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
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!
Rich Woods / XDA Developers:
Lenovo unveils the ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 with Intel 12th Gen processors, a 16.3″ foldable OLED display with 600 nits, available in November 2022 from $2,499 — Today, Lenovo is announcing the ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2, a product that’s been a long time in the making.
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Bose CEO Lila Snyder on the brand and its history, running a private company, building software, Bluetooth, competing with Apple and Google, and more — Has sound quality taken a back seat to convenience? — Bose is one of the most recognizable audio brands in the world …
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
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 — Qualcomm has announced all the details of its next flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, with a focus on better and more efficient performance for AI-related tasks.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
JBL unveils Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds, with customizable ANC and a charging case with a 1.45″ touchscreen, available for €249 outside the US in January 2023 — Allegedly the ‘world’s first’ smart charging case for wireless earbuds — JBL has just announced the Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds …
Jem Aswad / Variety:
YouTube says Music and Premium together have 80M+ paying subscribers, up from 50M in September 2021, and payments to creators and others reached $50B since 2019 — It’s a dramatic leap, especially for a platform where so much can be had for free, and would seem to place YouTube …
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