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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is here, what it promises, and more tech today
July 13, 2025
1. Your 2021 Android flagship will have one of these…
Qualcomm announced its next-generation flagship chipset,the new Snapdragon 888, which will power most good Android flagships in 2021, and take the fight to Apple’s A14 chipset. This time, though, it’s made by Samsung, not TSMC, and there’s a bunch of details to get into.
What we know so far from theDay 1 keynote(YouTube) is looking good, and the Day 2 keynote is unfolding as I write –check out a deep dive just published, here, or catch a wonderful technical video from Gary Explains here below:
The big jump forwards for the Snapdragon range may well be here. It could well be a monster chip for 2021 flagships:
Brands on board:
Also: No word on a new desktop chip, yet.
Report:Xiaomi has incredibly lofty smartphone shipment goals for 2021(Android Authority).
Google Pixel 5 may soon gain asmart automatic equalizer feature: Adaptive Sound (Android Authority).
Desktop mode pioneerMotorola is finally bringing the computer-like experience to modern phones— like Dex, but Moto (Android Authority).
Holy moly:iPhone zero-click Wi-Fi exploitis one of the most breathtaking hacks ever. Really! It’s crazy reading: “Wi-Fi packets could steal photos. No interaction needed. Over the air.” (Also breathtaking: a 30,000 word post where a Google researcher detailed it all in full) (Ars Technica).
NowGoogle Maps has its own news feed called ‘Community Feed’for local areas — rolling out globally right now (blog.google).
Puerto Rico’s iconic Arecibo Observatory radio telescope suffered a catastrophic collapse yesterday, sending the 900-ton antenna into the dish.Here’s how it looks from a drone POV(YouTube).
8.Hyundai reveals the EV platformfor its 23 upcoming vehicles (Engadget).
9. Salesforce announcesit’s buying Slack in a $27.7B deal(TechCrunch).
- 600 “young entrepreneurs, activists, scientists and entertainers”featured in the 10th AnnualForbes30 under 30, congrats to them. YouTubers like MKBHD and MrBeast were listed, and the list is pretty impressive across so many facets of life. (How are they all so young!)
11.The annual Spotify Wrapped is out. My top artist: Tame Impala. Also, more than 7,000 minutes of podcasts and I only switched to Spotify halfway through the year. Hmm. (Spotify).
12.Microsoft is selling an ugly MS Paint sweaterand part of the proceeds benefit Girls Who Code (The Verge).
13.Six-word Sci-Fi stories: ‘“Enjoy,” it said, and ate Mars’ (Wired).
- ELI5: “Why do joints make a “cracking” noise for certain activities such as walking up stairs, but have no actual pain associated with them?” (r/explainlikeimfive)
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