Tag: computing
The curious case of the missing Alexa+ users – many are still waiting for ‘early access’
Amazon’s rollout of Alexa+ lacks much public evidence Technical issues may be delaying a wider release Amazon claims Alexa+ is in use by hundreds of thousands of homes Amazon unveiled Alexa+ with great fanfare more than six weeks ago, but there hasn’t been much of a conversation among AI and…
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Qualcomm isn’t giving us new Snapdragon chips at Computex – but there’s a surprise waiting in September
2024 was a banner year for Qualcomm at Computex, with the massive launch of its Snapdragon X Elite laptop processors putting it at the forefront of the event. In fact, Qualcomm’s keynote presentation last year was so impressive that I declared them the winners of the event, with guest stars…
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Dell stuffed an enterprise-grade NPU into its new Pro Max Plus laptop
Dell just announced the new Pro Max Plus laptop, which the company has stuffed with an enterprise-grade NPU. This makes it a top-tier choice for on-device AI applications. The Pro Max Plus features the Qualcomm AI 100 PC Inference Card, making it the "world's first mobile workstation with an enterprise-grade…
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HP is changing the game with its new laptops – the OmniBook 5 Series combines OLED displays, big battery claims, and temptingly affordable price tags
HP has introduced the OmniBook 5 Series, using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors Both the OmniBook 5 14 and OmniBook 5 16, feature OLED displays They’re both expected to be available in July Computex 2025 is well underway, which means there’s plenty of new tech ranging from new desktop PC hardware to…
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Steam could be coming to the Microsoft Store – here’s what that could mean for you
Steam could soon appear in the Microsoft Store, a rumor claims A leaker says the apps’ compatibility is being tested internally It backs up the idea that future Xboxes will be more like PCs than consoles For years, gamers have suffered from the problem of platform fragmentation: with so many…
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‘This is a crisis’: New Apple report claims we’ll get no Siri upgrades at WWDC 2025 due to AI turmoil
A new report claims we won’t see any AI Siri improvements at WWDC 2025 One source claims Apple’s AI strategy “is a crisis” while Bloomberg has seen internal data that shows Apple “remains years behind its competition” Apple is working internally on LLM Siri, which could bring the voice assistant…
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