Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, promising 35% faster CPU performance, improved power efficiency, Wi-Fi 7 support, and up to 4.35x faster AI performance (Allison Johnson/The Verge)

Pranob Mehrotra / XDA Developers:
Qualcomm debuts Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 designed for slim AR glasses, using 4nm process, claims 2.5x better AI performance than XR2 with 50% less power consumption  —  The chipset will make an appearance on upcoming AR glasses from Lenovo, Nreal, LG, Oppo, TCL, Xiaomi, and more!

Pranob Mehrotra / XDA Developers:
Qualcomm announces the Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 and Qualcomm S5 Gen 2 for wireless audio gear with support for spatial audio, improved ANC, lossless music, and more  —  The new SoCs are optimized for Bluetooth LE Audio and unlock several premium audio experiences

Cameron Faulkner / The Verge:
Razer unveils Edge, its gaming handheld with Android 12, a 6.8″ 144Hz screen, and Qualcomm’s G3x Gen 1 chipset, available for $400 in January 2023 with Wi-Fi 6E  —  Razer is finally showing off the Edge, its portable Android gaming handheld.  Good news: it looks a lot better than the last time we saw it in December 2021.

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
The new Apple Watches’ S8 chip appears to have the same CPU as the S6 and S7, which may explain why Apple has only used the S5 or earlier for comparisons lately  —  The S8 chip in the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra, and second-generation Apple Watch SE features the same CPU as the S6 and S7 chips …

David Pierce / The Verge:
Google says it is integrating Google Tasks across Google Assistant and its suite of apps including Calendar  —  Google is working on a big update to Google Tasks, the company said today.  It’s bringing a couple of new features to the app, making it easier to add tasks …

Reuters:
Arm sues Qualcomm and its subsidiary Nuvia for using licenses without approval, asking Qualcomm to destroy designs developed under Nuvia’s agreements with Arm  —  Chip technology firm Arm Ltd, which is owned by Softbank Group Corp (9984.T), said on Wednesday it has sued Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) …