Tag: Smart phones
Google details the Pixel 6’s unique Tensor chip
Google was all too excited to unveil Tensor, its first system-on-a-chip, in August. We knew it would be powering the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, and much like Apple's A-series mobile chips, it was an attempt at tying together Google's software with some custom-tuned hardware. In particular, Google positioned Tensor…
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The Morning After: Apple Watch Series 7, reviewed
Apple still dominates the world of wearables. Over the last year, research company Canalys noted that smartwatch sales have actually overtaken basic bands and now account for 62 percent of all wearable shipments. And Apple’s versions lays claim to just under a third of all smartwatches sold. Engadget That’s interesting…
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Qualcomm and ASUS made a phone for Snapdragon Insiders
ASUS and Qualcomm have teamed up to make a smartphone that shows off some of the latter's mobile tech. Although the phone is ostensibly for the 1.6 million members of the Snapdragon Insiders program (which is a bit like Microsoft's Windows Insider early-access scheme), it'll be more broadly available by…
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Getting tech right in Iowa and elsewhere requires insight into data, human behavior
Hollie Russon Gilman Contributor More posts by this contributor What can cities learn from Amazon HQ? Millennials could be the answer to government malaise Tara Dawson McGuinness Contributor Tara Dawson McGuinness, a former senior advisor to President Obama, is a Senior Fellow at New America and teaches public policy in…
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