Cheaper Copilot+ PCs are coming with Qualcomm’s 8-core Snapdragon X Plus chip

Cheaper Copilot+ PCs are coming with Qualcomm’s 8-core Snapdragon X Plus chip

Qualcomm is moving to make AI PCs more affordable. Following the company’s 12-core Snapdragon X Elite and 10-core Snapdragon X Plus, it unveiled a toned-down eight-core version of the Snapdragon X Plus on Wednesday. The chip includes the same Hexagon neural processing unit (NPU) from the higher-end variants, capable of 45 trillion operations per second … Read more

Microsoft brings 5G to its latest Surface Pros for Business

If you want a new Surface Pro with 5G, you’ll have to order it through Microsoft’s commercial store for business customers. Today, the company announced that 5G versions of the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Pro (Copilot+) for Business will be available on September 26. Last month, Microsoft also kicked off pre-orders for the Wi-Fi … Read more

Snap is testing a less confusing version of its app

One of the most common criticisms against Snapchat is that it’s not very intuitive and is quite hard navigate as a new user. Personally, I never quite got the hang of it and find TikTok much, much easier to use. Apparently, Snap is aware of the issue, because it’s currently testing a “simplified version of … Read more

The X TV app is out now and yes, it really sucks

The X TV app is out now and yes, it really sucks

X has entered the streaming wars, sort of. Owner Elon Musk announced that the X TV app — teased earlier this year — is available now for some Amazon Fire TVs, Google TVs and some LG panels. If your TV doesn’t fit into one of those categories, don’t fret. You’re not missing anything. The short … Read more

Copilot+ features are coming in November to AI PCs powered by Intel and AMD’s latest chips

Copilot+ features are coming in November to AI PCs powered by Intel and AMD’s latest chips

Qualcomm’s exclusivity period on Copilot+ PCs is winding down. Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that Intel’s new 200V processors and AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 series chips will add Copilot+ AI capabilities beginning in November. Copilot+ PCs include features like Live Captions (real-time subtitle generation, including translations), Cocreator in Paint (prompt-based image generation), Windows Studio Effects image … Read more

Android’s Earthquake Alert System expands to the entire US

Google is expanding Android Earthquake Alerts to the entire US and six territories. The feature first launched in 2020, using the United States Geological Survey (USGS) ShakeAlert system to send warnings in California, Washington, and Oregon. The expansion will use built-in accelerometers — a tool that senses vibrations — in Android phones to issue early … Read more

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