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Apple is offering in-store AI experiences with 15-minute sessions, allowing users and potential customers to interact with the technology and become more familiar with it. Neither Microsoft nor Google currently offers a similar effort.

Because of Intel’s relative weakness at the moment, Arm has an opportunity to move outside of its smartphone base and solidly into PCs. Instead of backing Qualcomm’s play, Arm has decided to cancel Qualcomm’s license. This move not only appears to be an abuse of power but is extremely ill-time...

Apple's pricey Vision Pro augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) headset hasn't been a magnet for developers. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that there has been a significant slowdown in apps being introduced in the Vision Pro app store.

Let’s examine how Intel's trajectory has changed over the past two decades, tracing the key missteps and missed opportunities that allowed AMD, Nvidia, and Qualcomm to surpass it.

As the demand for compute power continues to surge to unprecedented levels due to AI, Infineon’s participation in developing energy-efficient solutions will be vital in shaping tomorrow’s data center.

At HP’s Imagine event last month, we saw a better AI future focused not on deploying AI for its own sake but on developing detailed plans encompassing HP’s internal resources and an impressive number of partners to ensure that AI deployments will succeed.

ANALYST COMMENTARY

Apple Glowtime Event Triples Down on Apple Intelligence

Although AI is the current buzzword with many consumers, the jury is still out on whether most mainstream users will drink the Apple Intelligence Kool-Aid and move to upgrade their current iPhones.

Apple's flavor of generative artificial intelligence, called Apple Intelligence, was laced throughout its latest watch, AirPods, and phone offerings, announced at its "Glowtime" event on Monday.

OPINION

AMD and Copilot+ Set the Stage for Xbox AI

Let’s talk about what to expect when the AI Xbox comes to market next year, and we’ll close with my Product of the Week, a new AI-enabled processor from Intel Lunar Lake.

AMD is pushing the boundaries of what is possible with technology while ensuring that its operations and products contribute positively to society and the environment.

The pre-built Linux Kubuntu Focus Iridium laptop line is an unexpectedly good alternative to running any Linux operating system on converted Windows PCs.

This is a "man bites dog" story because, for much of the two companies’ existence, Intel's brand value ranked among the highest in the world, consistently outpacing that of AMD. Now, in the latest Kantar Brandz report listing the 100 most valuable companies, AMD came in 41st and Intel 48th.

Although AI-capable PCs were introduced in the middle of the second quarter, they still captured 14% of global shipments. Canalys reported that 8.8 million units were shipped during the period, 40% running Microsoft Windows and 60% running macOS.

The Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 platform promises all-day battery life, improved camera capabilities, and 1 Gbps peak 5G speeds -- seven times faster than LTE platforms in the same price tier.

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