Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon Wear chip could revitalize smartwatches

New architecture Let’s start with the hardware. Qualcomm’s senior director of smart wearables, Pankaj Kedia, told Engadget that wearables previously used CPUs that basically had “phone architecture shrunk for a watch.” But the way people interact with their watches is different from how they use […]

Emmy Endorsement: In Praise of “Barbershop,” the Other Genius ‘Atlanta’ Episode

All week, WIRED’s Culture team will be writing endorsement letters for various Emmy nominees in advance of next Monday’s awards ceremony. Kicking things off: senior writer and resident “Yoohoo” quoter Brian Raftery. This spring, FX aired the Atlanta installment “Teddy Perkins,” a macabre tale of […]