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Meta enters the Chatbot market

It comes as no surprise that Meta has now officially entered the chatbot competitive landscape. In September, Meta announced the release of their own assistant, Meta AI which it has integrated most of its services including Facebook and Instagram. Over the past few days, Meta has also begun rolling out Meta AI for WhatsApp in …

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MSI to Compete with Valve’s Steam Deck

In 2022, we saw the release of Valve’s Steam Deck. In 2023, Asus and Lenovo released the ROG Ally and Legion Go. Now, in 2024, recent leaks show an upcoming handheld gaming device from MSI, the “Claw”. Its overall design is very similar to the Asus ROG Ally as it appears to have a smooth plastic finish …

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Cirrus Logic Helps Ease PC Industry Transition to New MIPI SoundWire® Interface

​​​Soundwire, initially launched in 2014, serves as a common interface to facilitate audio features and functions across diverse devices. It underwent an update in 2022 to extend its reach in the market by supporting more sophisticated audio components. The PC space is seen as fertile ground for audio improvement. Several vendors are seeking to rejuvenate a …

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Synaptics Showcases AI-Enabled Vega Technology

The latest announcement by Synaptics of its Vega Technology trackpad solution shows that major progress is being made by leading trackpad module vendors to drive haptics into laptops. As detailed in our report on Haptics in Computing haptics enabled trackpads are expected to be widely adopted across high end laptops and Synaptics is one of several module …

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Head Acoustics offers LE Audio testing environment

​Head Acoustics has updated its solutions to support testing of the new Bluetooth LE Audio protocol. LE Audio, while it was announced in January 2020, it is only just come to market in the past year or so. One issue for companies adopting this technology into their portfolio of headphones is the risk of negative …

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Haptics Touchpad Ecosystem Continues to Grow

The usage of haptic touchpads in laptops continues to surge forward, with new devices launched regularly and an increasing number of suppliers to the market. This recent press release highlights the use of Taifang’s ForcePad 2.0 solution in LG’s new gram laptops. Taifang is one of many touchpad module vendors that have been advancing the …

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ST Microelectronics earns USB-IF certification for complete USB PD EPR solution; efficiently delivers up to 140W from a single adapter

​STMicroelectronics has achieved USB IF certification on two ICs for use in adapter (source) and device (sink) sides of a USB Power Delivery (USB PD) extended power range (EPR) power supply/charger. The 140W (28V, 5A) reference design is the first to be certified with EPR to USB PD 3.1. Whilst this innovation from STMicroelectronics is …

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Transphorm and Weltrend Semiconductor Partner to Release Integrated GaN System-in-Package

Transphorm has partnered with Weltrend to release a GaN based system in package (SiP), the WT7162RHUG24A. This SiP is designed for use in 45 to 100 watt USB-C PD power adapters charging smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other smart devices. This SiP is another step forward for Transphorm who so far have been focussed on discrete …

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HP Adopt Transphorm’s SuperGaN into New 65W Adapter

Chargerlab have released a teardown of the HP 65W Dual USB-C GaN Power Adapter that revealing that HP have designed the SuperGaN Gen IV TP65H300G4LSG 650V GaN FET from Transphorm into the adapter. This GaN power adapter is compatible with both laptops and smartphones. Adoption by a tier one company is a good indicator of Transform’s …

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Zeus the world’s smallest 270w GaN USB-C charger

A new GaN based charger from asap Technologies is said to be the world’s first and smallest 270W USB charger. The Zeus features 3 USB type-C ports and one USB type-A port alongside a small screen showing the real time output power of each port. The Zeus has a maximum output of 270W and a …

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