Richard joined Engadget in October 2009 and has somehow become the longest-serving writer on the site. Over the years, he delivered breaking tech news and in-depth reviews, many of which saw the rise of brands from the Far East, namely Xiaomi and OnePlus since their infancy, as well as ASUS, HTC, Oppo, Vivo, Huawei, ZTE, DJI and Insta360 in their relatively early days. Once in a while, Richard would enjoy his moment of fame thanks to some leaked devices before launch. Highlights include the original Dell Streak, Sony's Xperia Play aka "PlayStation Phone" and Google's Pixel 3 XL, as well as the two occasions when he came across authentic parts for the iPhone 4 and the 2012 iPad. Going the other way round, Richard had first access to the unearthed "Nintendo PlayStation" prototype -- one that eventually led to the formation of Sony's PlayStation division. Richard's other notable video features include the Meizu factory tour, gadget market tours in Taipei, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, PC overclocking attempts at Computex, exclusive hands-on with the Puma Fi self-lacing sneakers, Dyson HQ tour, Vertu HQ tour, early access to Mario Kart VR in Tokyo, and the annual games with OMRON's table tennis robot (before it seemingly retired during COVID-19). Richard regularly attends CES, MWC, Computex, Tokyo Game Show, RISE, TechCrunch events, Yahoo Finance events and other tech conferences -- mostly to cover news while occasionally hosting on stage as well. He is a judge for GSMA's Global Mobile Awards and Asia Mobile Awards, James Dyson Award and Computex d&i Awards. Additionally, he has been an assessor for Hong Kong’s ICT Awards since 2022.
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Xiaomi 14 Ultra combines a 1-inch camera sensor with four AI imaging models
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is the latest Leica-branded smartphone, featuring a second-gen 1-inch camera sensor.
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Microsoft's upcoming custom chip will be made by Intel
Intel will be manufacturing Microsoft's next custom chip using its 18A node process.
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Uber Eats expands its autonomous food delivery service to Japan
Uber Eats will soon be offering autonomous food delivery service in Tokyo, Japan — its first outside the US.
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Signal usernames will keep your phone number private
You'll soon be able to create a unique username on Signal, which you can share with others via a link or QR code, instead of your phone number.
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The world's thinnest foldable phone gets a Porsche Design makeover
Honor collaborated with Porsche Design on the Magic V2 RSR foldable phone, which carries design traits that pay homage to the automotive brand.
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New York City is suing social media companies for allegedly harming the mental health of children
New York City is suing Meta, Google, Snap and TikTok for "fueling nationwide youth mental health crisis."
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Dyson's new lightweight 'Supersonic r' hairdryer looks a lot like a periscope
The Dyson Supersonic r is a tube-shaped hair dryer that dwarfs its predecessor, and it's surprisingly light.
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ChatGPT will digitally tag images generated by DALL-E 3 to help battle misinformation
OpenAI is now including provenance metadata in images generated with ChatGPT and DALL-E 3.
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Roblox adds real-time AI chat translation using its own language model
Roblox built its own language model to provide real-time AI chat translation to its gamers around the world.
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Apple Vision Pro teardown deconstructs the weird-looking EyeSight display
Apple uses lenticular optics to create 'an animated, 3D-looking face with eyes' on the Vision Pro's external EyeSight display.
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Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24+ review: A taste of generative AI in everyday use
Samsung's new AI tools, combined with subtle design tweaks, help the Galaxy S24 and S24+ make a more compelling case for upgrading from any phone older than the S23.
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Epic Games confirms Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Europe this year
Epic Games will be bringing Fortnite back to the iPhone and iPad in Europe later this year.
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eBay is laying off 9 percent of its workforce
eBay is reducing its workforce by around 1,000 roles, or roughly 9 percent of its full-time employees.
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Netflix is killing its cheapest ad-free plan in Canada and the UK in Q2
Netflix announced that starting in Q2 2024, its cheapest ad-free "Basic" plan will be completely gone in Canada and the UK.
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Riot Games is laying off 11 percent of its workforce globally
Riot Games announced that it is eliminating 530 roles globally, which make up about 11 percent of its workforce.
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Apple might have sold up to 180,000 Vision Pro headsets over pre-order weekend
Analyst Min-Chi Kuo estimates that Apple sold 160,000 to 180,000 Vision Pro headsets during its first pre-order weekend.
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Doomed crypto firm Terraform Labs files for bankruptcy in the US
Terraform Labs, the infamous crypto company behind TerraUSD and Luna, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware.
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The Rabbit R1 will offer up-to-date answers powered by Perplexity's AI
The Rabbit R1 AI device will offer up-to-date answers powered by Perplexity.
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Instagram and Snapchat can use Samsung Galaxy S24's native camera features
Samsung has integrated some of its native camera features into Instagram and Snapchat, in order to boost the quality of uploaded photos and videos.
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Google CEO says more layoffs expected 'throughout the year' in internal memo
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has reportedly told remaining employees to expect further layoffs throughout 2024.