When it comes to value for money, Meta's Quest 3 VR headsets are a class apart, especially when compared with the stratospherically priced Apple Vision Pro headsets. Even so, the Quest 3 is about to succumb to the inevitable by increasing its prices in a matter of days amid memory-led cost pressures. And so, this might be the perfect time to grab one of these headsets. Meta is succumbing to the inevitable cost pressures: Grab the Quest 3 VR headset before its prices explode The Meta Quest 3 VR headset allows you to instantly turn any environment into a high-fidelity […]

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Apple silicon has truly come of age, and if any skeptic still requires an incontrovertible proof, look no further than the performance cores within the new M5 Pro chips, which are now going toe-to-toe with similar cores within Intel's Panther Lake chips, but at a fraction of their overall power draw. The SPEC integer rate metric shows the Apple M5 Pro chip's performance cores go toe-to-toe with similar cores within Intel's Panther Lake chips, while being incredibly efficient For the benefit of those who might not be aware, Apple introduced a new fusion architecture with its M5 Pro and M5 […]

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Apple has turned into the mythological King Midas on memory, coveting it above everything else even as LPDDR5 modules now cost their literal weight in gold. We've been noting ad nauseum that Apple is hoarding memory resources not just to preserve its planned product launch roadmap this year but also to sabotage some of its competitors. Well today, we are placing Apple's memory-related moves within some much-needed context. Apple is all set to consume multiple exabytes of precious DRAM this year, and is not above sabotaging its competitors to get its way We reported on a specific bit of supply […]

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Apple is all set to debut a veritable flood of AI features at its upcoming WWDC 2026, including the AI-heavy iOS 27 and the accompanying chatbot-style Siri. In the runup to that highlight event, however, four tantalizing Apple Intelligence features have been discovered by the developer Nicols Alvarez within the iOS backend code. Apple's upcoming AI features are getting leaked left, right, and center as the WWDC 2026 approaches along with the unveiling of the iOS 27 update As per insights gleaned from the iOS backend code, Apple's Visual Intelligence is getting two major upgrades. First, users will soon get […]

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T-Mobile has reportedly terminated its free in-flight Wi-Fi service for businesses, replacing it with a paid tier that entails relatively slower speeds, as per anecdotal evidence. T-Mobile's double-whammy: Free in-flight Wi-Fi for enterprise customers ends, paid service reportedly entails slower speeds As per a T-Mobile notice that is doing the rounds on Reddit, T-Mobile has apparently ended its free in-flight Wi-Fi service for some enterprise customers. The message reads: "Due to changes in airline Wi-Fi programs, free in-flight Wi-Fi may no longer be available on some flights and airlines starting April 13, 2026." Do note that T-Mobile offers its free […]

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In an era of price gouging and intentional sabotage of one's competitors, as Apple appears to be doing right now, Qualcomm is seemingly taking the rare moral high ground by eschewing the vanilla Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip just to push OEMs towards its pricey 'Pro' counterpart. Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip appears good enough for most OEMs, muddying the demand outlook for its Pro variant The Weibo-based tipster, Digital Chat Station, has just penned an interesting post, highlighting the minimized disparity between the vanilla Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip and its Pro counterpart (machine translated): […]

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Apple intends to equip the iPad Air with an OLED screen as soon as next year, harmonizing the display specs of the entire iPad lineup with the exception of the base iPad, which will continue to sport an LCD screen for now. Apple to launch an OLED iPad Air as soon as 2027, with the production of the new display panels slated to commence by late 2026 or early 2027 According to ETNews, Apple will transition the iPad Air to an OLED screen by early next year, with Samsung Display expected to commence the mass production of these display panels […]

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Apple is viewing the ongoing AI-driven crunch in memory capacity as a strategic opportunity and a cudgel of sorts to beat back upstart competitors, as per the gist of a new research note from Daishin Securities. Apple is using strategic levers to gain an advantage over its competitors as the ongoing memory crunch continues to unfold, as per a new research note from Daishin Securities We reported on supply chain chatter in early April, suggesting that Apple was actively buying up "all available mobile DRAM on the market" to prevent its competitors from securing enough memory chips. Well, Daishin Securities […]

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Even though Samsung has now ended the production of its triple-folding Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone, its successor might already be in the works and would likely bear a wide form factor popularized by the upcoming iPhone Ultra, as per the insights gleaned from Samsung's patents. Samsung's patents hint at an upcoming successor to the now-defunct Galaxy Z TriFold, albeit in a wide form factor We already know that Samsung has been working on a Galaxy Z TriFold 2, which is expected to sport a more refined hinge mechanism, one that is lightweight and ultra-thin, allowing the South Korean behemoth to […]

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Apple's smart investment in Globalstar now stands to yield a sizable return, while allowing for a significant expansion in the iPhone's satellite-based connectivity features further down the line, courtesy of the $11.5 billion acquisition deal between Amazon and Globalstar. Apple will not only recoup its investments in Globalstar and then some, but also benefit from the upcoming expansion in Amazon's Leo-branded constellation of satellites For the benefit of those who might not be aware, Apple acquired a 20 percent stake in Globalstar back in 2023 for $400 million, while also committing to injecting $1.1 billion in cash-based liquidity to expand […]

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Last year, Samsung employees went on a strike for the first time in five decades. Now, these unionized workers are back at it, threatening a much longer, 18-day protest-led work hiatus. At the heart of this issue lies a perception mismatch, where Samsung is seen ripping off its workers to earn ginormous profits. The question remains: who will blink first? Samsung is seen as short-handing its workers, and those employees are now pushing back According to the Korea Herald, Samsung's union workers are currently demanding 15 percent of the company's annual operating profit, which amounts to around $30 billion, in […]

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