Qualcomm Snapdragon C at Computex 2026, Acer Aspire Go 15 and Swift Air 14, ASUS Ascent QN10, Dell XPS 13, and more with Don McGuire and Domenico Lamberti
Mobile Tech Podcast with tnkgrl Myriam JoireShow Notes
It's time for episode 482 of the Mobile Tech Podcast with guests Don McGuire (Qualcomm) and Domenico Lamberti (TechTechPotato) -- brought to you by Qualcomm. This episode comes in two parts. First, we discuss Qualcomm's Computex 2026 announcements, including Snapdragon C and Dragonfly. Second (15:24), we share our thoughts on Qualcomm's Snapdragon C, Intel's Wildcat Lake, and NVIDIA's RTX Spark. We also cover hot new computers like Acer's Aspire Go 15 and Swift Air 14, ASUS' Ascent QN10, Dell's XPS 13, and more... Fun!
Episode Links - Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tnkgrl - Donate / buy me a coffee (PayPal): https://tnkgrl.com/tnkgrl/ - Qualcomm: https://www.qualcomm.com/ (sponsor) - Qualcomm at Computex 2026: https://www.qualcomm.com/news/press-kits/computex-2026-press-kit - Don McGuire: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnymac/ - Domenico Lamberti: https://www.threads.com/@mobile_dom - Qualcomm Snapdragon C: https://www.xda-developers.com/snapdragon-c-specs/ - Intel Wildcat Lake: https://hothardware.com/news/intel-launches-core-series-3-wildcat-lake - NVIDIA RTX Spark: https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-announces-rtx-spark-at-computex-2026 - Acer Aspire Go 15: https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/we-went-hands-on-with-qualcomms-new-usd300-and-up-arm-laptop-platform-mystery-eight-core-cpu-in-active-cooled-snapdragon-c-laptop-surfaces-in-acer-aspire-go-15 - Acer Swift Air 14: https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/acer-swift-air-14-2026-hands-on - ASUS Ascent QN10: https://www.xda-developers.com/snapdragon-x2-elite-is-finally-coming-to-a-mini-pc/ - Dell XPS 13: https://www.xda-developers.com/dell-xps-13-2026-hands-on/
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