Category: Intelligent Devices

The Six Five Pod EP 281 Inside the Week in Tech - Oracle, Salesforce, TSMC & the AI Cloud Race
October 20, 2025

The Six Five Pod | EP 281: Inside the Week in Tech – Oracle, Salesforce, TSMC & the AI Cloud Race

On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss recent developments in the tech industry. They cover Oracle's financial analyst day, highlighting the company's...
Amazon’s Alexa Plus Takes A Voice-First Design With AI
October 15, 2025

Amazon’s Alexa+ Challenges GPT and Gemini with Voice-First Design

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on how Amazon’s Alexa+ redefines the AI assistant market by prioritizing voice-first, home-centered intelligence over productivity and search-driven models....
Amazon’s AZ3 Chips Help Advance Voice-First AI Agentic UX
October 14, 2025

Amazon’s AZ3 Chips Help Advance Voice-First AI Agentic UX

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on how Amazon AZ3 chips and AZ3 Pro enable on-device AI acceleration, sensor fusion, and advanced language model execution for Alexa+....
The Six Five Pod | EP 280: Qualcomm, AMD, & Intel: Navigating the AI Revolution's Key Players
October 13, 2025

The Six Five Pod | EP 280: Qualcomm, AMD, & Intel: Navigating the AI Revolution’s Key Players

On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss AMD's groundbreaking deal with OpenAI, Cisco's advancements in AI networking, Intel's foundry progress, and Qualcomm's...
How Snapdragon Guardian Could Help Accelerate Commercial Snapdragon X Adoption
October 7, 2025

How Snapdragon Guardian Could Help Accelerate Commercial Snapdragon X Adoption

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Guardian, an always-on PC management platform with built-in cellular connectivity that challenges Intel vPro and reshapes enterprise security....
Is Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 the Benchmark for Next-Gen Flagship Phones?
October 1, 2025

Is Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 the Benchmark for Next-Gen Flagship Phones?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - 20% faster CPU, 23% stronger GPU, 37% faster NPU, first APV video, and AI-enhanced...
Snapdragon X2 Elite Pushes AI-PC Performance to New Heights
October 1, 2025

Snapdragon X2 Elite Pushes AI-PC Performance to New Heights

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite launch, spotlighting 18-core CPUs, 80 TOPS NPUs, redesigned GPUs, and multi-day battery targets for Windows PCs....
The Six Five Pod | EP 277: From Intel's Comeback to Meta's XR Vision - Tech's Pivotal Updates
September 22, 2025

The Six Five Pod | EP 277: From Intel’s Comeback to Meta’s XR Vision – Tech’s Pivotal Updates

On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss the recent partnership between Intel and Nvidia, analyzing its implications for the tech industry. They...
Arm’s Lumex CSS Aims To Accelerate On-Device AI Innovation
September 18, 2025

Arm’s Lumex CSS Aims To Accelerate On-Device AI Innovation

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on Arm’s Lumex CSS platform, which combines C1 CPUs, Mali G1 GPUs, and system IP to deliver up to 5x AI...
Is Apple’s A19 Pro Really Redefining iPhone Performance?
September 17, 2025

Is Apple’s A19 Pro Really Redefining iPhone Performance?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, explores Apple’s A19 Pro powering the iPhone 17 series, where claimed GPU and AI performance gains meet early benchmarks showing only modest improvements over...
Will SiFive's 2nd Generation Intelligence Family Drive AI Adoption?
September 12, 2025

Will SiFive’s New RISC-V IP Drive Adoption in Edge AI and Generative AI?

Ray Wang, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on SiFive’s 2nd Generation Intelligence RISC-V IP, combining scalar, vector, and matrix compute to power AI workloads from IoT to data...
Lenovo Unveils Yoga Tab and Idea Tab Plus at IFA 2025: Can They Redefine the Midrange Tablet Market?
September 12, 2025

Lenovo Unveils Yoga Tab and Idea Tab Plus at IFA 2025: Can They Redefine the Midrange Tablet Market?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum shares his insights on Lenovo Yoga Tab and Idea Tab Plus launched at IFA 2025, highlighting AI features, display upgrades, and competitive pricing aimed...

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