go edition) announced with Material You, Google Play System Updates, and more (9to5Google)
The next generation of Thunderbolt seems nice but less necessary than ever (The Verge)
Intel Core i9-13900K review: an AMD Zen 4 beater (The Verge)
The iPad’s erratic odyssey continues (Jason Snell)
Apple introduces next-generation iPad Pro, supercharged by the M2 chip (Apple Newsroom)
Apple announces new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro with M2 chip, Apple Pencil hover feature (9to5Mac)
Apple Announces 10th-Generation iPad With Complete Redesign, 10.9-Inch Display, USB-C, and More (MacRumors)
Microsoft’s Army Goggles Left US Soldiers With Nausea, Headaches in Test (Bloomberg)
Surface Pro 9 lets you pick between Intel or Arm 5G and new color options (The Verge)
Microsoft’s (barely) refreshed Surface Laptop 5 starts at $1,000 (Engadget)
Microsoft’s Surface Studio 2 Plus ships with an RTX 3060 for $4,299 (The Verge)
Microsoft’s Adaptive Accessories finally have a release date (The Verge)
‘The Owner of This iPhone Was in a Severe Car Crash’—or Just on a Roller Coaster (WSJ)
How to change the AirTags battery (AppleInsider)
Samsung Details GDDR7 and 1,000-Layer V-NAND Plans (Tom’s Hardware)
Google unveils Pixel 7 Pro with Tensor G2 processor, 5x telephoto, starts at $899 (9to5Google)
Google gets serious about wearables with the Pixel Watch (TechCrunch)
Xiaomi’s 12T Pro launches with high-resolution 200-megapixel camera (The Verge)
Google debuts new Nest Doorbell Wired, Nest Wifi Pro and launches fully new Google Home app preview (ZDNet)
Sony Betting Big on Next VR Headset With Increased Production Plan (Bloomberg)

September

The 11 biggest announcements at Amazon’s hardware launch event (The Verge)
Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing (The Verge)
Apple Ditches iPhone Production Increase After Demand Falters (Bloomberg)
The latest iPadOS 16 beta brings Stage Manager to older iPad Pro models (Engadget)
Intel’s 13th Gen processors arrive October 20th with $589 flagship Core i9-13900K (The Verge)
Intel Arc A770 graphics card to launch October 12 for $329 (PCGamer)
Nreal’s $379 AR glasses launch in the US today (The Verge)
One Week with the iPhone 14 Pro Max: Apple’s Not-So-Dynamic Island (Bloomberg)
Fitbit will require a Google Account to use new devices and features from 2023 onward (9to5Google)
The Sneaky Genius of Apple’s AirPods Empire (Bloomberg)
Apple Watch Ultra review: an aspirational debut (The Verge)
Nvidia announces next-gen RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUs (The Verge)
Apple says software update coming next week to fix iPhone 14 Pro camera shake issue (9to5Mac)
iPhone 14 Pro camera shaking and rattling in TikTok, Snapchat, and other apps (9to5Mac)
Apple to use TSMC’s next 3-nm chip tech in iPhones, Macs next year (NikkeiAsia)
Apple iPhone 14 review: meet the iPhone 13S (The Verge)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro review: early adopter island (The Verge)
Google canceled its next Pixelbook and shut down the team building it (The Verge)
The Cheapest Kindle Is Now Less Cheap, but It’s Got a Better Screen (Gizmodo)
Intel just leaked its 13th Gen processor specs (The Verge)
iOS 16 review: unlocking the lock screen (The Verge)
‘Quest Pro’ video shows Meta’s next VR headset a month before its launch event (The Verge)
Intel Reveals Specifications For Arc Alchemist Desktop GPUs (Tom’s Hardware)
Apple’s features graveyard: Once heavily marketed, now gone
How the iPhone 14 Pro Transforms Blank Screen Space Into Something Actually Useful (CNET)
Apple might have fixed the notch by putting it on an island (The Verge)
The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus are official with satellite-based Emergency SOS (The Verge)
iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max announced with animated notches and always-on displays (The Verge)
The Apple Watch Ultra is finally here (The Verge)
Apple’s new AirPods Pro can cancel twice as much noise (The Verge)
Google confirms Pixel 7 series will run on new ‘Tensor G2’ chip (9to5Google)
Thousands of Xcel customers locked out of thermostats during ‘energy emergency’ (Denver7)
iPhone 14 Pro’s Always-On Display Behavior in iOS 16 Allegedly Revealed Days Ahead of Unveiling (MacRumors)
Apple overtakes Android to pass 50% share of smartphones used in US (FT)
Meta, Qualcomm sign pact on custom virtual reality chips (Reuters)
Next-gen USB promises to be twice as fast, using cables you may already own (The Verge)
More USB-C speed won’t fix users’ problems with cables (Apple Insider)
An Apple Watch for Your 5-Year-Old? More Parents Say Yes. (NYTimes)
Source: iPhone 14 Pro display cutout to show camera plus microphone privacy indicators; redesigned Camera app also coming (9to5Mac)
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 is bigger, better, and way more powerful (XDA Developers)

August

ASUS ZENBOOK 17 FOLD OLED REVIEW: THE BEST FOLDABLE YET (The Verge)
AMD Details Ryzen 7000 Launch (AnandTech)
Trademark Filings Suggest Apple May Be Securing ‘Reality’ Names for AR/VR Headset (Bloomberg)
Meta to debut new VR headset in October, Mark Zuckerberg tells Joe Rogan (CNBC)
‘BlackBerry’: Story of Doomed Smartphone Company Casts Jay Baruchel & Glenn Howerton, XYZ Films Boards Sales for TIFF (EXCLUSIVE) (Variety)
What Apple’s September Event Invite May Tell Us About the iPhone 14 (CNET)
HP’s new PCs include its first Dragonfly Folio and a 34-inch all-in-one (Engadget)
Nvidia to announce next-gen GPU architecture in September amid RTX 4090 rumors (The Verge)
Apple delivers iPadOS 16.1 beta ahead of iOS 16 fall release (TechCrunch)
Fitbit Drops 3 New Fitness Trackers—and None Have Wear OS 3 (Wired)
Wanted: 7,000 construction workers for Intel chip plants (AP)
Apple’s New iPhone 14 to Show India Closing Tech Gap With China (Bloomberg)
The high-resolution smartphone sensors are coming (The Verge)
Snap Scraps Development on Flying Selfie Pixy Drone (WSJ)
Apple Targets Sept. 7 for iPhone 14 Launch in Flurry of New Devices (Bloomberg)
Windows 11’s widgets can now trigger notifications on your taskbar (The Verge)
MacBook design changes enable Vietnamese production for the first time; Apple Watch too (9to5Mac)
Chipmakers Are Flashing More Warnings on the Global Economy (Bloomberg)
Chipmakers’ Pandemic Boom Turns to Bust as Recession Looms (Bloomberg)
Apple Expects to Sustain iPhone Sales in 2022 as Market Slows (Bloomberg)
The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is a little better and still too expensive (The Verge)
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 4 lets you do more while it’s closed (Engadget)
Samsung goes big on battery with the Galaxy Watch 5 series (The Verge)
iOS 16 beta 5 finally adds the battery percentage to the status bar (9to5Mac)
China Graft Probes Stem From Anger Over Failed Chip Plans (Bloomberg)
Garmin adds another bright spot to its line of multisport watches (Android Authority)
Nvidia warns on second-quarter revenue, shares dip (CNBC)
Cooling Semiconductor Sales Heighten Fears of a Global Recession (Bloomberg)
Apple Plans to Delay Launch of iPadOS 16 Update by About a Month (Bloomberg)
OnePlus 10T review: Speed above all (Engadget)
As worldwide tablet shipments grow, Chromebooks face a different reality (ZDNet)
Apple Pay may finally work on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox in iOS 16 (The Verge)
Japan, U.S. to launch R&D for 2-nm chip mass production (NikkeiAsia)
Chipmakers battle for slice of US government support (FT)
DELL XPS 13 PLUS REVIEW: XPS PLUS, BATTERY MINUS (The Verge)

July

June

Nvidia Game Card Prices Fall Along With Crypto Mining Demand (Bloomberg)
Samsung Electronics starts 3-nanometer chip production ahead of TSMC (TechCrunch)
Ray tracing and 64-bit only: What you should know about Arm’s 2023 CPUs and GPUs (Android Authority)
Apple Readies iPhone 14 and HomePod Upgrade in Flood of New Products (Bloomberg)
Base 13-Inch MacBook Pro With M2 Chip Has Significantly Slower SSD Speeds (MacRumors)
Amazon announces its first fully autonomous mobile warehouse robot (The Verge)
MICROSOFT’S WEIRD SURFACE DUO 2 HAS SURPRISINGLY BECOME MY FAVORITE DEVICE OF THE YEAR (The Verge)
SONOS VOICE CONTROL REVIEW: A SPEEDY, PRIVATE, MUSIC-FOCUSED ASSISTANT (The Verge)
Nothing reveals Phone 1 design a month early (The Verge)
Exclusive: New entry-level iPad to pack A14 chip, 5G, and USB-C connectivity (9to5Mac)
Apple Lets You Move WhatsApp Chats From Android to iPhone (CNET)
Apple resized the iPad’s workflow with Stage Manager (TechCrunch)
Galaxy Z Flip 4 leaks in real-life shots with much smaller display crease (9to5Google)
14-Inch iPad Pro With Mini-LED Display Rumored to Launch in Early 2023 (MacRumors)
Apple Plans 15-Inch MacBook Air for 2023 and New 12-Inch Laptop (Bloomberg)
Meta Scales Back AR Glasses Plan Amid Reality Labs Shakeup (The Information)
AMD Zen Architecture Roadmap: Zen 5 in 2024 With All-New Microarchitecture (AnandTech)
These Drones Could Bring You 5G Networking After a Hurricane
Dell unveils a slimmer XPS 13 and a detachable 2-in-1 (Engadget)
Apple Announces M2 SoC: Apple Silicon for Macs Updated For 2022 (AnandTech)
Apple debuts iOS 16 with customizable lock screen, Messages updates, much more (9to5Mac)
Apple brings ‘undo send’ to iMessage (TechCrunch)
Live Activities is a new iOS 16 feature meant to improve notifications (The Verge)
Apple announces in-camera translations and improves dictation (TechCrunch)
Apple Maps to get multistop routing and more in iOS 16 (TechCrunch)
watchOS 9 introduces new running metrics and medication reminders (The Verge)
Apple announces new flagship M2 processor (The Verge)
Apple unveils new MacBook Air: M2 chip, case redesign, new midnight blue color, display notch (MacBook Air)
Apple slaps new M2 processor into 13-inch MacBook Pro (TechCrunch)
Apple announces macOS 13 Ventura, the next major software update for the Mac (Ars Technica)
Apple unveils iPadOS 16 with beefed up multitasking features (TechCrunch)
Apple Previews New ‘Freeform’ App to Work Collaboratively (MacRumors)
Apple Plans to Make the iPad More Like a Laptop and Less Like a Phone (Bloomberg)
Microsoft’s compact Surface Laptop Go updated with 11th Gen Intel processor (The Verge)
The Murena One shows exactly how hard it is to de-Google your smartphone (The Verge)
Apple’s Safari browser now has more than 1 billion users (AtlasVPN)

May

AMD-Powered Frontier Supercomputer Breaks the Exascale Barrier, Now Fastest in the World (Tom’s Hardware)
THE UNSTOPPABLE MACHINES BEHIND THE GAME CONSOLE SHORTAGE (The Verge)
Oura collaborated with Gucci to make an 18 carat gold smart ring (Engadget)
Apple to Keep iPhone Production Flat as Market Grows Tougher (Bloomberg)
Microsoft brings support for Arm-based AI chips to Windows (TechCrunch)
Zotac’s minuscule Windows 11 Pro desktop PC is only slightly bigger than your phone (TechSpot)
Google is testing a smaller, modular Street View camera system (Engadget)
APPLE SHIPPED ME A 79-POUND IPHONE REPAIR KIT TO FIX A 1.1-OUNCE BATTERY (The Verge)
AMD Ryzen 7000 Announced (AnandTech)
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, for when flagship isn’t flagship enough (The Verge)
Apple Shows AR/VR Headset to Board in Sign of Progress on Key Project (Bloomberg)
Acer Just Revealed External Monitors With Stereoscopic 3D, and I’m Dying to Try Them (Gizmodo)
Apple ‘testing’ foldable with secondary E Ink display, says analyst (The Verge)
Exclusive: Facebook-owner Meta tells hardware staffers to prepare for cutbacks (Reuters)
Google Glass’s successor teased at I/O (TechCrunch)
Google Maps bringing a new ‘immersive view’ of select cities, Live View’s AR for other apps (9to5Google)
Google announces Pixel 6a powered by Tensor processor for $449 (9to5Google)
Google gives us our first glimpse of the Pixel 7 (Android Police)
Google unveils the Pixel Buds Pro (9to5Google)
Google previews the Pixel Watch, coming this fall with Pixel 7 (9to5Google)
Google will release a Pixel Tablet… in 2023 (TechCrunch)
Kuo: iPhone 15 to Switch From Lightning to USB-C in 2023 (MacRumors)
China Orders Government, State Firms to Dump Foreign PCs (Bloomberg)
Google bought a MicroLED display company that could help make AR headsets better and cheaper (The Verge)
Samsung’s UFS 4.0 flash storage is a major upgrade, especially for 5G phones (Android Authority)
Razer’s Blade 15 is the first laptop with a 240Hz OLED display, but you’ll have to wait a while (The Verge)
Meta Plots Ambitious VR Release Schedule of Four Headsets by 2024 (The Information)

April

Snap announces a mini drone called Pixy (TechCrunch)
Snap Pixy Review: Don’t Call It a Drone or a Selfie Stick—Even Though It’s Both (WSJ)
Apple Launches Do-It-Yourself Repairs For iPhone 13, iPhone 12 and iPhone SE (CNET)
The iPhone 14 Is Less Than Six Months Away. Here’s What to Expect (Bloomberg)
The Sidekick Was the Best Smartphone Ever
Apple Readies Several New Macs With Next-Generation M2 Chips (Bloomberg)
Apple Targets Watch Blood-Pressure Tool for 2024 After Snags (Bloomberg)
Apple Sets the Date for Another Virtual WWDC—Here’s What to Expect (Bloomberg)
Meta Platforms is Struggling to Develop Its Own Device Chips (The Information)
AMD Returns to Deal Making with $1.9 Billion Purchase of Chip Specialist Pensando (WSJ)
Why Apple Is Preparing to Let You Subscribe to Your iPhone (Bloomberg)

March

TSMC says demand for smartphones, PCs starting to slow (Nikkei Asia)
Kuo: iPhone 14 Pro’s Larger Camera Bump Due to New 48MP Camera System (MacRumors)
Apple to cut iPhone, AirPods output amid Ukraine war uncertainty (NikkeiAsia)
Apple Is Working on a Hardware Subscription Service for iPhones (Bloomberg)
Report: Apple developing new 15-inch MacBook Air that could come in 2023 (9to5Mac)
Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, But Only 2GB Used (MacRumors)
Roku OS 11 will let you set your own photos as a screensaver (The Verge)
Elon Musk’s Starlink is keeping Ukrainians online when traditional Internet fails (Washington Post)
Chipmakers face two-year shortage of critical equipment (FT)
Apple Should Make Home Wi-Fi Routers Again as Part of Mac Reboot (Bloomberg)
APPLE MAC STUDIO REVIEW: FINALLY (The Verge)
APPLE IPAD AIR (2022) REVIEW: IT’S THE NICE ONE (The Verge)
UK chipmaker Arm to cut up to 1,000 jobs after $40bn sale collapses (The Guardian)
iOS 15.4 now live as Universal Control comes to iPads and Macs (The Verge)
Apple releases macOS 12.3 with Universal Control, new emoji, head tracking for Spatial Audio, more (9to5Mac)
Foxconn Halts iPhone Shenzhen Site Due to Covid Lockdown (Bloomberg)
Kuo: Only iPhone 14 Pro Models to Get ‘A16’ Chip, Standard Models to Retain A15 (MacRumors)
APPLE’S NEW IPHONE SE IS A MODERN PHONE STUCK IN YESTERDAY’S DESIGN (The Verge)
Exclusive: Updated Mac mini to have versions with M2 and M2 Pro chip (9to5Mac)
27-Inch ‘Studio Display Pro’ With Mini-LED and ProMotion Could Launch in June (MacRumors)
Magic Leap 2 Hands-On: AR Glasses That Can Dim The Real World (CNET)
Apple Announces M1 Ultra (AnandTech)
Apple’s Mac Studio is a new desktop for creative professionals (The Verge)
Apple unveils the M1 Ultra, its most powerful chip yet (Engadget)
Apple unveils iPhone SE 3 with A15 chip, same home button design (9to5Mac)
Android 12L will come to Samsung, Lenovo, and Microsoft devices (The Verge)
Kuo: 27-inch Apple external display coming this year, new iMac Pro and Mac Pro in 2023 (9to5Mac)
Fitbit recall confirms its Ionic smartwatch could overheat and burn you (Engadget)
New UCIe Chiplet Standard Supported by Intel, AMD, and Arm (Tom’s Hardware)
SAMSUNG’S GALAXY S22 AND S22 PLUS ARE THE DEFAULT ANDROID PHONES TO BUY (The Verge)

February

Qualcomm’s X70 5G modem has an AI processor to improve signal strength (Engadget)
Lenovo announces new IdeaPads and tablets with 12th-gen Intel CPUs (XDA Developers)
Apple Has a Chance to Launch an iPhone Costing Just $199 (Bloomberg)
Ukraine war flashes neon warning lights for chips (Reuters)
Oppo’s Find X5 Pro flagship is finally official (The Verge)
The Motorola Edge Plus aims for full flagship status — with a price to match (The Verge)
Amazon’s Astro Home Robot Remains Elusive Six Months After Debut (Bloomberg)
Spotify’s Car Thing Is About to Face the Music (CNET)
SAMSUNG GALAXY S22 ULTRA REVIEW: NOTABLY UNIQUE (The Verge)
Apple Readies New MacBooks and iMacs for Part Three of Overhaul (Bloomberg)
The Apple M2 could launch alongside up to seven new Mac models this year (TechRadar)
Gurman: Apple to Launch New Macs Next Month, With More to Come Around May or June (MacRumors)
Intel Discloses Multi-Generation Xeon Scalable Roadmap (AnandTech)
The World Needs What Intel Makes. Can It Make a Comeback? (NYTimes)
THEIR BIONIC EYES ARE NOW OBSOLETE AND UNSUPPORTED (IEEE Spectrum)
Intel to Buy Israel’s Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 Billion (Bloomberg)
Google Messages, with RCS in tow, is now Samsung’s default messaging app in the US (9to5Google)
Nvidia’s RTX 3090 Ti is still missing, and the company refuses to say what’s going on (The Verge)
Apple Announces AirTag Updates to Address Unwanted Tracking (MacRumors)
The first developer preview of Android 13 has arrived (TechCrunch)
Is ‘realityOS’ Apple’s newest operating system? (The Verge)
Western Digital, Kioxia Lose ‘At Least’ 6.5 Exabytes of 3D NAND Due to Contamination (Updated) (Tom’s Hardware)
SAMSUNG’S GALAXY S22 AND S22 PLUS PUT IMPROVED CAMERAS AND PERFORMANCE IN A SAMEY DESIGN (The Verge)
SAMSUNG’S GALAXY S22 ULTRA IS A NOTE BY ANOTHER NAME (The Verge)
Samsung’s new tablets go bigger than ever (The Verge)
SoftBank’s $66bn sale of chip group Arm to Nvidia collapses (THE (?)
Gurman: New entry-level MacBook Pro with M2 chip coming this year, but no ProMotion (9to5Mac)
Gurman: Apple Event on March 8, At Least Four M2 Macs to Launch Later This Year (MacRumors)
SpaceX’s new Starlink Premium tier promises up to 500Mbps for $500 a month (The Verge)

January

iOS 15.4 Beta Lets You Use Face ID With a Mask On (MacRumors)
Samsung’s first Unpacked of 2022 will take place February 9th (Engadget)
Nvidia Quietly Prepares to Abandon $40 Billion Arm Bid (Bloomberg)
Apple Nears First Product Launch of 2022, With 5G iPhone SE and New iPad on Tap (Bloomberg)
Exclusive: Intel Reveals Plans for Massive New Ohio Factory, Fighting the Chip Shortage Stateside (Time)
GOOGLE IS BUILDING AN AR HEADSET (The Verge)
Airlines Cancel Some Flights Ahead of U.S. 5G Wireless Launch (WSJ)
Major airlines cancel, change flights to US over 5G dispute (AP)
Samsung begins mass production of Exynos 2200 smartphone processor (ZDNet)
GOOGLE’S ANDROID 12 UPDATE HAS BEEN THE ROCKIEST IN YEARS (The Verge)
Canalys: Worldwide PC shipments soared in 2021 to 341 million units (TechCrunch)
Samsung Electronics to Unveil Exynos 2200 AP on Launch Day of Galaxy 22 (BusinessKorea)
Matter was a major star at CES 2022, but can it maintain its shine? (The Verge)
Asus will release a 17-inch foldable OLED laptop this year (The Verge)
Can You Really Tell the Difference Between 4K and 8K?
HTC is launching a VR wrist tracker for its Vive Focus 3 headset (The Verge)
Intel Says New Core i9 Processor for Laptops is Faster Than Apple’s M1 Max Chip (MacRumors)
Nvidia unveils GeForce RTX 3050, 3070 Ti, 3080 Ti, and 3090 Ti graphics cards (GamesBeat)
Nvidia still has no idea how to pronounce the name of its best gaming GPU (The Verge)
AMD unveils Ryzen 6000 Series processors for laptops (GamesBeat)
Qualcomm and Microsoft are partnering on chips for future AR glasses (CNET)
The Galaxy S21 FE officially joins Samsung’s crowded midrange lineup (The Verge)
Version two of TCL’s wearable display glasses are lighter and less dorky-looking (The Verge)
Are we ready for the smart front door? Masonite thinks so (The Verge)
This smart collar wants to be an Apple Watch for your dog (The Verge)
L’Oreal’s precision hair coloring device is the end of home dye job disasters (Input)
Samsung shows off new monitors - including world’s first 4K 240Hz gaming monitor (TechRadar)
Kuo: AirPods Pro 2 to Feature Lossless Support and Sound-Emitting Charging Case (MacRumors)
Apple Set to Step Up Product Launches in 2022 After Modest 2021 (Bloomberg)

2021

December

Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro debut with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipsets, Xiaomi 12X comes with SD870 (GSMArena)
Semi CapEx to Hit $152 Billion in 2021 (AnandTech)
Apple Builds New Team in Southern California to Bring More Wireless Chips In-House (Bloomberg)
MATTER’S PLAN TO SAVE THE SMART HOME (The Verge)
Solid-State Batteries Are Here and They’re Going to Change How We Live (Popular Mechanics)
Oppo’s Find N is an impressive first folding phone (The Verge)
Oppo announces Air Glass ‘assisted reality’ device (The Verge)
Kuo: AirPods Pro 2 With New Design and Improved Chip to Launch in Late 2022 (Macrumors)
Kuo: Second-Generation Apple AR Headset to Launch in 2024 With Lighter Design, Redesigned Battery System, and More (Macrumors)
Samsung’s mobile and consumer electronic divisions merge into one in exec reshuffle (ZDNet)
Intel to List Shares in Mobileye Unit (WSJ)
Apple iPhone 13 Rebates Fail to Deliver for Some Buyers (Bloomberg)
EXCLUSIVE: Google readies ‘Pixel Watch’ for 2022 launch as it renews ambitions in wearable tech (Insider)
Apple Tells Suppliers iPhone Demand Has Slowed as Holidays Near (Bloomberg)
Quest v35 Update To Add iPhone Mixed Reality Capture, Messenger Calling (UploadVR)
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip is here to power the Android flagships of 2022 (The Verge)
Q3’21 Was a Record Quarter for Foldable Smartphones, Samsung Enjoys a 93% Share per DSCC Report (DSCC)

November

The Google Pixel 6 will refuse to charge if you use a low-quality USB-C cable or charger (AndroidPolice)
Report: Apple still working on multi-device charger, a future where all devices ‘can charge each other’ (9to5Mac)
Kuo: Apple AR Headset Coming in Late 2022 With Mac-Level Computing Power (MacRumors)
Samsung to Choose Taylor, Texas, for $17 Billion Chip-Making Factory (WSJ)
AirTag Competitor Tile Getting Acquired by Location Sharing App Life360 (MacRumors)
Wear OS Share Surges on Samsung’s Highest Quarterly Smartwatch Shipments in Q3 2021 (CounterpointResearch)
Visions of a U.S. Computer Chip Boom Have Cities Hustling (NYTimes)
Nvidia easily beats earnings expectations on strong gaming and data center sales (Yahoo!Finance)
Nreal’s $599 mixed reality glasses are launching in the US on Verizon (The Verge)
Beginning next year, Apple will send you parts and tools to fix your iPhone and Mac at home (TechCrunch)
Meta’s sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets (The Verge)
Microsoft states that x64 emulation is only available on Windows 11 on ARM PCs (Windows Central)
Nvidia’s $40 billion takeover of chip designer Arm faces a UK national security probe (CNBC)
Samsung releases Android 12-powered One UI 4 for Galaxy S21 phones (The Verge)
Chip Shortage Creates New Power Players (NYTimes)
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Spaces try to make it easier to get apps ready for augmented reality (The Verge)
Samsung’s new LPDDR5X DRAM is 1.3x faster and consumes 20% less power than LPDDR5 DRAM (XDA Developers)
AMD lands Meta as customer and takes on Nvidia, sending shares up 11% (Reuters)
Apple’s Road Map for Mac Chips Shows Likely Advantage Over Intel (The Information)
DJI Launches New Mavic 3 Drone With Longer Flight Time, Improved Cameras and New Safety Features (MacRumors)
Apple trims iPad production to feed chips to iPhone 13 (Nikkei Asia)
Nintendo to make 20% fewer Switch consoles due to chip crunch (Nikkei Asia)
The Chip Shortage Slams Into Apple at the Worst Possible Time (Bloomberg)
Global Chip Shortage ‘Is Far From Over’ as Wait Times Get Longer (WSJ)
Apple Wants iPhones to Detect Car Crashes, Auto-Dial 911 (WSJ)
5D data storage technology offers 10,000 times the density of Blu-ray (New Atlas)

October

Leaked Photo Shows Meta’s Planned Competitor to Apple Watch (Bloomberg)
APPLE MACBOOK PRO 14 AND 16 REVIEW: RETURN TO FORM (The Verge)
The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W is ideal for DIY projects (Wired)
Apple Reveals ‘Scale to Fit’ Setting to Prevent a Mac App’s Menu Bar Items From Being Hidden Under Notch (MacRumors)
Amazon joins race for quantum computer with new Caltech center (The Washington Post)
Apple’s M1 Pro, M1 Max SoC’s Investigated: New Performance and Efficiency Heights (AnandTech)
Pixel 6 Pro Review: The flagship Google needs right now is the one buyers deserve (9to5Google)
MICROSOFT SURFACE DUO 2 REVIEW: DUO-OVER OR STRIKE TWO? (The Verge)
Galaxy Watch 4 gets its first major update w/ Fall Detection, new watchfaces, more (9to5Google)
Android 12 is now rolling out to Pixel phones (Engadget)
GOOGLE PIXEL 6 AND 6 PRO HAVE BIG SCREENS, BIG AMBITIONS, AND SMALL PRICES (The Verge)
The “Google Silicon” team gives us a tour of the Pixel 6’s Tensor SoC (Ars Technica)
Apple Selling New $49 Braided MagSafe Cable and $99 140W Power Adapter for 16-Inch MacBook Pro (MacRumors)
Apple unveils next-generation M1 Pro and M1 Max chips for new Macs (9to5Mac)
Apple announces 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro: new design, display notch, 120Hz, M1 Pro chip, HDMI, MagSafe, more (9to5Mac)
TCL’S BUDGET 20S AND 20SE PHONES DEFY EXPECTATIONS (The Verge)
Apple Set to Cut iPhone Production Goals Due to Chip Crunch (Bloomberg)
Apple Studying Potential of AirPods as Health Device (WSJ)
Sony to join TSMC on new $7bn chip plant in Japan (Nikkei Asia)
Acer’s new ConceptD 7 SpatialLabs Edition laptop uses eye-tracking cameras for a glasses-free 3D display (The Verge)
APPLE WATCH SERIES 7 REVIEW: TIME AND TIME AGAIN (The Verge)
Samsung announces Unpacked 2 event for Wednesday Oct 20th, right after Apple and Google (The Verge)
Google says Pixel 6 camera captures ‘150% more light,’ shows ‘Magic Eraser’ on leaked marketing site (9to5Google)
AMD: Windows 11 Slows Our CPUs Up To 15%, Patch Coming (Tom’s Hardware)
Apple rolling out new Find My features for AirPods Pro and AirPods Max (9to5Mac)
ANDROID 12 REVIEW: IT’S MOSTLY ABOUT THE LOOKS (The Verge)
WINDOWS 11 REVIEW: A FAMILIAR HOME THAT’S STILL BEING RENOVATED (The Verge)
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio Does It All (Gizmodo)
Apple Watch Series 7 Pre-Orders to Start This Friday, Available on October 15 (MacRumors)
Gurman: M1X MacBook Pro still on track for this year, likely ‘in the next month’ (9to5Mac)
USB-C group hopes new logos will solve customer confusion (Apple Insider)
APPLE’S FORTRESS OF SECRECY IS CRUMBLING FROM THE INSIDE (The Verge)

September

Amazon introduces Amazon Glow, an interactive, video calling device for kids and families (TechCrunch)
Apple to Fix Issue Preventing iPhone 13 Users From Unlocking With Apple Watch in Upcoming Software Update (MacRumors)
Some Apple, Tesla suppliers suspend production in China amid power pinch (Reuters)
Google Brings More Pixel-Exclusive Features to All Android Phones (Gizmodo)
Amazon Working on Large Wall Echo, Sound Bar and New Auto Device (Bloomberg)
How Apple built the iPhone 13’s Cinematic Mode (TechCrunch)
iPhone 13 and Apple Silicon (CreativeStrategies.com)
Chinese augmented reality glasses maker Nreal valued at $700 million after fresh funding (CNBC)
Microsoft announces Surface Pro 8 with bigger 13-inch 120Hz display and Thunderbolt (The Verge)
The Surface Go 3 gets new Intel processors (The Verge)
Microsoft’s new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around (The Verge)
Surface Laptop Studio is Microsoft’s new powerful flagship laptop (The Verge)
HP revamps consumer PC lineup with 16-inch Spectre x360, 34-inch Envy all-in-one PC (ZDNet)
Amazon unveils three new Kindles with bigger screens, longer battery life (CNBC)
IPHONE 13 REVIEW: YEP, BIGGER BATTERIES ARE BETTER (The Verge)
IPHONE 13 PRO REVIEW: A BETTER DISPLAY, THE BEST CAMERA, AND INCREDIBLE BATTERY LIFE (The Verge)
Amazon is going to release Kindle Paperwhite 5 Signature Edition Soon (GoodEReader)
Surface Pro 8 leaks with 120Hz display and Thunderbolt support (The Verge)
Galaxy Fold-style Pixel foldable, ‘Jumbojack,’ spotted in Android 12.1 (9to5Google)
The iPhone 13 is a pitch-perfect iPhone 12S (The Verge)
LG now makes a 2,000 pound TV that costs $1.7 million (The Verge)
Xiaomi announces 11T Pro with 120W fast charging (The Verge)
Apple releasing iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 on September 20 (9to5Mac)
iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro feature dual eSIM support for the first time (9to5Mac)
Apple CPU Gains Grind To A Halt And The Future Looks Dim As The Impact From The CPU Engineer Exodus To Nuvia And Rivos Starts To Bleed In (SemiAnalysis.substack.com)
iPhone 13 Pro will get 1TB option & new ‘AirPods 3’ will not replace AirPods (AppleInsider)
Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K Max adds Wi-Fi 6 and faster performance (The Verge)
Apple Event Announced: ‘California Streaming’ on September 14 With iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7 Expected (Macrumors)
Lenovo’s new Windows 11 laptops could reinvent the IdeaPad brand — and take on the MacBook (Laptopmag.com)
SMARTWATCHES TRACK OUR HEALTH. SMART TOILETS AREN’T TOO FAR BEHIND. (WSJ)
Apple’s AR/VR Headset Will Need Connection to Other Device Such as iPhone (The Information)
New Apple Watch With Larger Screen Suffers Production Snags (Bloomberg)
Apple Plans Blood-Pressure Measure, Wrist Thermometer in Watch (WSJ)
Google developing own CPUs for Chromebook laptops (Nikkei Asia)
Microsoft announces Surface event for September 22nd (The Verge)

August

Windows 11 won’t include Android app support at launch (The Verge)
Apple Plans to Add Satellite Features to iPhones for Emergencies (Bloomberg)
Kuo: iPhone 13 to Feature LEO Satellite Communications to Make Calls and Texts Without Cellular Coverage (MacRumors)
TikTok owner ByteDance takes first step into virtual reality with latest acquisition (CNBC)
World’s Largest Chip Maker to Raise Prices, Threatening Costlier Electronics (WSJ)
Canalys: US PC sales up 17% YoY for quarter, even as tablet sales stagnate (TechCrunch)
Stealthy battery company backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos has a lot to prove (CNBC)
FITBIT’S NEW CHARGE 5 HAS A ROUNDED DESIGN AND A COLOR SCREEN (The Verge)
Fastest Mobile Networks 2021 (PCMag)
SpaceX ships 100,000 Starlink terminals to customers, eyes future launches using Starship (TechCrunch)
SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FOLD 3 REVIEW: NEARLY NORMAL (The Verge)
SAMSUNG’S GALAXY Z FLIP 3 IS THE FIRST FOLDING PHONE FOR NORMAL PEOPLE (The Verge)
High-End ‘M1X’ Mac Mini With New Design and Additional Ports Expected to Launch in the ‘Next Several Months’ (MacRumors)
Intel previews its Alder Lake chip, promises hybrid CPUs for desktops and laptops (The Verge)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 delivers S Pen, better screen durability, IPX8 for $1,799 (9to5Google)
Samsung breaks the triple-digit barrier w/ Galaxy Z Flip 3 priced at $999 (9to5Google)
THE GALAXY WATCH 4 INJECTS SAMSUNG’S CAPABLE HARDWARE WITH GOOGLE SOFTWARE (The Verge)
Apple Readies New iPhones With Pro-Focused Camera, Video Updates (Bloomberg)
Google’s new Nest cameras and doorbell have lower prices and more smarts (The Verge)
This $55 Amazon Smart Soap Dispenser is dumb as dirt (The Verge)
Smart homes and vegetable peelers (Benedict Evans)
THIS IS THE PIXEL 6, GOOGLE’S TAKE ON AN ‘ULTRA HIGH END’ PHONE (The Verge)
Apple Makes Magic Keyboard With Touch ID Available for Separate Purchase (MacRumors)
Xiaomi Tops European Smartphone Market in Q2 2021 (Strategy Analytics)
Intel Executive Posts Thunderbolt 5 Photo then Deletes It: 80Gbps and Pam-3 (AnandTech)

July

THE SUMMER INTEL FELL BEHIND (The Verge)
Apple’s iPhone hot streak is going to run into the global chip shortage (CNBC)
Taiwan Greenlights TSMC’s 2nm Fab: Coming Online in 2024 ~ 2025 (Tom’s Hardware)
Intel to build Qualcomm chips, aims to catch foundry rivals by 2025 (Reuters)
Gurman: Face ID on the Mac Coming Within a ‘Couple of Years’ (MacRumors)
Leaked Surface Duo 2 photos reveal new triple camera system (The Verge)
Startup Claims Breakthrough in Long-Duration Batteries (WSJ)
The Novel Material That’s Shrinking Phone Chargers, Powering Up Electric Cars, and Making 5G Possible (WSJ)
Samsung will announce new foldables on August 11 (TechCrunch)
Exclusive: Apple planning redesigned iPad mini with A15 processor, USB-C port, more (9to5Mac)
CIRP: iPhone catches up to Android, now accounts for 50% of new smartphone activations in the US (9to5Mac)
Intel Is in Talks to Buy GlobalFoundries for About $30 Billion (WSJ)
TSMC Expects Auto-Chip Shortage to Abate This Quarter (WSJ)
Apple Seeks Up to 20% Increase in New iPhone Production for 2021 (Bloomberg)
Apple releases MagSafe Battery Pack for iPhone 12, available now for $99 (9to5Mac)
Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked device lineup may have been entirely spoiled in huge new leak (The Verge)
OnePlus confirms the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro throttle many popular apps to improve battery life (XDA Developers)
Apple and Intel become first to adopt TSMC’s latest chip tech (Nikkei Asia)

June

Microsoft Office is getting a new design and a native 64-bit Arm version for Windows 11 (The Verge)
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 Plus will speed up gaming, AI in high-end 5G phones (Cnet)
Lenovo announces $679 13-inch Android tablet that works as a portable monitor (The Verge)
Google and India’s Jio Platforms announce budget Android smartphone JioPhone Next (TechCrunch)
Apple Watch accessory maker Wristcam raises $25M (TechCrunch)
EXCLUSIVE: Google is downsizing its health team and moving employees to Fitbit as part of a major reorganization (Insider)
Apple Plans Faster Watch, Future Temperature and Glucose Sensors (Bloomberg)
Facebook plans first smartwatch for next summer with two cameras, heart rate monitor (The Verge)
Samsung pushes pixel size even further with new camera sensor (The Verge)
Adobe launches M1 Mac-native versions of Lightroom Classic and more (The Verge)
iOS 15: Find My network can still find your iPhone when it is powered off, or factory reset (9to5 Mac)
Apple Working on iPad Pro with Wireless Charging, New iPad Mini (Bloomberg)
Apple WWDC 2021: iOS 15, new MacBook Pros, and what else to expect (The Verge)
Microsoft to reveal its next generation of Windows on June 24th (The Verge)
Nvidia announces new RTX 3080 Ti, priced at $1,199 and launching June 3rd (The Verge)
AMD Announces Radeon RX 6000M Series: RDNA2 Makes Its Laptop Debut (AnandTech)
AMD and Samsung are collaborating on Exynos mobile chips capable of ray-tracing (Engadget)

May

Apple Plans Redesigned AirPods for 2021, New AirPods Pro in 2022 (Bloomberg)
USB-C power upgrade delivers a whopping 240W for gaming laptops and other devices (CNET)
Google is officially releasing its Fuchsia OS, starting w/ first-gen Nest Hub (9to5 Google)
ARM’s first v9 CPUs are built for computers, not just phones (Engadget)
Apple Says iPad Pro’s XDR Display Designed to Minimize Blooming, but Some Users Still Notice the Effect (Mac Rumors)
HomePod and HomePod mini to support Apple Music Lossless in a future software update (9to5 Mac)
Snap’s new Spectacles let you see the world in augmented reality (The Verge)
Snap is buying its AR display supplier for more than $500 million (The Verge)
Helping all your devices work better together (Google)
Google plans to build a commercial quantum computer by 2029 (Engadget)
Google’s Project Starline Videoconference Tech Wants to Turn You Into a Hologram (Wired)
IPAD PRO (2021) REVIEW: DREAM SCREEN (The Verge)
Apple Readies MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Revamps (Bloomberg)
APPLE’S NEW IMAC BRINGS M1 GOODNESS TO THE DESKTOP (The Verge)
Exclusive: These are Apple’s new truly wireless in-ear Beats Studio earbuds (9to5Mac)
Amazon updates the Echo Show 8 and 5 with better cameras (The Verge)
Intel Launches 11th Generation Core Tiger Lake-H: Eight Core 10nm Mobile Processors (AnandTech)
NVIDIA’s RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti bring ray tracing to affordable laptops (Engadget)
Dell’s new XPS 15 and XPS 17 get upgraded with Intel’s long-awaited 11th Gen H-series chips (The Verge)
Foxconn’s iPhone output in India down amid COVID surge-sources (Reuters)
Apple’s 2023 iPhone could ditch Qualcomm and launch with its own 5G chip (Laptop Mag)
Apple Awards iPhone Glass Supplier Corning Additional $45M From Advanced Manufacturing Fund (Mac Rumors)
IBM Creates First 2nm Chip (AnandTech)
Kuo: Apple to Launch 8-Inch Foldable iPhone in 2023 (Mac Rumors)

April

Apple says the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro will work with the old Magic Keyboard, but ‘may not precisely fit when closed’ (9to5 Mac)
Europe Is Trying to Reclaim Its Lost Chipmaking Glory (Bloomberg)
Apple warns of supply shortages likely to impact iPad and Mac in Q3 (9to5 Mac)
Verizon “leads” all US carriers in mmWave 5G availability at 0.8% (Ars Technica)
Samsung’s new Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 are lightweight laptops with OLED screens (The Verge)
AirPods demand reportedly falling as Apple cuts production by 25-30% (9 to 5 Mac)
Apple’s follow-up to M1 chip goes into mass production for Mac (Nikkei Asia)
Amazon’s new Fire HD 10 tablet has slimmer bezels and better specs (The Verge)
TMSC’s expansion challenge told in 10 timely charts (Bloomberg)
Why the Chip Shortage Is So Hard to Overcome (WSJ)
Designed by Apple in California, Not Assembled in China (Above Avalon)
Apple Plans Notifications, iPad Home Screen Upgrades for iOS 15 (Bloomberg)
Stolen MacBook Pro Schematics Confirm Apple’s Plans to Add More Ports and Remove Touch Bar (Mac Rumors)
AIRTAG LOCATION TRACKERS ARE SMART, CAPABLE, AND VERY APPLE (The Verge)
Apple announces AirTag accessories that cost more than the device (9 to 5 Mac)
Apple updates 11” and 12.9” iPad Pros with M1, 8-core GPU, Thunderbolt, up to 2TB storage, 5G, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, and a miniLED screen on the 12.9” model (Techmeme)
Fitbit’s Luxe is a fashion-focused fitness band that costs $149.95 (The Verge)
What to Expect From Apple’s April 20 Event: New iPads, AirTags and More (Mac Rumors)
Intel, Nvidia, TSMC execs agree: Chip shortage could last into 2023 (Ars Technica)
Kuo: 2022 iPhones to Feature 48-Megapixel Camera, 8K Video, and 6.1 and 6.7” Sizes With No 5.4” Mini Option (Mac Rumors)
Kuo: 2023 iPhones to Feature ‘Periscopic’ Telephoto Lens (Mac Rumors)
Samsung’s third Unpacked event of 2021 set for April 28 (Cnet)
Sony announces the Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III with variable telephoto lenses (The Verge)
Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 4 with choice of Intel or AMD processors (The Verge)
Siri Reveals Apple Event Planned for Tuesday, April 20 (Mac Rumors)
Apple Working on Combined TV Box, Speaker to Revive Home Efforts (Bloomberg)
Apple Facing Supply Shortage of Upcoming High-End iPad Displays (Bloomberg)
MacBook and iPad production delayed as supply crunch hits Apple (NikkeiAsia)
Apple MacBook and iPad production may be delayed over global chip shortage (AppleInsider)
Lenovo’s Legion Phone Duel 2 has not one but two cooling fans (The Verge)
Apple Announces Find My Network With Support for Third-Party Devices (MacRumors)
LG Electronics to end loss-making smartphone business (NikkeiAsia)
Tim Cook says Apple is committed to AR, TV+ and privacy but not to Apple Car (Cult of Mac)
5 Years After the Oculus Rift, Where Do VR and AR Go Next? (Wired)
How a Chip Shortage Snarled Everything From Phones to Cars (Bloomberg)
Graphene and Beyond: The Wonder Materials That Could Replace Silicon in Future Tech (WSJ)
Microsoft wins U.S. Army contract for augmented reality headsets, worth up to $21.9 billion over 10 years (CNBC)
TSMC to Spend $100 Billion Over Three Years to Grow Capacity (Bloomberg)

March

Amazon Steps Up Silicon Ambitions With New Networking Chip (The Information)
Xiaomi announces the Mi Mix Fold, its first folding phone (The Verge)
Apple Considers Launching Rugged Watch for Extreme Sports (Bloomberg)
Intel Unleashed, Gelsinger on Intel, IDM 2.0 (Stratechery)
Analysis: Money no object as governments race to build chip arsenals (Reuters)
Mac OS X Turns 20: A Look Back at the Operating System That Helped Save Apple (PCMag)
Samsung Announces 512GB DDR5 Memory That Is Twice As Fast As DDR4 (HotHardware)
Intel invests $20 billion into new factories, will produce chips for other companies (The Verge)
Nintendo to Use New Nvidia Graphics Chip in 2021 Switch Upgrade (Bloomberg)
Apple’s HomePod Mini Has a Secret Sensor Waiting to Be Switched On (Bloomberg)
Moore’s Law for Everything (SamAltman.com)
Apple Nears Launch of New iPads After Stay-At-Home Sales Boost (Bloomberg)
Intel puts Apple’s ‘I’m a Mac’ guy into new ads praising PCs (The Verge)
Samsung’s midrange phones now feature fast refresh rate screens, stabilized cameras (The Verge)
Samsung Warns of Severe Chip Crunch While Delaying Key Phone (Bloomberg)
Google announces 2nd-gen Nest Hub with Soli-powered ‘Sleep Sensing’ for $99 (9to5Google)
Intel’s 11th Gen desktop chips are here with faster speeds but fewer cores (The Verge)
Photoshop now runs natively on Apple’s M1 Macs (The Verge)
iPhone 13 to Finally Feature Bigger Batteries (MacRumors)
Oppo Find X3 Pro goes official w/ Snapdragon 888, 120Hz display, ‘microlens’ camera (9to5Google)
Apple slashes planned iPhone 12 mini production for 1H (NikkeiAsia)
Facebook’s ready to talk about how its AR glasses will work with neural wristbands (CNET)
Samsung sets March 17 for its second Unpacked event of 2021 (CNET)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 will reportedly include both AMD and Intel configurations (The Verge)
LOGITECH’S CIRCLE VIEW DOORBELL IS THE CLOSEST THING WE HAVE TO AN APPLE-MADE DOORBELL (The Verge)
Kuo: Apple to Launch Mixed Reality Headset in Mid 2022 and Augmented Reality Glasses by 2025 (MacRumors)
Smartphone Lobby Wants Conference for 50,000 People in June (Bloomberg)
Quantum-Computing Startup IonQ Plans Public Debut in $2 Billion SPAC Merger (WSJ)
I have one of the most advanced prosthetic arms in the world — and I hate it (Input)
Kuo: iPhone 13 series to feature smaller notch, 120Hz display, larger batteries, more (9to5Mac)
Microsoft’s new Intelligent Speakers deliver its promised meeting room of the future (The Verge)
Researchers introduce a new generation of tiny, agile drones (MIT News)
Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone’s battery (The Verge)
Skydio valuation raises American hopes in drone war with China (FT)

February

Google launches Android Sleep API to detect snoozing, waking up; available to apps now (9to5Google)
European Smartphone Market Down 14% YoY in 2020; Xiaomi gains while Huawei and Samsung Lose (Counterpoint Research)
Xiaomi is undercutting the whole tech industry. And it’s working (Wired)
Verizon Leads 5G Airwave Bidding With Record $45 Billion Splurge (Bloomberg)
Qualcomm’s new AR ‘Smart Viewer’ lets you pin virtual screens to your walls (The Verge)
Huawei’s Mate X2 foldable adopts Samsung’s dual-screen design (The Verge)
Kuo: New MacBook Pro Models With HDMI Port and SD Card Reader to Launch Later This Year (MacRumors)
Apple Surpassed Samsung as World’s Largest Smartphone Maker in Fourth Quarter (MacRumors)
Android 12 developer preview is available now with many under-the-hood updates (The Verge)
Apple Is Working on Magnetic Battery Pack Attachment for IPhones (Bloomberg)
NVIDIA Annoucnes CMP 30HX, 40HX, 50HX and 90HX GPUs For Mining, Cripples Hash Rate Of RTX 3060 (WCCFTech)
Apple Hiring Engineers to Develop 6G Wireless (Bloomberg)
Amazon won’t build this Alexa cuckoo clock unless it hits a preorder goal (The Verge)
Chromebooks outsold Macs worldwide in 2020, cutting into Windows market share (GeekWire)
First Look: 217 New Emojis in iOS 14.5 (Emojipedia)
Essential is now officially owned by Carl Pei’s Nothing Technologies (9to5Google)
New Samsung laptops rumored to include OLED screens and S Pen support (The Verge)
Facebook Plans Smartwatch With Focus on Messaging, Health (The Information)
Apple Watch Is Now Worn on 100 Million Wrists (Above Avalon)
Chip Shortage Spirals Beyond Cars to Phones and Consoles (Bloomberg)
Apple reportedly developing next-gen ultra-thin displays for AR devices with TSMC (The Verge)
Apple Maps Adds Waze-Like Features in iOS 14.5 for Crowdsourcing Accidents, Speed Traps and Hazards (MacRumors)
Amazon Plans Wall-Mounted Echo as Smart Home Command Center (Bloomberg)
This may be our first look at Android 12, Google’s next Android OS (XDA)
Qualcomm’s new X65 5G modem downloads data at lightning-fast 10Gbps speeds (CNet)
Xiaomi’s global Mi 11 has a Snapdragon 888 for €749 (The Verge)
Google taps your phone cameras to measure your heart rate (Engadget)
Car manufacturing hit by global semiconductor shortage (FT)
New Apple Mixed-Reality Headset Details: Swappable Headbands, Eye-Tracking (The Information)
Kuo: iPhone 13 Now More Likely to Get Upgraded Ultra Wide Camera With Improved Low-Light Performance (MacRumors)
iOS 14.5 will let Apple Watch owners unlock iPhones while wearing a mask (Engadget)
Augmented Reality Gets Pandemic Boost (WSJ)

January

This Nifty Strap Lets You Control the Apple Watch With Gestures (Gizmodo)
Sony reveals full details on its upcoming 360 Reality Audio speakers (Engadget)
Sony’s new premium speaker looks like a giant electric razor (Android Police)
LG TO REINFORCE INDUSTRY DOMINANCE WITH ULTIMATE TV TECHNOLOGY (LG Newsroom)
LG’s 2021 TV lineup includes its brightest OLED ever (The Verge)
This new module keeps Philips Hue bulbs connected even when the wall switch gets flipped (TechCrunch)
Asus’ new Chromebook CX9 offers military-grade durability (The Verge)
Asus ZenBeam Latte projector is as portable as a cup of coffee (SlashGear)
Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i bakes a bigger, better e-ink touchscreen into the lid (SlashGear)
TCL 20 5G and TCL 20 SE are new affordable smartphones for entertainment (GSMArena)
Vuzix’s new microLED smart glasses look like tech you’d actually want to wear on your face (The Verge)
Vuzix’s new microLED-powered smart glasses will arrive this summer (TechCrunch)
This is Sony’s Airpeak drone (The Verge)
Linksys unveils a next-gen router that senses motion in your home (CNET)
Western Digital SSDs (AnAndTech)
Samsung’s new robot vacuum uses lidar and empties its own bin like a fancy Roomba (CNET)
Dan Riccio Transitioning to New Project, John Ternus to Lead Apple’s Hardware Engineering Team (MacRumors)
Sony’s creator-focused Xperia Pro arrives in the US priced at $2,499 (The Verge)
5G boxes are coming to people’s homes, whether they want them or not (The Verge)
Apple officially launches new ‘Time to Walk’ feature for Apple Watch and Fitness+ (9to5Mac)
Apple Plans Thinner MacBook Air With Magnetic Charger in Mac Lineup Reboot (Bloomberg)
SAMSUNG GALAXY S21 ULTRA REVIEW: THE REAL DEAL (The Verge)
Samsung Galaxy S21 review: The best Android phone for the money (Engadget)
Apple’s First Headset to Be Niche Precursor to Eventual AR Glasses (Bloomberg)
LG considers exiting smartphones in 2021 (The Verge)
Goodbye and good riddance to the 16:9 aspect ratio (The Verge)
Intel Problems (Stratechery)
Twitter Thread on the Intel stuff (Twitter)
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 870 reheats the Snapdragon 865 for 2021 phones (The Verge)
CES 2021: A deep breath for the smart home to determine its future (Stacey On IOT)
Kuo details 2021 MacBook Pro: new design with squared-off sides, MagSafe connector and IO return, Touch Bar removed (9to5Mac)
Apple Plans Upgraded MacBook Pros With Return of Magnetic Charging (Bloomberg)
Galaxy Book Flex2: Samsung’s first 5G laptop has an 11th-gen Intel Processor (Digital Trends)
SAMSUNG GALAXY S21, S21 PLUS, AND S21 ULTRA FIRST LOOK: POLISHED DESIGN (AND PRICES) (The Verge)
The Galaxy S21 Ultra packs two telephoto lenses and supports the S Pen (Engadget)
Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag is a $29.99 Tile competitor (The Verge)
Asus’ 2021 laptop line includes two new dual-screen ZenBooks (The Verge)
Google’s Fitbit acquisition is official (TechCrunch)
Qualcomm eyes challenge to Apple, Intel with $1.4 billion deal for chip startup (Reuters)
Intel CEO Bob Swan to step down, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger to replace him (CNBC)
AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su: Interview on 2021 Demand, Supply, Tariffs, Xilinix and EPYC (AnandTech)
Intel Previews 11th Gen Core Rocket Lake: Core i9-11900K and Z590, Coming Q1 (AnandTech)
Lenovo’s new ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga is less than half an inch thick (The Verge)
LG’s Rollable phone is real and launching in 2021 (The Verge)
HP launches new Envy 14 laptop, Elite Folio 2-in1 tablet, and new… earbuds? (Android Authority)
Lenovo’s ThinkReality A3 Smart Glasses can show up to five virtual displays (Engadget)
‘TV Remote’ is an app that turns your iPhone into a universal control for your TV (9to5Mac)
Wi-Fi industry launches next-gen 6E certification, and new devices are up next (CNET)
CIRP: iPhone 12 sales strong at launch, but iPhone 12 mini ‘likely disappointed Apple’ (9to5Mac)
Kuo: Apple to Unveil AirTags, Augmented Reality Device, and More in 2021 (MacRumors)
Dell built a range of monitors for video conferencing (Engadget)
Dell’s new Latitude 9000 laptops feature an automatic webcam shutter (Engadget)
Samsung officially confirms Galaxy S21 event for January 14th (The Verge)

2020

December

Apple iPhone Devices Sweep 9 of Top 10 Devices on Christmas 2020 (Flurry)
With Money, and Waste, China Fights for Chip Independence (NYTimes)
Los Angeles Vaccine Recipients Can Put the Proof in Apple Wallet (Bloomberg)
Apple Patent reveals new Through-Body’ input for AirPods allowing users to control functionality by touching their face, clicking their teeth & more (Patently Apple)
Microsoft Designing Its Own Chips for Servers, Surface PCs (Bloomberg)
THE WORLD’S FIRST UNDER-DISPLAY SELFIE CAMERA ISN’T VERY GOOD (The Verge)
Apple’s seismic change to the mobile ad industry is drawing near, and it’s rocking the ecosystem (CNBC)
Microsoft starts rolling out native Microsoft 365 for Mac apps for Macs with M1 (ZDNet)
Firefox Updated With Native Support for M1 Macs, Mozilla Touts ‘Dramatic Performance Improvements’ (MacRumors)
APPLE AIRPODS MAX REVIEW: LUXURIOUS SOUND FOR A LUXURY PRICE (The Verge)
Experimental “Faraday fabric” blocks almost all electromagnetic waves (New Atlas)
German Bionic raises $20M led by Samsung for exoskeleton tech to supercharge human labor (TechCrunch)
x64 emulation has come to Windows on ARM (The Verge)
Apple Starts Work on Its Own Cellular Modem, Chip Chief Says (Bloomberg)
Here are the official Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra teasers (Android Police)
Apple introduces AirPods Max, the magic of AirPods in a stunning over-ear design (Apple Newsroom)
Samsung’s SmartThings can finally control your Google Nest devices (The Verge)
Apple Preps Next Mac Chips With Aim to Outclass Top-End PCs (Bloomberg)
DRONES ARE POISED TO RESHAPE HOME DESIGN (WSJ)
China Stakes Its Claim to Quantum Supremacy (Wired)
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 is a glimpse into how much better your next Android phone will be (CNET)
Wyze announces $20 smartwatch with nine-day battery life (The Verge)
Looking Glass’s next product is a holographic digital photo frame (TechCrunch)
Samsung may discontinue high-end Galaxy Note smartphones - sources (Reuters)
Varjo’s lidar-enabled XR-3 VR headset shows where VR and AR are bound to blend (CNET)

November

SAMSUNG’S ODYSSEY G9 DOES THE WORK OF THREE MONITORS (The Verge)
MacBook Pro 16-inch M1X chip just leaked — and it’s game over for Intel (Tom’s Guide)
Kuo: iPhone 12 demand strong, new form factor Apple Watch and MacBooks in late 2021 (9to5Mac)
Netgear.com/bestwifi
Huawei, 5G, and the Man Who Conquered Noise (Wired)
Pixelmator Pro gets update for M1 Macs (The Verge)
The iPhone 12 Pro Max: Real Pro Photography (Halide Blog)
Apple embraces iOS 14 home screen customization by fixing how app shortcuts work (TechCrunch)
Beats debuts new glow-in-the-dark Powerbeats, available from Apple starting tomorrow (9to5Mac)
Beats launches a glow-in-the-dark pair of Powerbeats for $200 (The Verge)
Adobe releases Arm beta version of Photoshop for Windows and macOS (The Verge)
APPLE MAC MINI WITH M1 REVIEW: OVER-PERFORMER (The Verge)
APPLE MACBOOK PRO WITH M1 REVIEW: FLEXING ARM (The Verge)
MacBook Air M1 review: Faster than most PCs, no fan required (Engadget)
Yeah, Apple’s M1 MacBook Pro is powerful, but it’s the battery life that will blow you away (TechCrunch)
macOS Big Sur Update Bricking Some Older MacBook Pro Models (MacRumors)
Apple Silicon M1 Emulating x86 is Still Faster Than Every Other Mac in Single Core Benchmark (MacRumors)
Exclusive: Specs and features of Samsung’s Galaxy S21 smartphones (Android Police)
Nvidia launches A100 80GB GPU for supercomputers (VentureBeat)
Samsung’s new Smart Monitor is like a TV for your PC (The Verge)
macOS Big Sur launch appears to cause temporary slowdown in even non-Big Sur Macs (Ars Technica)
Twitter Thread on ARM history (@kenfhirriff)
Apple updates TestFlight beta testing app with support for automatic updates (9to5Mac)
Amazon Alexa Care Hub update will make it easier to help aging family members (CNBC)
APPLE HOMEPOD MINI REVIEW: PLAYING SMALL BALL (The Verge)
Apple Announces The Apple Silicon M1: Ditching x86 - What to Expect, Based on A14 (AnAndTech)
Samsung tops U.S. smartphone market in Q3: report (Yonhap News Agency)
Ring recalls 350,000 smart doorbells after some of them caught fire (CNN Business)
Slingbox discontinued, services sunsetting (SlashGear)
Apple MagSafe Duo Charger Review: Useful, but expensive and underwhelming (TechCrunch)
Raspberry Pi 400 review—the under-$100 desktop PC you didn’t know you needed (Ars Technica)
Kuo: iPhone 13 to Come in Same Four Model Sizes As iPhone 12, Pro Models to Feature Major Upgrade to Ultra Wide Camera (MacRumors)
Sizing up the iPhone 12 mini and 12 Pro Max (The Verge)
DJI Mini 2 drone arrives with 4K camera and ultra-portable design (SlashGear)
Razer’s first mainstream laptop still has an RGB keyboard (Engadget)
Comcast, Walmart in Talks to Develop and Distribute Smart TVs (WSJ)
Apple to Launch MacBooks With Own Chips Next Week (Bloomberg)
The Raspberry Pi 400 is a compact keyboard with a built-in computer (The Verge)
Huawei develops plan for chip plant to help beat US sanctions (FT)

October

SmartThings Find app can track down lost Samsung Galaxy devices (Engadget)
AMD’s new Radeon RX 6800 XT promises to go head to head with Nvidia’s RTX 3080 (The Verge)
Honeywell announces its H1 quantum computer with 10 qubits (TechCrunch)
Microsoft plans big Windows 10 UI refresh in 2021 codenamed ‘Sun Valley’ (Windows Central)
Samsung posts highest-ever quarterly revenue as demand roars back (CNET)
Kuo: iPhone 12 Pro Demand Higher Than Expected (MacRumors)
Apple’s iPhone 12 seems to have a secret reverse wireless charging feature (The Verge)
AMD Acquiring Xilinx In Bold, $35B Semiconductor Mega-Deal (Forbes)
Porn is about to get uncomfortably high-res thanks to new OLED tech (Input)
Apple Developing Smaller AirPods Pro, Revamped Entry-Level Model (Bloomberg)
Huawei’s Mate 40 Pro is another powerful flagship that you won’t buy (Engadget)
APPLE IPAD AIR (2020) REVIEW: TAKE IT FROM THE PRO (The Verge)
Apple iPad Air (2020) review: Who needs the iPad Pro? (Engadget)
Review: iPad Air, smooth criminal (TechCrunch)
Intel Agrees to Sell Storage Unit to SK Hynix for $9 Billion (Bloomberg)
Google confirms the Nest Secure has been discontinued (Android Police)
Google discontinues its Google Nest Secure alarm system (The Verge)
APPLE IPHONE 12 PRO REVIEW: AHEAD OF ITS TIME (The Verge)
APPLE IPHONE 12 REVIEW: RAISING THE BAR (The Verge)
Review: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, two gems, one jewel (TechCrunch)
iPhone 12 and 12 Pro review: Apple enters the 5G era (Engadget)
Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra leaked in full, confirms January 2021 launch (AndroidCentral)
Apple might hold another event on November 17 to introduce first Apple Silicon Mac (9to5Mac)
Lidar used to cost $75,000—here’s how Apple brought it to the iPhone (Ars Technica)
GOOGLE PIXEL 4A 5G REVIEW: MORE THAN JUST A BIGGER BUDGET PHONE (The Verge)
Google Pixel 5 review: An off year for Pixel fans (Engadget)
iPhone 12 Pro Models Have 6GB of RAM, iPhone 12 and 12 Mini Remain at 4GB (MacRumors)
The iPhone 12’s mysterious groove is a 5G mmWave antenna window — and it’s exclusive to the US (The Verge)
iPhone 12 actually costs $829, advertised $799 price includes ‘carrier special offers’ (9to5Mac)
Snapchat among first to leverage iPhone 12 Pro’s LiDAR Scanner for AR (TechCrunch)
Techmeme Headline Cluster About the iPhone 12 Pro (Techmeme)
Techmeme Headline Cluster About the iPhone 12 (Techmeme)
Techmeme Headline Cluster About the iPhone 12 mini (Techmeme)
PC shipments climb in Q3, Gartner and IDC report (ZDNet)
Google’s Nest announces new smart thermostat with simpler design, lower price (The Verge)
AMD Is in Advanced Talks to Buy Xilinx (WSJ)
AMD reveals its new Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 processors, including the ‘world’s best gaming CPU’ (The Verge)
SK Hynix Launches World’s First DDR5 DRAM Modules Rated At 4.8 Gbps And Beyond (HotHardware)
Apple Stops Selling Rival Earphones, Speakers Ahead of Launches (Bloomberg)
HP’s new Spectre x360 14 laptop has a 3:2 aspect ratio plus a Thunderbolt 4 port hiding in the corner (The Verge)
Microsoft’s new $549 Surface Laptop Go aims to compete with Chromebooks (The Verge)
Microsoft updates the Surface Pro X with a new processor option (Engadget)

September

Google launches Nest Audio speaker, successor to Google Home, available Oct. 5 for $99 (9to5Google)
Google’s Pixel 5 includes 5G and an ultrawide camera for $699 (Engadget)
The world’s first foldable PC is now available to order from Lenovo (The Verge)
Roku’s Streambar is a compact soundbar with built-in streaming smarts (The Verge)
Dell updated its 13-inch XPS laptops with 11th-gen Intel CPUs (Engadget)
Prepare for the ‘iPhone 12 mini,’ suggest recent leaks (The Verge)
SpaceX’s Starlink satellites could make US Army navigation hard to jam (MIT Technology Review)
Amazon announces all-new Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Dot with Clock (CNBC)
AMAZON’S NEW ECHO SHOW 10 MOVES TO LOOK AT YOU (The Verge)
Huang’s Law Is the New Moore’s Law, and Explains Why Nvidia Wants Arm (WSJ)
How Nvidia’s CEO Cooked Up America’s Biggest Semiconductor Company (WSJ)
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE brings some flagship specs at a $699 price (The Verge)
Kuo: Mini-LED Displays to Debut in Apple’s Next iPad Pro (MacRumors)
PSA: New Apple Watch Owners Have to Return Entire Device for Ill-Fitting Solo Loop or Braided Solo Loop (MacRumors)
A $50 Phone is Ambani’s Weapon to Dominate India Telecom Market (Bloomberg)
Watch a demo of Royole’s new folding phone, on sale today for roughly $1,500 (The Verge)
Amazon details its low-bandwidth Sidewalk neighborhood network, coming to Echo and Tile devices soon (TechCrunch)
iOS 14 default app settings automatically reset to Mail and Safari after reboot (9to5Mac)
Apple is making Shazam a bigger part of your iPhone (The Verge)
Why the Apple II Didn’t Support Lowercase Letters (Vintage Computing And Gaming)
Apple surprised iPhone users with a next-day iOS 14 release. App developers are pissed. (Mashable)
Techmeme Headline Rundown of the Apple Event (Techmeme)
Sony Cuts PlayStation 5 Forecast by 4 Million Due to Chip Woes (Bloomberg)
Google to launch Pixel 5, new Chromecast, and smart speaker on September 30th (The Verge)
It’s Official- NVIDIA Acquires Arm For $40 Billion To Create What Could Be A Computing Juggernaut (Forbes)
The LG Wing’s twisting screen offers a new spin on the dual-screen smartphone (The Verge)
Your Phone Wasn’t Built for the Apocalypse (The Atlantic)
Motorola’s second-gen foldable Razr adds 5G, better cameras, and a chance at redemption (The Verge)
Bose announces $279 QuietComfort Earbuds and $179 Sport Earbuds (The Verge)
MICROSOFT SURFACE DUO REVIEW: DOUBLE TROUBLES (The Verge)
Apple to Hold Sept. 15 Online Launch Event to Reveal New Watch (Bloomberg)
Oculus halts headset sales in Germany (GamesIndustry.biz)
TCL’s new paper-like display can also play videos (Engadget)
Inside Fitbit’s Plan to Detect Covid Symptoms With a New Wearable (OneZero)
Source: Only one of Apple’s new iPhones supports the fastest 5G (Fast Company)
Intel announces its new 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPUs, available on laptops this fall (The Verge)
Qualcomm promises better AI for its next Snapdragon PC chip (Engadget)
China to Plan Sweeping Support for Chip Sector to Counter Trump (Bloomberg)
Qualcomm hopes to topple AirPods Pro with ‘adaptive’ noise cancellation for true wireless earbuds (The Verge)
Nvidia announces new RTX 3080 GPU, priced at $699 and launching September 17th (The Verge)
Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold2 packs a bigger 120Hz folding glass screen, Snapdragon 865+, and more (Android Police)
ZTE unveils the Axon 20 5G, the first phone with an under-display camera (Engadget)
Apple Preparing 75 Million 5G iPhones Alongside New Watches and iPad (Bloomberg)
Kuo: mmWave 5G iPhone Shipments Likely to Be Weaker Than Expected in 2020-21 (MacRumors)

August

The Yoga 9i is Lenovo’s new flagship convertible laptop (The Verge)
Samsung says its latest mobile memory is a production breakthrough (Engadget)
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 732G, a follow-up to the Pixel 4a’s chipset (9to5Google)
Exclusive: First look at the LG Wing with its twisty dual display (Update) (Android Authority)
Xiaomi will launch a phone with an invisible under-display camera in 2021 (Android Central)
AMAZON ANNOUNCES HALO, A FITNESS BAND AND APP THAT SCANS YOUR BODY AND VOICE (The Verge)
Intel Slips, and a High-Profile Supercomputer Is Delayed (NYTimes)
Opensignal: U.S. 5G speeds slump as other countries leap ahead (VentureBeat)
The reMarkable 2 is the latest attempt to turn your paper notepad digital (The Verge)
Desktop Metal going public in SPAC-led deal that could value 3D printer company at $2.5B (TechCrunch)
Researchers at University College London Set a New World Record for Fastest Internet (Gizmodo)
Fitbit unveils Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches with Google Assistant (VentureBeat)
Level’s latest smart lock can be unlocked with a touch (The Verge)
TSMC Details 3nm Process Technology: Full Node Scaling for 2H22 Volume Production (AnandTech)
Apple secretly acquired Israeli photography startup Camerai (CalcalisTech)
Kuo: Apple Looking to Save on Costs in iPhone 12 With Simpler Battery Board Design (MacRumors)
This Cobalt-Free Battery Is Good for the Planet—and It Actually Works (Wired)
New BlackBerry-branded devices w/ QWERTY keyboards set to come in 2021 (9to5Google)
ZTE’s Axon 20 5G smartphone will have the first under-display camera (Engadget)
Intel offers a first look at its next-gen Tiger Lake processors and Xe graphics (The Verge)
MICROSOFT’S SURFACE DUO ARRIVES ON SEPTEMBER 10TH FOR $1,399 (The Verge)
Microsoft Surface Duo’s dual-screen hinge design is already winning me over (CNET)
Apple supplier Foxconn’s profit beats view, sees smartphone demand off lows (Reuters)
Xiaomi reveals its transparent 55-inch TV (CNET)
Xiaomi’s see-through OLED TV is a transparent attempt at attention, and it’s working (The Verge)
ANDROID IS BECOMING A WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE DETECTION NETWORK (The Verge)
Parallels Desktop 16 adds Big Sur support, 3D Metal support, and more (Ars Technica)
Nreal’s augmented reality glasses are shipping this month in Korea (The Verge)
Onyx Launches a 6-Inch Color E-Reader (PCMag)
E Ink demos a folding e-reader that can also take notes (The Verge)
SAMSUNG GALAXY BUDS LIVE REVIEW: COOL BEANS (The Verge)
OWC undercuts Apple’s $699 Mac Pro wheels with $199 conversion kit (Apple Insider)
Wireless Charging Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen (OneZero)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20, Note 20 Ultra go official from $999 w/ Snapdragon 865+ (9to5Google)
Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Fold 2 with bigger screens and better cameras (The Verge)
Apple updates the iMac with new Intel processors and a better webcam (The Verge)
GOOGLE ANNOUNCES PIXEL 5, PIXEL 4A 5G, AND PIXEL 4A ALL AT ONCE (The Verge)
GOOGLE PIXEL 4A REVIEW: BACK TO BASICS FOR $349 (The Verge)

July

Nvidia in talks to buy Arm from SoftBank for more than $32bn (FT)
Apple confirms short release delay for this year’s iPhones (Axios)
Canalys: Huawei trumps Samsung for first time in worldwide smartphone market in Q2 2020 (Canalys)
Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 5 refuels phones 50% in 5 minutes, 100% in 15 (VentureBeat)
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked trailer teases five new devices to be unveiled on August 5th (The Verge)
Intel’s 7nm is Broken, Company Announces Delay Until 2022, 2023 (Tom’s Hardware)
AT&T’s low-band 5G network is now available nationwide (CNET)
The Inside Story of How a Sleep Tracker Became the Hottest Device of the Pandemic (Marker)
Corning’s new Gorilla Glass Victus could let your phone survive a six-foot drop, plus scratch resistance (The Verge)
Nvidia Eyes Biggest-Ever Chip Deal in Pursuit of SoftBank’s Arm (Bloomberg)
Samsung announces Galaxy Z Flip 5G for $1,449.99 (The Verge)
Apple Lining up Periscope Telephoto Lens Suppliers for 2022 iPhone (MacRumors)
iPhone SE attracting Android switchers, unlikely to cannibalize iPhone 12 sales (9to5Mac)
AMD’s first 7nm Ryzen 4000 desktop chips bring the fight to Intel (The Verge)
Microsoft plans for single-screen Windows 10X rollout in spring 2021; dual-screen in spring 2022 (ZDNet)
Google’s secretive ATAP lab is imagining the future of smart devices (Fast Company)
Apple Silicon: The Passing of Wintel (MondayNote)
Zoom introduces all-in-one home communications appliance for $599 (TechCrunch)
Samsung: Expect 6G in 2028, enabling mobile holograms and digital twins (VentureBeat)
SoftBank hires Goldman Sachs to explore sale options for chip designer Arm after getting inbound interest, sources say (CNBC)
Huawei posts revenue growth in H1 despite sanctions and pandemic (TechCrunch)
Kuo: Apple Silicon Macs to Include 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air This Year, 14.1-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro Models Next Year (MacRumors)
Apple Reaches New Stage in Development of AR Devices (The Information)
PC shipments grew 3-11% in Q2 2020 despite coronavirus (VentureBeat)
Apple promises to support Thunderbolt on its new ARM Macs (The Verge)
Nvidia eclipses Intel as most valuable U.S. chipmaker (Reuters)
Google launches Android 11 Beta 2 with final APIs and behaviors (VentureBeat)
Thunderbolt 4: A supercharged port upgrade with 8K monitor support (Digital Trends)
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 event confirmed for August 5th (The Verge)
Fraunhofer’s VVC promises to reduce video file sizes by 50% to improve mobile network efficiency (VentureBeat)
SONY’S WEARABLE, POCKET-SIZED AIR CONDITIONER IS FINALLY AVAILABLE FOR SALE! (Yanko Design)
Mirror Wanted to Be the Next iPhone. Instead, It’s Selling to Lululemon. (Marker)
Apple races to push ahead with 5G iPhone mass production (Nikkei Asian Review)

June

Nearby Sharing — Android’s AirDrop competitor — is rolling out now in beta (Android Police)
Kuo: Apple will not include earbuds or charger in iPhone 12 box (9to5Mac)
Facebook To Stop Selling Oculus Go, Vows No More 3DOF Headsets (UploadVR)
Olympus to Exit Camera Business After 84 Years (WSJ)
watchOS 7 drops Force Touch support, likely ahead of Apple Watch Series 6 hardware changes (9to5Mac)
Japanese Supercomputer Is Crowned World’s Speediest (The Verge)
The iPadification of the Mac is coming, no touchscreen required (The Verge)
Apple’s Secretive AR and VR Headset Plans Altered by Internal Differences (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Brilliant Hardware in the Valley of the Software Slump (Craigmod.com)
The Segway’s Inventor Has a New Project: Manufacturing Human Organs (OneZero)
What to expect from Apple’s WWDC 2020 (TechCrunch)
Boston Dynamics will now sell any business its own Spot robot for $74,500 (The Verge)
Apple launches new 0% Apple Card financing for iPad, Mac, AirPods, and more (9to5Mac)
Adobe launches Photoshop Camera, a free app with tons of elaborate face filters (The Verge)
TSMC on schedule for 3nm Apple ‘A16’ iPhone and iPad chip in 2022 (Apple Insider)
On Apple Announcing the ARM Mac Transition at WWDC This Month (Daring Fireball)
Apple Plans to Announce Move to Its Own Mac Chips at WWDC (Bloomberg)
IBM is exiting the face recognition business (Axios)
Apple Preparing Monthly iPad, Mac Payment Plans for Apple Card (Bloomberg)
The Font That Solves The Big Problem With Dark Mode (Forbes)
From RealPlayer to Toshiba, Tech Companies Cash in on the Facial Recognition Gold Rush (OneZero)
iOS 13.5.5 code provides evidence of future Apple services bundle in development (9to5Mac)
iOS 14 to include built-in translator in Safari, full Apple Pencil support on websites (9to5Mac)
Android update delivers new ‘Bedtime’ features focused on improving sleep (TechCrunch)
Samsung’s rotating mobile-friendly TV goes on sale for $1,999 (The Verge)
Samsung Access launches in the US w/ extended warranties, Microsoft 365, more (9to5Google)
Google delays next week’s Android 11 Beta release and virtual launch event (9to5Google)

May

LG’s $1,500 48-inch 4K OLED TV goes on sale next month (Engadget)
ARM’s Cortex-A78 CPU and Mali-G78 GPU will power 2021’s best Android phones (The Verge)
This DIY laptop costs as much as a MacBook Air — How is it selling so well? (Laptop)
Samsung launches Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition for Department of Defense (ZDNet)
‘iPhone 12’ predicted to ship without EarPods, will boost AirPods sales (Apple Insider)
New Spec Gives SD Cards a Massive Boost in Speed (Gizmodo)
Microsoft’s new PowerToys Run launcher for Windows 10 is now available to download (The Verge)
Apple’s AR Glasses! (Front Page Tech on YouTube)
China Injects $2.2 Billion Into Local Chip Firm (Bloomberg)
Apple Acquires Startup NextVR that Broadcasts VR Content (Bloomberg)
Apple’s computerized glasses won’t be ready until 2022 ‘at the earliest,’ top analyst says (Bloomberg)
Latest leak has “sleek” Apple Glasses coming out in 2021 instead of 2022 (Apple Insider)
Nvidia unveils monstrous A100 AI chip with 54 billion transistors and 5 petaflops of performance (VentureBeat)
Nvidia’s first Ampere GPU is designed for data centers and AI, not your PC (The Verge)
Sony Says It Created World’s First Image Sensor With Built-in AI (Bloomberg)
The mastermind behind the Pixel’s camera has left Google (AndroidCentral)
Dell launches new XPS 17 and redesigned XPS 15 with 16:10 edge-to-edge displays (The Verge)
Amazon updates the Fire HD 8 with a faster processor, more RAM, and USB-C (The Verge)
Exclusive: AirPods Studio to feature head and neck detection, custom equalizer settings, more (9to5Mac)
Qualcomm’s latest mobile gaming chip packs faster graphics and global 5G (Engadget)
This Apple Watch copycat is surprisingly good for just $18 (CNET)
How Apple reinvented the cursor for iPad (TechCrunch)
Sonos debuts new Arc soundbar, next-generation Sonos Sub, and Sonos Five speaker (TechCrunch)
Microsoft’s new Surface Go 2 has a bigger display and better Intel processor (The Verge)
Microsoft’s Surface Book 3 has 10th-gen Intel CPUs and new NVIDIA GPUs (Engadget)
Magic Leap is turning to a major health care company to save its future, potentially raising as much as $100 million (Business Insider)
Apple kicking off week of virtual WWDC on June 22, jackets and pins for Swift Challenge winners (9to5Mac)
Facebook’s Oculus Is Developing a New Quest VR Headset (Bloomberg)
Apple announces new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard (The Verge)
European Heart Journal: Apple Watch ECG detects signs of coronary ischemia missed by hospital ECG (9to5Mac)
Apple Watch blood oxygen detection feature found in iOS 14 code snippet (9to5Mac)
Apple still depends on traditional American engineers, and is slowly losing them (Apple Insider)

April

Intel’s 10th Gen Comet Lake for Desktops: Skylake-S Hits 10 Cores and 5.3 GHz (AnAndTech)
Smartphone Production to Drop by 16.5% YoY in 2Q20, Setting Historical Record in YoY Decline, Says TrendForce (TrendForce)
DJI’s new Mavic Air 2 has an upgraded camera and much longer flying time (The Verge)
GOOGLE PIXEL BUDS REVIEW: SECOND TIME’S THE CHARM (The Verge)
Magic Leap’s $2.6 billion bait and switch (TechCrunch)
Magic Leap is a Tragic Heap (The Blog of Palmer Luckey)
Apple Delays Mass Production of 2020 Flagship iPhones (WSJ)
Apple Aims to Sell Macs With Its Own Chips Starting in 2021 (Bloomberg)
Magic Leap Cuts Half of Jobs In Major Restructuring (Bloomberg)
Google’s Head of Quantum Computing Hardware Resigns (Wired)
MAGIC KEYBOARD FOR THE IPAD PRO REVIEW: THE BEST WAY TO TURN AN IPAD INTO A LAPTOP (The Verge)
Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improve battery health (Six Colors)
LIDAR: Peek Into The Future With iPad Pro (Halide)
Apple Developing High-End Headphones With Interchangeable Parts (Bloomberg)
Apple announces the new $399 iPhone SE for 2020 (The Verge)
OnePlus Announces OnePlus 8 & OnePlus 8 Pro: Step-Up 2020 Flagships (AnAndTech)
ONEPLUS 8 PRO REVIEW: BIG LEAGUE (The Verge)
iPhone China Shipments Rebound as Manufacturing Resumes (Bloomberg)
Scoop: Google readies its own chip for future Pixels, Chromebooks (Axios)
Apple Plans iPad-Like Design for Next iPhone, Smaller HomePod (Bloomberg)
Has Apple finally bitten off way more than it can chew? (Wired)
Microsoft: Don’t expect any Windows 10X devices this calendar year (ZDNet)
Google is requiring Virtual A/B on new Android 11 devices, paving the way for mandatory Seamless Updates (XDA Developers)
Pixel April updates land, bringing eyes-open face unlock setting to the Pixel 4 (Android Police)
SAMSUNG GALAXY CHROMEBOOK REVIEW: BEAUTIFUL TO A FAULT (The Verge)
Samsung Galaxy Chromebook review: Great, until the battery runs out (Engadget)
Tim Cook: Apple shipping custom face shields to medical workers as mask donations cross 20M (9to5Mac)
Exclusive: iPhone 9 launch imminent, 2020 ‘iPhone SE’ in red, white, and black with up to 256GB (9to5Mac)
Samsung Display to end all LCD production by end 2020 (Reuters)

March

Apple purchases hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky, ending API and killing Android apps (9to5Mac)
Surprise! Fitbit’s First New Product Since Google Deal Is A Fitness Tracker (Gizmodo)
Apple Tests Its Secrecy Somewhere New: Employee Homes (Bloomberg)
Facebook Strikes Deal for AR Displays, Squeezing Out Apple (The Information)
Apple’s factories are running, but suppliers wary about iPhone demand (Reuters)
Kuo: Apple to Launch Several Macs With Arm-Based Processors in 2021, USB4 Support Coming to Macs in 2022 (MacRumors)
Sony Spins Off Camera Business Into Separate Company (PetaPixel)
Apple weighs delaying 5G iPhone launch by months, sources say (Nikkei Asian Review)
Apple Testing AR/VR Headset With HTC Vive-Like Controller, Crosswalk Bowling Game, and More (MacRumors)
What Qualcomm’s new chips mean for upcoming true wireless earbuds (CNET)
LIVING A GOOGLE-FREE LIFE WITH A HUAWEI PHONE (The Verge)
Apple May Start Reopening Stores in First Half of April (Bloomberg)
iPhone Makers Suspend India Production Due to Lockdown (Bloomberg)
Our iPhone weekly screen time reports are through the roof, and people are ‘horrified’ (Washington Post)
Review: Apple iPad Pro (2020) (Wired)
APPLE IPAD PRO REVIEW 2020: SMALL SPEC BUMP, BIG CAMERA BUMP (The Verge)
Kuo: Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization Coming to 6.7-Inch iPhone in 2020, Periscope Lens to Follow in 2022 (MacRumors)
Apple Acknowledges Personal Hotspot Issues Affecting Some iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 Users (MacRumors)
Improved iPhone, AirPods availability suggests Chinese production nearing normality (Apple Insider)
Apple’s iPad Pro becomes more like a Surface, and that’s a problem for Microsoft (Windows Central)
Steven Sinofsky tweet thread about the iPad (Twitter)
Apple announces new iPad Pro with trackpad support and a wild keyboard cover (The Verge)
The MacBook Air gets an updated keyboard and souped-up specs, starting at $999 (TechCrunch)
Apple’s $799 Mac mini debuts with double the storage (Apple Insider)
iOS 14 code confirms Apple planning ‘iPhone 9 Plus’ with A13 as larger version of rumored entry-level model (9to5Mac)
Beats announces $149 Powerbeats with 15 hours of battery life (The Verge)
TIM COOK’S TRICK FOR MAKING IPHONES IS NOW AT RISK FROM THE PANDEMIC (The Verge)
Resumption of work at Foxconn factories in China beats expectations, says founder (Reuters)
Kuo: New MacBook Pro and MacBook Air Models With Scissor Keyboards to Launch in Second Quarter (MacRumors)
The next iPhone will get a ‘world facing’ 3D camera (Fast Company)
Amazon’s Arm-based Graviton2 Against AMD and Intel: Comparing Cloud Compute (AnAndTech)
SAMSUNG GALAXY S20 REVIEW: JUST RIGHT (The Verge)
iOS 14 reveals iPhone 9 and updated iPad Pro details, new Apple TV remote, AirTags, more (9to5Mac)
Apple Watch Series 6 and watchOS 7 to include ‘Infograph Pro’ with tachymeter (9to5Mac)
Apple Invents Foldable iPad and iPhone that could enter a ‘Joint Operating Mode’ Similar to Microsoft’s Surface Neo (Patently Apple)
Apple sells fewer than 500,000 smartphones in China in February amid coronavirus (Reuters)
Apple opens repair program for 2019 iPad Air models suffering from blank screen issue (AppleInsider)
iPhone 12 Pro leak reveals how Apple will beat the Samsung Galaxy S20 (Tom’s Guide)
ARM-ed Mac: Not Again Or For Real This Time? (Jean)
Sonos kills its device-bricking ‘recycle mode’ (Engadget)
Apple Warns Stores About a Shortage of Replacement iPhones (Bloomberg)
Samsung launches its 2020 lineup of 4K and 8K QLED TVs (The Verge)
Tesla downgraded Model 3 chip in China thanks to coronavirus (BBC News)
Honeywell set to launch its quantum computer with quantum volume of 64 (ZDNet)
Ampere Altra is the first 80-core ARM-based server processor (VentureBeat)
iPhone Maker Expects China Plants to Return to Normal in Coming Weeks (Bloomberg)
Kuo: iPhone Production Will Not Significantly Improve Until Second Quarter of 2020 (MacRumors)

February

Initial sales of Galaxy S20 series downbeat amid virus fears (The Korea Herald)
Apple Planning iPad Keyboard with Trackpad (The Information)
An iPhone with no ports? It could happen in the very near future (Macworld)
Second proof of concept of under-display camera, but won’t come to iPhone soon (9to5Mac)
Inside the race to build the best quantum computer on Earth (MIT Technology Review)
Timex is releasing a GPS smartwatch with 25 days of battery life (The Verge)
SAMSUNG GALAXY S20 ULTRA REVIEW: SHUTTER BUG (The Verge)
Coronavirus clouds Apple’s timeline for new iPhones (Reuters)
Huawei unveils the Mate Xs and MatePad Pro 5G w/ no Play Store access (9to5Google)
Intel debuts 5G server and base station chips, plus a PC network card (VentureBeat)
Apple to release first ARM Mac without Intel processor in next 18 months, predicts Kuo (9to5Mac)
Adobe brings more desktop-quality Photoshop tools to the iPad (Engadget)
Forget foldable: These leaked images show a phone concept with a slide-out screen (CNET)
Galaxy Z Flip durability test calls Samsung’s Ultra Thin ‘Glass’ into question (The Verge)
Qualcomm’s New 3rd Generation 5G Modem (AnAndTech)
Exclusive: Apple is designing its own antenna for this year’s 5G iPhone (Fast Company)
Our Motorola Razr’s display is already breaking and peeling at the fold (Input)
Sony Is Struggling With PlayStation 5 Price Due to Costly Parts (Bloomberg)
How a Space Engineer Made Her Own Rotary Cell Phone (Wired)
Apple Watch of the future could have a modular back for upgrades & new sensors (Apple Insider)
Broadcom launches Wi-Fi 6 extended combo processor, aims to hit 2 Gbps speeds (ZDNet)
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip hands-on: This is more like it (TechCrunch)
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip hands-on: Razr who? (Engadget)
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip beats the Motorola Razr in nearly every way (The Verge)
SAMSUNG’S GALAXY S20, PLUS, AND ULTRA FIRST LOOK: CAMERAS, 5G, AND 120HZ SCREENS (The Verge)
Samsung’s new foldable Galaxy Z Flip will arrive on February 14th for $1,380 (The Verge)
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip debuts w/ less expensive ‘flip phone’ design (9to5Google)
Motorola Razr review: It’s the most personal phone I’ve used, but I have concerns (CNET)
Motorola Razr review: A tragedy unfolds (Input Magazine)
ARM’s new edge AI chips promise IoT devices that won’t need the cloud (The Verge)
The 64 Core Threadripper 3990X CPU Review (AnandTech)
MICROSOFT’S WINDOWS FUTURE IS NOW TIED TO HARDWARE (The Verge)
Apple now sells more watches than the entire Swiss watch industry (The Verge)
Chip Industry Had Worst Sales Year Since Dot-Com Bubble Burst (Bloomberg)
BlackBerry’s Android smartphones will stop being sold in August 2020 (9to5Google)
Ming-Chi Kuo Says Coronavirus Outbreak Impacting iPhone Supply, Lowers Shipment Forecast (MacRumors)
Alleged leaked video shows off Samsung’s folding Galaxy Z Flip (The Verge)

January

Apple’s redesigned Maps app is available across the US (TechCrunch)
The iPad’s original software designer and program lead look back on the device’s first 10 years (InPut)
Samsung Posts Lower Profit, Anticipates End of Chip Slump (WSJ)
Kuo: Apple to Launch AirTags, Small Charging Mat, New iPads and Macs, High-End Headphones, and More in First Half of 2020 (MacRumors)
Apple shares rise after company reports better-than-expected revenue of $91.8B (TechCrunch)
Apple could see some impact from coronavirus in China, Cook says (CNET)
iPhone 11’s new multicam app lets you shoot video with two cameras at once (CNET)
The iPad Awkwardly Turns 10 (Daring Fireball)
Motorola on the Razr’s folding screen: ‘bumps and lumps are normal’ (The Verge)
Exclusive: Quick Share is Samsung’s alternative to AirDrop for Galaxy phones (XDADevelopers)
Apple, Broadcom Strike $15 Billion Worth of Chip-Supply Deals (Bloomberg)
Samsung’s new foldable phone already sounds way better than the Galaxy Fold (Mashable)
New leak says the Galaxy S20’s display will run at 60Hz by default (Android Central)
Microsoft starts rolling out developer tools for its dual-screen Surface Duo Android phone (ZDNet)
New Low-Cost iPhone to Enter Mass Production in February (Bloomberg)
DARPA-backed Soft Robotics raises $23 million for autonomous grippers and sorters (VentureBeat)
Huawei P40 Pro leak shows off five-camera bump and ceramic body (The Verge)
Fitbit quietly enables blood oxygen tracking on its wearables (Engadget)
Exclusive: Leaked Samsung Galaxy S20+ Hands-on confirms 120Hz display, ultrasonic under-display fingerprint scanner, and no headphone jack (XDAdevelopers)
macOS beta hints at future ‘Pro Mode’ to boost performance on portable Macs (9to5Mac)
PC shipments grew in 2019 ahead of bet on 5G and dual-screen devices (VentureBeat)
Exclusive: This is the Samsung Galaxy S20+ (XDAdevelopers)
Admit It: You Have a Box of Cords You’ll Never, Ever Use Again (WSJ)
iPhone Hits Double-Digit Growth in China, Official Data Show (Bloomberg)
At CES 2020, the AirPods Pro competitors arrived in droves (The Verge)
CES 2020: Intel previews Tiger Lake mobile processors and discrete GPU (CNET)
I tried Nreal’s mixed reality glasses at CES and now I want a pair (Android Authority)
Lenovo’s ThinkBook Plus Laptop Has a Second Screen on the Lid (TomsHardware)
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold is a $2,499 PC with a folding OLED screen (The Verge)
Lenovo’s Yoga 5G laptop packs nine antennas and Snapdragon power (Engadget)
THE SAMSUNG GALAXY CHROMEBOOK IS BEAUTIFUL, FAST, AND EXPENSIVE (The Verge)
Samsung details its stunning bezel-less 8K TV (The Verge)
Intel just confirmed it’s building this tiny modular desktop gaming PC (The Verge)
HERE’S WHAT’S NEXT FOR GADGETS IN 2020 (The Verge)
Dell’s latest XPS 13 has a new design with a bigger display and Ice Lake chips (The Verge)
Dell debuts 5G-ready Latitude 9510 laptop, adds iOS mirroring to PCs (VentureBeat)
Apple restores Imagination GPU chip agreement after public dispute and employee poaching (9to5Mac)

2019

December

How Atari took on Apple in the 1980s home PC wars (Fast Company)
Pyka and its autonomous, electric crop-spraying drone land $11M seed round (TechCrunch)
Apple Has Secret Team Working on Satellites to Beam Data to Devices (Bloomberg)
To Control Its Destiny, Facebook Bets Big on Hardware (The Information)
Apple, Google and Amazon are cooperating to make your home gadgets talk to each other (CNBC)
The falling price of a TV set is the story of the American economy (The Outline)
Apple Buys U.K. Startup to Improve iPhone Picture Taking (Bloomberg)
THE VERGE’S GADGETS OF THE DECADE (The Verge)
Apple’s Pro Display XDR With Nano-Texture Can Only Be Cleaned With Special Apple-Provided Cloth (MacRumors)
Intel’s Manufacturing Roadmap from 2019 to 2029 (AnandTech)
Apple sues iPhone CPU design ace after he quits to run data-center chip upstart Nuvia (The Register)
Mac Pro Build to Order Options (MacRumors)
Robotic exoskeletons: Coming to a factory, warehouse or army near you, soon (ZDNet)
Samsung to Take on iPhone’s Popularity With Big Camera Overhaul (Bloomberg)
Kuo: Apple to Launch ‘Completely Wireless’ iPhone Without Lightning Connector and ‘iPhone SE 2 Plus’ With Touch ID Power Button in 2021 (MacRumors)
5G and face tracking: The weird future of VR headsets like Oculus Quest and HoloLens (CNET)
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8c and 7c processors will power cheaper ARM laptops (The Verge)
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 865 and 765(G): 5G For All in 2020, All The Details (AnandTech)
Pablo Escobar’s Brother Has Apple In His Crosshairs With… an ‘Unbreakable’ Foldable Phone? (Gizmodo)
T-Mobile launches 600MHz 5G across the US, but no one can use it until December 6th (The Verge)
4 new iPhones could have 5G in 2020, but not the same kind of 5G (Mashable)

November

The Texas Instruments Chained-Calculation Massacre (Medium’s GEN)
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and 3970X Review: 24 and 32 Cores on 7nm (AnandTech)
AMD confirms 64-core Threadripper 3990X for 2020 (The Verge)
Apple AirPods Shipments Expected to Double to 60 Million in 2019 (Bloomberg)
Microsoft pushes Surface Earbuds release back to spring 2020 (Windows Central)
Inside Apple’s iPhone Software Shakeup After Buggy iOS 13 Debut (Bloomberg)
Apple expands in Austin (Apple Newsroom)
Apple announces press event on Dec. 2 (CNBC)
Amazon’s latest Fire TV accessory is an IR blaster that lets your Echo control your TV (The Verge)
Motorola’s foldable Razr: Inside the remaking of a flip phone icon (CNET)
MOTOROLA RESURRECTS THE RAZR AS A FOLDABLE ANDROID SMARTPHONE (The Verge)
First ‘Tuned by THX’ home theater speakers need no A/V receivers — or wires (Digital Trends)
APPLE’S 16-INCH MACBOOK PRO IS HERE AND IT HAS A GOOD KEYBOARD (The Verge)
16-Inch MacBook Pro First Impressions: Great Keyboard, Outstanding Speakers (Daring Fireball)
Whoop, the sports tech and analytics company that makes discreet wearables, raises $55M (TechCrunch)
Apple Eyes 2022 Release for AR Headset, 2023 for Glasses (The Information)
AMD unveils world’s most powerful desktop CPUs (ZDNet)
MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO X REVIEW: HEARTBREAKER (The Verge)
Xiaomi unveils its 108-megapixel smartphone (Engadget)
Google to acquire Fitbit, valuing the smartwatch maker at about $2.1 billion (CNBC)

October

Apple is laying the groundwork for an iPhone subscription (CNBC)
Report: Apple to Use Qualcomm’s X55 5G Modem in All Three 2020 iPhones (MacRumors)
China to Funnel $29 Billion Towards its Chip Ambitions (Bloomberg)
Apple reveals new AirPods Pro, available October 30 (Apple NewsRoom)
Apple unveils new in-ear AirPods Pro coming October 30 for $249 (9to5Mac)
Google parent Alphabet makes offer to buy Fitbit, sending stock soaring (CNBC)
Nvidia’s new Shield TV wins the Android TV market with amazing 4K upscaling (TechCrunch)
Dark Mode in iOS 13 significantly helps iPhone battery life, robotic test shows (9to5Mac)
MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 7 REVIEW: I WISH THIS LOOKED LIKE A SURFACE PRO X (The Verge)
MICROSOFT SURFACE LAPTOP 3 15-INCH REVIEW: IT’S A BIGGER SURFACE LAPTOP (The Verge)
Google Pixel 4 XL review: A night vision camera that’s dead by sunset (Android Central)
GOOGLE PIXEL 4 AND 4 XL REVIEW: MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS SENSORS (The Verge)
Google Photos format loophole seems to give iPhone free unlimited storage for orig. quality photos, Pixel 4 left behind (9to5Mac)
Photoshop for iPad Nearing Launch With Some Key Features Missing (Bloomberg)
The Apple, iPhone 11, 11 Pro & 11 Pro Max Review (AnAndTech)
Huawei Reports Stronger Sales Growth (NYTimes)
Go inside Pixel 4’s new camera features with Google’s photo technology experts (CNET)
PIXELBOOK GO: GOOGLE FINALLY MADE A REASONABLY PRICED CHROMEBOOK (The Verge)
Google announces Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL (The Verge)
BEATS ANNOUNCES SOLO PRO ON-EAR HEADPHONES WITH NOISE CANCELLATION (The Verge)
Kuo: iPhone SE 2 Launching in Q1 2020 with A13 at $399 Price (MacRumors)
Rwanda just released the first smartphone made entirely in Africa (Fast Company)
Kuo: New iPad Pro and iPhone SE 2 in early 2020, followed by Apple AR headset collaboration with ‘third-party brands’ (9to5Mac)
Samsung Galaxy Fold Teardown (iFixit)
New Sonos service lets you rent its speakers (The Verge)
Apple’s AR plans may come to life after acquiring iKinema motion tech (VentureBeat)
Kuo: Apple to release ‘iPhone SE 2’ in Q1 2020 with iPhone 8 design, A13 processor (9to5Mac)
Microsoft Launches Surface Pro X With New Ultra-Thin Design, Slim Pen, Type Cover (Thurott.com)
MICROSOFT SURFACE NEO FIRST LOOK: THE FUTURE OF WINDOWS 10X IS DUAL-SCREEN (The Verge)
Microsoft surprises with new foldable Surface Duo phone running Android (The Verge)
Galaxy Fold: This flip phone’s a flop, but the folding trend won’t stop (The Washington Post)
GoPro launches two new cameras as it tries to become profitable this year (CNBC)
GOPRO HERO 8 BLACK REVIEW: SMOOTH OPERATOR (The Verge)

September

Apple Releases iOS 13.1.2 and iPadOS 13.1.2 with Fixes for Camera, iCloud Backup, HomePod Shortcut, and Flashlight Bugs (MacRumors)
HP’s Spectre x360 13 seems like an improvement in almost every way (The Verge)
That Motorola Razr foldable will squeak out a debut before year’s end (CNET)
Amazon’s new Echo Flex lets you put Alexa everywhere in your home (The Verge)
Alexa’s ‘Certified for Humans’ wants to eliminate smart-home headaches (CNET)
Amazon announces high-end $199 Echo Studio speaker (The Verge)
Amazon’s new Echo Show 8 combines the best of its big and small smart displays (The Verge)
Amazon announces new $99 Eero mesh router with Alexa voice controls (The Verge)
Kuo: 2020 iPhones to Have Redesigned Metal Frame Similar to iPhone 4 (MacRumors)
Boston Dynamics’ Spot is leaving the laboratory (The Verge)
Amazon plans Alexa wireless earbuds with fitness-tracking built in, bigger Echo with better sound, source says (CNBC)
Samsung Galaxy Fold will be available September 27th in the US (9to5Google)
World Robotics Report: Global Sales of Robots Hit $16.5B in 2018 (Robotics Business Review)
New features available with iOS 13 (Apple)
The U1 chip in the iPhone 11 is the beginning of an Ultra Wideband revolution (Six Colors)
iOS and iPadOS 13: The MacStories Review (MacStories)
Huawei Mate 30 Pro goes official w/ no Google apps, ‘horizon’ display (9to5Google)
Samsung unveils new PCIe 4.0 SSDs that “never die” (TechSpot)
Facebook launches Portal TV, a $149 video chat set-top box (TechCrunch)
Facebook’s second-generation Portal devices are cheaper, smaller, and support WhatsApp (The Verge)
Facebook working on smart glasses with Ray-Ban, code-named ‘Orion’ (CNBC)
HP Elite Dragonfly hands-on: A really light business notebook (Engadget)
APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 REVIEW: THE BEST SMARTWATCH (The Verge)
Apple Watch Series 5 (Daring Fireball)
APPLE IPHONE 11 REVIEW: THE PHONE MOST PEOPLE SHOULD BUY (The Verge)
Apple iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max review: Better, but not groundbreaking (Engadget)
Review: The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 do Disneyland After Dark (TechCrunch)
Review: Apple iPhone 11 Pro (Wired)
IPhone 11 and 11 Pro Review: Thinking Differently in the Golden Age of Smartphones (NYTimes)
Google announces October 15th hardware event for Pixel 4 (The Verge)
Wi-Fi 6 officially launches today, ahead of iPhone 11 availability on Friday (9to5Mac)
Wi-Fi 6 certification is here to make next-gen speeds a widespread reality (CNET)
Multiple camera simultaneous recording coming to iPhone XS and iPhone XR, not just iPhone 11 (9to5Mac)
Another high-flying, heavily funded AR headset startup is shutting down (TechCrunch)
IPHONE 11 PRO AND 11 PRO MAX: HANDS-ON WITH APPLE’S NEW FLAGSHIP PHONES (The Verge)
iPhone 11’s ultra-wideband chip helps you AirDrop with the right person (Engadget)
Editorial: Apple just told you that they aren’t going to make an ‘iPhone SE 2’ any time soon (Apple Insider)
Apple’s Biggest Surprise: More Aggressive Device and Services Pricing (Bloomberg)
Apple reveals the powerful new iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max (Engadget)
Apple reveals iPhone 11 with a dual-camera system, Night mode, and new colors (The Verge)
Apple Watch Series 5 has an always-on display and comes in titanium or ceramic finishes (The Verge)
Apple unveils entry-level 2019 iPad with a 10.2-inch screen (Venture Beat)
GOOGLE NEST HUB MAX REVIEW: BIGGER SCREEN, BETTER SOUND, AND A CAMERA (The Verge)
Sonos’ first portable speaker is the $399 Move (The Verge)
How Samsung fixed the Galaxy Fold (The Verge)
Apple Plans Return of Touch ID and New Cheap iPhone (Bloomberg)
Android 10 launches today, and Pixel phones get the day one update (Ars Technica)
The Light Phone 2 Wants to Save You From the Internet (Gizmodo)
Samsung Is Secretly Working on a Foldable Phone That Collapses Into a Square (Bloomberg)
Apple Watch sleep tracking revealed: sleep quality, battery management, more (9to5Mac)
Upcoming Firefox update will decrease power usage on macOS by up to three times (ZDNet)

August

Microsoft unveils new tablet experience for Windows 10 (The Verge)
More Airlines Ban MacBook Pros in Checked Luggage (Bloomberg)
Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure (Ars Technica)
Wi-Fi 6 Will Be Here Soon. What Is It? (Wired)
Fitbit Versa 2 hands-on: Alexa makes a good smartwatch better (Engadget)
The Fitbit Versa 2 Chases Apple’s Dominance (Gizmodo)
Fitbit’s new premium subscription service hopes to sway you with personalized data, challenges, and more (The Verge)
Sprint launches its 5G network in NYC, LA, Phoenix, and Washington, DC (The Verge)
Microsoft announces Surface event on October 2nd in New York City (The Verge)
Baidu replaces Google to become number two in smart speaker market in Q2 2019 (Canalys)
The Robot Ship Set to Cross the Atlantic and Change the World (Daily Beast)
SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 10 PLUS REVIEW: SHOULD YOU SPEND FOR THE STYLUS? (The Verge)
The Galaxy Note 10+ Is Damn Near Perfect (Gizmodo)
REVIEW: SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE10+ (Wired)
The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese scientists are at the forefront (Washington Post)
Apple Readies Camera-Focused Pro iPhones, New iPads, Larger MacBook Pro (Bloomberg)
Intel Launches Comet Lake-U and Comet Lake-Y: Up To 6 Cores for Thin & Light Laptops (AnandTech)
Dell unveils new XPS, Inspiron, and Vostro models with Intel Comet Lake processors (VentureBeat)
Ikea goes all in on smart home tech (The Verge)
Cerebras (Pierre Lamond)
Weird gadgets that are actually really useful (ZDNet)
Snap Unveils a New Version of Video-Recording Spectacles (Bloomberg)
Samsung’s 108-megapixel mobile sensor closes in on mirrorless cameras (Engadget)
Apple Deserves More Credit for Wearables (Above Avalon)
Huawei reveals HarmonyOS, its alternative to Android (Engadget)
The 7 biggest announcements from the Samsung Note 10 event (The Verge)
Now you can choose how fast Alexa talks on your Amazon Echo (The Verge)
AT&T rolls out (limited) 5g in (parts of) New York City (TechCrunch)
Note 10 Plus? Here’s what to expect from Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked on August 7 (Digital Trends)
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Active 2 brings back the bezel control (The Verge)
Fossil’s latest Wear OS watches have 1GB RAM, smart battery modes, Snapdragon Wear 3100 (9to5Google)
Huawei tests smartphone with own operating system, possibly for sale this year: Chinese state media (Reuters)
Intel unveils its first 10th-gen laptop CPUs (Engadget)
Dongle life: Galaxy Note 10’s 3.5mm to USB-C adapter pictured in leak (SamMobile)

July

Samsung’s Q2 profit halved from low memory demand (ZDNet)
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S6 is its latest volley against the iPad Pro (The Verge)
Sony and LG still struggled to sell smartphones in Q2 2019, surprising nobody (Android Police)
Scientists create contact lenses that zoom on command (Engadget)
(Don’t) hold the phone: new features coming to Pixel 4 (The KeyWord)
China’s ByteDance, after Smartisan deal, says developing smartphone (Reuters)
TikTok owner ByteDance confirms plans to produce a smartphone (The Verge)
Sony is crowdfunding a wearable ‘air conditioner’ (updated) (Engadget)
Apple buys Intel’s smartphone modem business (The Verge)
Samsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold and will release it in September (The Verge)
Apple Suppliers See Demand for New IPhones Stabilizing This Year (Bloomberg)
IKEA SYMFONISK review: Sonos speakers at IKEA prices (Gizmodo)
Catalyst deep dive: The future of Mac software according to Apple and devs (Ars Technica)
Android Q(&A): Android Engineers take us on a deep dive of Android Q (Ars Technica)

June

Beyond the PC: Lenovo’s ambitious plan for the future of computing (ZDNet)

May

The unlikely origins of USB, the port that changed everything (Fast Company)
The case for caseless iPhones (Vox)
A Revolution In Your Pocket (RBS.io)
Three years in, Google’s hardware honcho is just getting started (FastCompany)

April

March

Huawei tops $100 billion revenue for first time despite political headwinds (CNBC)
Appl Still Hasn’t Fixd Its MacBook Kyboad Problm (WSJ)
HUAWEI’S P30 PRO IS A PHOTOGRAPHIC POWERHOUSE WITH A TINY NOTCH (The Verge)
Exclusive: First look at Apple’s new AirPods-like ‘Powerbeats Pro’ truly wireless sport headphones (9to5Mac)
Very Brief Thoughts and Observations on Today’s ‘Show Time’ Apple Event (Daring Fireball)
Shenzhen Transsion applies to raise capital on Shanghai’s technology board after taking Africa’s phone market by storm (South China Morning Post)
AT&T’s fake 5G E is slower than Verizon’s and T-Mobile’s 4G (CNET)
APPLE IPAD MINI REVIEW: NO COMPETITION (The Verge)
AirPods, the world’s most popular wireless headphones, are getting even better (Apple Newsroom)
Amazon’s entry-level Kindle gets a light and a higher price tag (The Verge)
Apple Updates iMac Lineup With Up to 8-Core 9th-Gen Intel Processors and Radeon Pro Vega Graphics Options (MacRumors)
Intel claims Aurora will be the first U.S. supercomputer to hit 1 exaflop (Venture Beat)
Apple launches new iPad Air and iPad mini (TechCrunch)
How to Stop Your Roommates From Messing With Your Amazon Echo (Lifehacker)
Google launches Android Q Beta 1 (Venture Beat)
Google has told dozens of employees on its laptop and tablet division to find new jobs at the company, raising questions about its hardware plans (Business Insider)
Verizon’s 5G service will cost $10 extra, launches in Chicago and Minneapolis on April 11th (The Verge)
Amazon’s Alexa has 80,000 Apps—and No Runaway Hit (Bloomberg)
Nvidia to Buy Mellanox for $6.9 Billion in Data Center Push (Bloomberg)
How to Enable Dark Mode Nearly Everywhere It’s Available Right Now (Gizmodo)
Fitbit’s new $160 Versa Lite is a stripped-down version of its entry-level smartwatch (The Verge)
Fitbit kills Alta, Alta HR, Flex 2, and Zip (VentureBeat)
Samsung Working on Two More Foldable Smartphones (Bloomberg)
WANT A FOLDABLE PHONE? HOLD OUT FOR REAL GLASS (Wired)
Microsoft is creating Windows Lite for dual-screen and Chromebook-like devices (The Verge)
Foxconn, a tale of slashed salaries, disappearing benefits and mass resignations as iPhone orders dry up (South China Morning Post)
With USB 4, Thunderbolt 3’s benefits become open to all (The Verge)
USB Promoter Group Announces USB4 Specification (AP News)

February

Motorola confirms its foldable phone is coming (Engadget)
Apple shipped 9.2M Apple Watch units in Q4 2018 to capture half of market, report says (AppleInsider)
Samsung’s new 512GB flash chip is twice as fast as its predecessor (Engadget)
Apple Plans Sleep Tracking Feature for Future Watch (Bloomberg)
This 18,000mAh battery has a phone in it (The Verge)
MICROSOFT’S HOLOLENS 2: A $3,500 MIXED REALITY HEADSET FOR THE FACTORY, NOT THE LIVING ROOM (The Verge)
Huawei Launches the Mate X: Folding in a New Direction (AnAndTech)
I held the future in my hands, and it was foldable (The Verge)
Sprint’s 5G network launches in May (The Verge)
T-Mobile delays full 600MHz 5G launch until second half of 2019 (CNET)
microSD Express unlocks hyper-fast data speeds for mobile devices (Engadget)
SanDisk and Micron announce the world’s first 1TB microSD card (MSPowerUser.com)
Samsung will extend Bixby button remapping to premium Galaxy phones running Android Pie (The Verge)
Guidemaster: The least-awful Android phones (Ars Technica)
Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ hands-on (Engadget)
You can remap the Bixby button on Samsung’s Galaxy S10 to do whatever you want (The Verge)
The Galaxy Fold makes no sense as a consumer device yet (The Verge)
Samsung’s foldable phone is the Galaxy Fold, available April 26th starting at $1,980 (The Verge)
Xiaomi’s triple-camera Mi 9 has a fast 20W wireless charger (Engadget)
Apple Plans on Combining iPhone, iPad, Mac Apps by 2021 (Bloomberg)
Before the first 5G phone is out, Qualcomm is already moving on to its second-gen 5G modem (The Verge)
Kuo: 16-inch MacBook Pro, 31-inch 6K display, iPhones w/ upgraded Face ID & bilateral wireless charging coming in 2019 (9to5Mac)
Samsung leaks entire new wearables lineup through its own app (The Verge)
Google plans cheaper smartphone to draw users into internet empire (Nikkei Asian Review)
US military equipped with tiny spy drones (ZDNet)
iPhone XR Review (AnAndTech)
MacBook keyboard failures could end with introduction of glass panel keyboards (AppleInsider)
Why Alexa usually won’t respond when someone says ‘Alexa’ on TV (VentureBeat)
Is Alexa working? (Benedict Evans)

January

Apple Is Planning 3-D Cameras for New iPhones in AR Push (Bloomberg)
1TB phones are coming and I’m so f***ing ready (TNW)
Bluetooth gains ‘direction finding’ for location accuracy to the centimeter (VentureBeat)
A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won’t Be ‘Assembled in U.S.A.’ (NYTimes)
[China’s smartphone shipments dropped 14 percent in 2018](https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/28/chinas-smartphone-shipments-dropped-14-percent-in-2018/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Techcrunch+(TechCrunch) (TechCrunch)
Sonos Plans Headphones in Move Outside the Home (Bloomberg)
Xiaomi’s flexible phone concept folds on both sides (Engadget)
Meizu Zero debuts with no physical buttons, speaker or charging port (GSMarena)
Digitimes: AirPods 2 launching in first half of this year, redesigned to support ‘health monitoring’ features (9to5Mac)
Foxconn Looks Beyond China to India for iPhone Assembly (WSJ)
Apple Supplier in Japan Looks to Taiwan for Bailout After iPhone XR Letdown (WSJ)
FENDER’S NEW ACOUSTIC GUITAR HAS A MILLION DIFFERENT VOICES (Wired)
Nike’s auto-laced future (TechCrunch)
NIKE’S NEW SELF-LACING BASKETBALL SHOE IS ACTUALLY SMART (Wired)
Delivery Drones Use Bird-Inspired Legs to Jump Into the Air (IEEE Spectrum)
Rekindled yet again, Nokia’s next-gen phones offer more than just nostalgia (Digital Trends)
Apple is in talks with private Medicare plans about bringing its watch to at-risk seniors (CNBC)
Return of the Razr—With a Foldable Screen and $1,500 Price (WSJ)
Apple Q1 Numbers: Missing Explanations (Monday Note)
ON APPLE’S $29 IPHONE BATTERY REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AND ITS ROLE IN THEIR EARNINGS MISS (Daring Fireball)
Apple’s 5G iPhone shift bogged down by Qualcomm chip battle (CNET)
SoundGuys: USB-C audio is dead (Android Authority)
Wiliot nabs $30M from Amazon, Avery Dennison, Samsung for a chip that runs on power from ambient radio frequencies (TechCrunch)
Apple Plans Three New iPhones This Year, Plays Catch-Up on Cameras (WSJ)
Lasers vs. Microwaves: The Billion-Dollar Bet on the Future of Magnetic Storage (ieee Spectrum)
Samsung to Show Off Its New Foldable Phone in February (WSJ)
2019 is already full of weird and wonderful monitors (The Verge)
The world’s first foldable phone is charmingly awful (The Verge)
Cable operators will fight off 5G with 10-gigabit cable modems (VentureBeat)
Sorry, Samsung. Seems nobody is immune to peak smartphone (The Register)
Apple’s Errors (Stratechery)
Sony doubles down on 8K TVs and the entertainment to play on them (VentureBeat)
AT&T decides 4G is now “5G,” starts issuing icon-changing software updates (Ars Technica)
Everything you may have missed from Nvidia’s CES keynote (Techspot)
HP Launches First-Ever AMD Chromebook (LaptopMag)
Withings undercuts Apple Watch, debuts $129 ECG monitoring smartwatch (Ars Technica)
LG’s groundbreaking roll-up TV is going on sale this year (The Verge)
D-Link debuts a 5G Wi-Fi router with 40 times wired broadband speeds (Venture Beat)
What to expect from CES 2019 (TechCrunch)
ROKU BREAKS FREE FROM BOXES AND TVS (Wired)

2018

December

Exclusive: Foxconn to begin assembling top-end Apple iPhones in India in 2019 - source (Reuters)
China ramps up global coverage for domestic Beidou satellite navigation system as rival to GPS (South China Morning Post)
The GPS wars have begun (TechCrunch)
Annual Smart Speaker IQ Test (LoopVentures)
Apple Computers Used to Be Built in the U.S. It Was a Mess (NYTimes)
Apple confirms some iPad Pros ship slightly bent, but says it’s normal (The Verge)
Apple Accidentally Reveals Radical New iPhone (Forbes)
AT&T’s 5G network is live, if you’re in the right city (CNET)
This tank of a phone has lasted me a week on one charge (The Verge)
Apple hires designer Andrew Kim away from Tesla (The Verge)
Ming-Chi Kuo cuts first quarter iPhone sales estimates by 20%, says iPhone XR demand is low (9to5Mac)
After losing half its value, Nvidia faces reckoning (TechCrunch)
A look at the Apple Watch’s ECG, from someone who needs it (Ars Technica)
Apple now has dozens of doctors on staff, showing it’s serious about health tech (CNBC)
Intel unveils a new architecture for 2019: Sunny Cove (Ars Technica)
Intel is bringing teraflop integrated graphics to 10nm chips in 2019 (Engadget)
AN INTEL BREAKTHROUGH RETHINKS HOW CHIPS ARE MADE (Wired)
Samsung’s A8s is its first phone with an Infinity-O hole-punch display (The Verge)
Microsoft is rebuilding its Edge browser on Chrome and bringing it to the Mac (The Verge)
Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 855 and its news under-display fingerprint sensor (TechCrunch)
Qualcomm announces first ultrasonic fingerprint reader: Headed to the Galaxy S10? (CNET)
Microsoft is building a Chromium-powered web browser that will replace Edge on Windows 10 (Windows Central)
What is Windows Lite? It’s Microsoft’s Chrome OS Killer (Petri.com)
MOTOROLA AND NOKIA’S NEW PHONES MAKE $350 LOOK LIKE $1,000 (The Verge)
Apple Will Wait Until at Least 2020 to Release a 5G iPhone (Bloomberg)
Kuo: ‘All-new design’ AirPods in 2020, wireless charging model in first quarter 2019 (9to5Mac)

November

Big Mouth Billy Bass Will Now Annoy the Shit Out of You With Alexa Support Built In (Gizmodo)
Amazon Web Services introduces its own custom-designed Arm server processor, promises 45 percent lower costs for some workloads (GeekWire)
Apple has an idea to make Animoji even more fun (Cult of Mac)
Don’t Look Now, But Microsoft Is Overtaking Apple (Bloomberg)
“The space bar trick” is the most amazing feature in iOS 12, and the internet just realized it (Fast Company)
The Case Against Quantum Computing (IEEE Spectrum)
Skype calling now available on Alexa (The Verge)
Apple Suppliers Suffer With Uncertainty Around iPhone Demand (WSJ)
A STARTUP IS SETTING DRONES FREE BY TYING THEM TO THE GROUND (Wired)
Amazon’s Microwave With Alexa Makes Life Marginally Better (BuzzFeed)
Samsung Electronics to release first foldable smartphone in March: sources (Yonhap News Agency)
Jony Ive’s latest design is the ultimate diamond ring – made only of diamond … (9to5Mac)
‘It’s Giant and Has Like Five Million Buttons.’ The Office Desk Phone Won’t Die (WSJ)
Here Comes ‘Smart Dust,’ the Tiny Computers That Pull Power from the Air (WSJ)
This is Samsung’s foldable smartphone (The Verge)
Google says Android will natively support ‘foldables’ to limit fragmentation (The Verge)
APPLE MACBOOK AIR (2018) REVIEW: THE PRESENT OF COMPUTING (The Verge)
The 2018 Retina MacBook Air (Daring Fireball)
APPLE IPAD PRO REVIEW 2018: THE FASTEST IPAD IS STILL AN IPAD (The Verge)
Apple’s first 5G iPhone will arrive in 2020 (Fast Company)
YOU TOO CAN BUILD YOUR OWN CHIP – FOR ONLY $30 MILLION (Digits to Dollars)
It’s not your imagination: Phone battery life is getting worse (Washington Post)
New MacBook Air threatens both MacBook and MacBook Pro with Function Keys (Apple Insider)

October

Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile Won’t Support eSIM Until Later This Year (MacRumors)
DJI’s latest Mavic 2 drone is built for search and rescue (Engadget)
How China’s GPS ‘Rival’ Beidou is Plotting to Go Global (BBC News)
Apple iPhone XR Review: Better Than Good Enough (The Verge)
Google Home Hub review (CNET)
Google Home Hub review—Awesome hardware for Google’s nascent smart display software (Ars Technica)
Google Home Hub review: A more personal smart display (Engadget)
Android Creator’s Startup Essential Products Cuts About 30% of Staff (Bloomberg)
Beddr’s SleepTuner is a powerful standalone alternative to Apple Watch sleep tracking (9to5Mac)
The Kindle Paperwhite is ready for the bath (Engadget)
Google Pixel 3 review: improving on incredible (Charged)
GOOGLE PIXEL 3 AND 3 XL REVIEW: THE BEST CAMERA GETS A BETTER PHONE (The Verge)
The Google Pixel 3 XL review (TechCrunch)
Google Pixel 3 Review: The Other Way to Make a Killer Phone (Gizmodo)
FINALLY: REAL PHOTOSHOP ON THE IPAD (The Verge)
THE NEW PALM IS A TINY PHONE TO KEEP YOU AWAY FROM YOUR PHONE (The Verge)
Apple inks $600M deal to license IP, acquire assets and talent from Dialog to expand chipmaking in Europe (TechCrunch)
Samsung hopes these four cameras will save its mid-range phone lineup (The Verge)
Gartner: Microsoft passes Acer to become top 5 PC vendor in the U.S. (Venture Beat)
First look at Google’s Pixel 3 and 3 XL (The Verge)
Exclusive: iPad Pro Face ID details, 4K HDR video over USB-C, AirPods-like Apple Pencil 2 pairing, more (9to5Mac)
Facebook launches Portal auto-zooming video chat screens for $199/$349 (TechCrunch)
THE NEW AMAZON ECHO SHOW’S IMPROVED SCREEN AND BETTER SPEAKERS AREN’T ENOUGH (The Verge)
Intel Announces 9th Gen Core CPUs (AnAndTech)
iMac Pro and 2018 MacBook Pro Systems Must Pass Apple Diagnostics to Function After Certain Repairs (MacRumors)
Why are Apple Watch faces such a mess? (Macworld)
The iPhone XS & XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Secrets (AnAndTech)
LG V40 THINQ REVIEW: ONE PHONE, FIVE CAMERAS (The Verge)
Microsoft has unveiled the $3,499 Surface Studio 2, its super-powerful and gorgeous new competitor to the Apple iMac (Business Insider)
Three US universities now let students use iPhone and Apple Watch as their campus ID card (9to5Mac)
(SMART) SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE: DESPITE THEIR VAST CAPABILITIES, SMART SPEAKERS ARE ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC (Nielsen)

September

The Apple Watch – Tipping Point Time for Healthcare (Steve Blank)
Meet the Community Keeping Obsolete Supercomputers Alive (Motherboard)
The first Android phone 10 years later: An annotated review (CNET)
Amazon Comes Up With Another Way to Get Alexa Into Your Home (Bloomberg)
Qualcomm accuses Apple of stealing chip secrets and giving them to Intel (CNBC)
macOS 10.14 Mojave: The Ars Technica review (Ars Technica)
AMAZON WANTS ALEXA TO HEAR YOUR WHISPERS AND FRUSTRATION (Wired)
Amazon just pulled an Apple on the smart home (Stacey on IOT newsletter)
Facebook’s ‘Portal’ Video Chat Device to Be Announced Next Week (Cheddar)
Google Home Mini was the best-selling smart speaker in Q2 (TechCrunch)
iOS 12.1 references ‘iPad2018Fall’, all but confirming new iPad Pro debut next month (9to5Mac)
Amazon plans to release at least 8 new Alexa-powered devices, including a microwave, an amplifier, and an in-car gadget (CNBC)
APPLE IPHONE XS AND XS MAX REVIEW: SMOOTHED OUT (The Verge)
Here are over 150 new features and changes in iOS 12 for iPhone and iPad (Apple Insider)
The new heart-monitoring capabilities on the Apple Watch aren’t all that (Quartz)
iPhone XS Max and Apple Watch Series 4 shipping dates now slipping into October (9to5Mac)
Android 9 Pie, thoroughly reviewed (Ars Technica)
The iPhone Franchise (Stratechery)
Making sense of the most confusing new iPhone lineup ever (Fast Company)
Verizon to begin 5G home broadband service sign-ups on Thursday (Axios)
Renesas in $6.7 billion deal for IDT to boost chips for self-driving cars (Reuters)
How to prepare your iPhone for a trade-in program (The Verge)
Kuo: USB-C on 2018 iPad Pro, Touch ID on 2018 MacBook, EKG and Ceramic Backs on All Apple Watch Series 4 Models, More (MacRumors)
How Android Pie’s Adaptive Battery and Adaptive Brightness work (Venture Beat)
The new Roomba could be the end of vacuuming (Quartz)
‘iPhone Xs Max’ likely name for 6.5-inch OLED flagship, sources say (9to5Mac)
Snap launches new styles of Spectacles that look more like traditional sunglasses (The Verge)
2018 iPad Pro redesign is both brilliant and stupid (Cult of Mac)
Samsung teases foldable smartphone launch for later this year (The Verge)

August

Exclusive: This is ‘iPhone XS’ — design, larger version, and gold colors confirmed (9to5Mac)
Exclusive: Apple Watch Series 4 revealed — massive display, dense watch face, more (9to5Mac)
Huawei’s AI Cube is a 4G router and Alexa speaker, not a cube (The Verge)
Huawei’s Google Home clone has Alexa inside (Engadget)
Apple buys startup focused on lenses for AR glasses (Reuters)
Apple’s AR lenses purchase also sees future mobile storage (ComputerWorld)
Dell tempts Pixelbook lovers with premium $599 Inspiron Chromebook 14 (Ars Technica)
Dell shows its fall lineup of Alexa-ready Inspiron, XPS, and Vostro laptops and 2-in-1s (VentureBeat)
Google is revamping the Wear OS smartwatch user interface (The Verge)
First Apple Computer Goes Up For Auction, Expected to Fetch More Than $300,000 (Paleofuture)
Apple to Embrace iPhone X Design With New Colors, Bigger Screens (Bloomberg)
Magic Leap is a Tragic Heap (PalmerLuckey.com)
DJI Mavic 2 Pro, Mavic 2 Zoom add Hasselblad quality and optical zoom to folding drones (CNET)
Apple Is Planning a New Low-Cost MacBook, Pro-Focused Mac Mini (Bloomberg)
With Charge 3, Fitbit blurs the smartwatch line (TechCrunch)
Arm Unveils Client CPU Performance Roadmap Through 2020 - Taking Intel Head On (AnAndTech)
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: A better Note for most of us (Engadget)
You Can Really Feel the Samsung Note 9’s $1000 Price Tag (Gizmodo)
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: Sleek and new, but too much déjà vu (BGR)
ANDROID 9 PIE REVIEW: THE PREDICTIVE OS (The Verge)
NVIDIA Reveals Next-Gen Turing GPU Architecture (AnandTech)
Lenovo Launches Ultra-Thin ThinkPad P1: X1 Carbon Meets Workstation (AnAndTech)
China has outspent the US by $24 billion in 5G technology since 2015, study shows (CNBC)
Doug Field Returns to Apple After Leaving Tesla (Daring Fireball)
THE ULTRA-PURE, SUPER-SECRET SAND THAT MAKES YOUR PHONE POSSIBLE (Wired)
Samsung Galaxy Note9: Design, specs, features, and pricing (VentureBeat)
I TRIED MAGIC LEAP AND SAW A FLAWED GLIMPSE OF MIXED REALITY’S AMAZING POTENTIAL (The Verge)
Magic Leap Headset Test Drive: Off Your Phone and Into Your World (WSJ)
Magic Leap’s headset is real, but that may not be enough (MIT Technology Review)
iPhone Chipmaker Races to Recover After Crippling Computer Virus (Bloomberg)
Here’s Apple’s Plan to Keep From Losing the World’s Fastest-Growing Smartphone Market (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Why iPhone and Android phone prices will get even higher (CNET)
Surface Go review: The ideal cheap Windows tablet… almost (Engadget)
The tiny Microsoft Surface Go is available now, and it’s an overachiever (The Verge)
Microsoft Surface Go review: Barely better than a netbook (Mashable)
The Microsoft Surface Go Is Practically Perfect (Gizmodo)

July

Smartphone Slowdown Hits Profits at Samsung Electronics (Bloomberg)
Samsung announces new ‘unbreakable’ display that survives punishing UL certification (Android Central)
Why the iPhone can’t compete in India (The Verge)
Thinner and Lighter Laptops Have Screwed Us All (Motherboard)
Qualcomm’s new chips fix a major problem for 5G phones (CNET)
Project ‘Fuchsia’: Google Is Quietly Working on a Successor to Android (Bloomberg)
Google’s Fuchsia OS on the Pixelbook: It works! It actually works! (Ars Technica)
Here’s what to expect from the Samsung Galaxy S10, including a new feature you won’t find on iPhones (Business Insider)
APPLE’S NEW MACBOOK PROS HAVE THE LATEST INTEL PROCESSORS AND QUIETER KEYBOARDS (The Verge)
Microsoft’s $399 Surface Go aims to stand out from iPads or Chromebooks (The Verge)
Microsoft’s $399 Surface Go is here to nuke Apple’s iPad (Mashable)
Shares of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi stumble on their debut, slipping as much as 6% (CNBC)
Xiaomi’s weak debut signals trouble for upcoming Hong Kong tech listings (Reuters)
Kuo: New 2018 iPhone models to come in gold, grey, white, blue, red and orange colors (9to5Mac)
Xiaomi founder Lei Jun’s tech empire goes way beyond smartphones (Quartz)
“Perhaps it is simpler to say that Intel…was disrupted” (Steven Sinofsky)

June

Microsoft details secret ‘pocketable’ Surface device in leaked email (The Verge)
Colossal 128TB SD cards could soon be on the way (TNW)
BlackBerry KEY2 review: One of the most unique phones around comes up short of awesome (Android Police)
Intel and the Danger of Integration (Stratechery)
Apple to Unveil High-End AirPods, Over-Ear Headphones For 2019 (Bloomberg)
The US now officially has the world’s fastest supercomputer, knocking China off the top spot (TechSport)
Intel now faces a fight for its future (The Verge)
Why Apple’s AirPower Wireless Charger Is Taking So Long to Make (Bloomberg)
Oppo’s Find X ditches the notch for pop-up cameras (The Verge)
How Batteries Went From Primitive Power to Global Domination (Bloomberg)
Intel makes it a three-way race with AMD and Nvidia on graphics chips (Marketwatch)
The Apple Watch will get touch-sensitive, solid-state buttons (Fast Company)
In-display fingerprint sensors are here, and they actually work (The Verge)
New Arm Cortex-A76 and Mali-G76 target laptop-class performance (Android Authority)
Apple Is Set to Unveil AR Upgrade, Software to Manage iPhone Use (Bloomberg)
Apple’s WWDC 2018: iOS 12, macOS, and what else to expect (The Verge)
WWDC 2018: What to expect from Apple’s big event (MacWorld)

May

Xiaomi’s transparent Mi 8 also does 3D face unlock (Engadget)
Apple’s HomePod Speaker Finally Gets Multi-Room Audio And Stereo Mode (Buzzfeed)
Next Generation iPhone Chips Go Into Production (Bloomberg)
HTC Announces U12 Plus With Pressure-Sensitive Buttons and Sides (The Verge)
Overall Q1 US Smartphone Sales Dip 11% YoY, Apple Grows a Record 16% YoY (Counterpoint)
We Dropped $18,000 Worth of Phones, and These Are the Toughest (and Weakest) (Tomsguide.com)
This Armada of Saildrones Could Conquer the Ocean (Bloomberg)
Apple and Its Rivals Bet Their Futures on These Men’s Dreams (Bloomberg)
Microsoft Plans Low-Cost Tablet Line to Rival iPad (Bloomberg)
New HP all-in-one houses Alexa, provides power with wireless charging base (Ars Technica)
LG’s G7 ThinQ preserves the headphone jack and introduces a notch (The Verge)

April

RIP AirPort Base Stations: Why Apple is exiting the Wi-Fi router business (iMore)
Apple’s working on a powerful, wireless headset for both AR, VR (CNET)
Snap’s second-generation Spectacles are more grown up — and more expensive (The Verge)
DJI launches a new emergency drone program in Europe (TNW)
Amazon Has a Top-Secret Plan to Build Home Robots (Bloomberg)
Apple Can’t Cut Its Dependence on Rival Samsung’s Screens (WSJ)
Facebook Is Forming a Team to Design Its Own Chips (Bloomberg)
Intel Plans to Shut Down Smart Glasses Group (The Information)