Tag: Handheld & Connected Devices
The Morning After: The verdict on Apple’s Vision Pro
Apple took its time to get into mixed reality/spatial computing/putting screens on your face. But finally, the Vision Pro is here. Do you need one? Probably not. Will it change the world in a year? Probably not. Is it meant for developers, wealthy Apple devotees and influencers, hoping it’ll pay…
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The Morning After: Apple has reportedly made multiple foldable iPhone prototypes
According to The Information, Apple has created two clamshell-style foldable iPhone prototypes, though they’re all in the early stages of development. If Apple were to move forward with foldable iPhones, they likely wouldn’t come to market until at least 2026. Companies have so far been unable to address the technical…
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OnePlus 12 review: A no-nonsense flagship for a great price
It might be weird to see a new device call back to a time less than a decade ago. But tech moves fast and with the OnePlus 12, it feels like someone made a phone for the pre-AI era. Instead of magic editors and a bunch of machine learning, OnePlus’…
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Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24+ review: A taste of generative AI in everyday use
For its first phones of 2024, Samsung focused so much on its “Galaxy AI” features that, physically, the Galaxy S24 series doesn’t appear to be much different than the S23. Once again, the company's phones aren’t different enough to justify upgrading from their predecessors, especially knowing that the S23 series,…
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Galaxy S24 Ultra review: Samsung’s AI reinforcements have arrived
For nearly a decade the Galaxy Note was the undisputed king of Android phones. But when the OG phablet line was retired in 2020, that title passed on to the Ultra. While the hardware inside the most expensive Galaxy S model is as dominant as ever, over the past few…
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Samsung’s AI features on the Galaxy S24 in China reportedly ditch Google for Baidu
The Samsung Galaxy S24 isn’t taking Google’s Gemini AI with it to China. CNBC reported Friday that the Chinese version of the flagship phone uses Baidu’s Ernie chatbot to power the phone’s AI-powered features. Ernie arrived last August after reportedly receiving Chinese government approval. “Now featuring Ernie’s understanding and generation…
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