> We sure hope this won't upset European regulators given how great their relationship is with Apple right now

A pair of developers have come away from encounters with Apple's latest rules regarding video game emulators in its App Store and concluded the iGiant is not okay with software that emulates a whole operating system.…

Apple tells emulator developers it's OK with retro games – not entire OSes

> Kirin 9010 SoC powering the Pura 70 is impressive, but doesn't indicate unforeseen prowess

When Huawei debuted its Mate 60 smartphone in mid-2023, it turned heads around the world after teardown artists found it contained a system-on-chip manufactured by Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) using a 7nm process.…

Huawei's latest flagship smartphone contains no world-shaking silicon surprises

> Wherever you go, whatever you do, your phone is watching

Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, pitched as a more affordable version of its flagship smartphone platform that keeps key features such as the support for on-device generative AI processing, and an always-sensing camera.…

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip is a notch below its flagship processor

Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 8S Gen 3 for (slightly) cheaper flagship phones

Qualcomm’s new 8S Gen 3 targets not-quite flagship phones

Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8s Gen 3: A Cheaper Chip For Premium Phones

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with Eye-of-Sauron camera

> While you ponder that, look – or try to – at a concept transparent lappie

Lenovo has used Mobile World Congress (MWC) to debut a clutch of updated ThinkPads for business users that it claims are AI PCs – but which look a lot like just PCs that ship with AI-capable processors.…

Lenovo debuts AI PCs that have specs a lot like vanilla PCs with this year's accelerated CPUs

> Expect it to be stable in June, ready for release sometime after July

Google has delivered the first developer preview of Android 15.…

Google debuts first Android 15 developer preview without a single mention of AI

> Recall issued for fiery surprise

Got a Lenovo USB-C Laptop Power bank? Is the model number PBLG2W? There's a chance the device could catch fire, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC), and Lenovo has issued a recall notice.…

Lenovo's USB-C Power Banks pack more heat than expected

> Can't RISC losing them to another ISA

Arm Holdings has acquired a minority stake in the popular single-board computer maker Raspberry Pi in a bid to cement its influence over the IoT developer community.…

Arm Acquires Minority Stake in Raspberry Pi

Arm grabs a slice of Raspberry Pi to sweeten relationship with IoT devs

> Emulators coming in 2024, first for wearables

Google has significantly advanced its efforts to have Android run on CPUs that use the RISC-V instruction set architecture.…

Google formally gets to work on Android on RISC-V

> Hong Kong-based maker claims cooler is 'silent'

A Hong Kong-based PC maker is claiming a first with the release of a Mini PC featuring a silent, solid-state active cooling system for its processor.…

Look ma, no fans: Mini PC boasts slimline solid-state active cooling system

> How does the device fare as a daily driver, and is cooling _really_ optional?

We've used a pair of Raspberry Pi 5s as daily drivers and have some hot takes. Some really hot takes.…

Raspberry Pi 5: Hot takes and cooler mistakes

> Another route to the year of Linux on the desktop. Or the edge

Lenovo has entered the Android PC business.…

Lenovo to offer Android PCs, starting with an all-in-one that can pack a Core i9

> First you'll live in a headset. Then come the chip implants ...

The number of screens people use each day has probably peaked, according to Alvin Wang Graylin, global vice president of Chinese smartphone-maker HTC.…

We’re about to hit peak device count, says HTC veep, as AR becomes one screen to rule them all

> So much for that 'zero-gravity' cooling

The SD card reader on Asus's Steam Deck competitor is failing due to excessive heat, the manufacturer confirmed this week.…

Asus blames 'thermal stress' for fried SD card readers in Ally handhelds

> There's gold in them thar mobes. Also copper, silver and cobalt

The GSM Association (GSMA) and a dozen carriers have announced a plan to make a modest dent in the number of mobile phones that languish, unused, unloved, and unrecycled.…

Five billion phones are dead in drawers – carriers want to mine them

> Standards org's roadmap envisions three watt powerup and info sharing

The NFC Forum, the standards body for Near Field Communication, has detailed its key plans and research efforts between now and 2028.…

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