Joanna Nelius

Joanna Nelius is a technology reporter with a focus on laptops and computing devices. She currently reviews laptops for The Verge and has previously reviewed all sorts of computing devices and gaming hardware for USA Today, Gizmodo, PC Gamer, and Maximum PC while reporting on issues related to technology and education. When she's not immersed in benchmark data, she's teaching interactive fiction to teenagers or working on her short story collection and memoir.

Biography:  https://www.theverge.com/authors/joanna-nelius

99%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

98%

Examples:

  • Joanna Nelius reviews laptops for The Verge. Previously, she reviewed all sorts of computing devices and gaming hardware for USA Today, Gizmodo, PC Gamer, and Maximum PC.
  • When she's not eyeballs-deep in benchmark data, she's teaching interactive fiction to teenagers or working on her short story collection and memoir.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

90%

Examples:

  • Acer announced the pending arrival of its first Copilot Plus PC: the Swift 14 AI, which is a Qualcomm Snapdragon version of one of its popular laptops.
  • Google added Gemini and AI features to Chromebook Plus laptops from Asus, HP, Acer.
  • Snapdragon X Elite has previously been reported to outperform Apple M3 MacBook Air and offer better emulation.
  • Snapdragon X Plus has a 3.8 TFLOP integrated Adreno GPU.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Google's New Chromebook Plus Laptops: AI Chatbot, Magic Editor, and More

Google's New Chromebook Plus Laptops: AI Chatbot, Magic Editor, and More

Broke On: Tuesday, 28 May 2024 Google introduces AI chatbot, Gemini, and 'Help me write' feature to Chromebook Plus laptops from Asus, HP, and Acer. New devices include the Spin 714 with Intel Core Ultra processors and gaming Chromebook 516GE with RGB keyboard. Microsoft's Surface laptops face competition as Google enhances productivity with AI integration.
Acer's New Swift 14 AI Laptop: Revolutionizing Performance with 45 TOPS Neural Processing Unit

Acer's New Swift 14 AI Laptop: Revolutionizing Performance with 45 TOPS Neural Processing Unit

Broke On: Monday, 20 May 2024 Acer's first-ever Copilot AI laptop, the Swift 14 AI, boasts a 45 TOPS neural processing unit and is powered by Snapdragon X Series Platforms. It offers optimized AI features for productivity and mobility, supports next-generation Windows 11 AI features, and comes in two configurations with up to 32GB memory and 1TB storage. Launching in North America in July from $1,099 and Europe in June from €1,499.
Qualcomm's New Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus Processors: Challenging Intel and AMD in the PC Market

Qualcomm's New Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus Processors: Challenging Intel and AMD in the PC Market

Broke On: Wednesday, 24 April 2024 Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus processors are set to disrupt the PC market with improved performance, battery life, and AI capabilities compared to Intel chips. The flagship X Elite features a 12-core CPU, Adreno GPU, and Hexagon NPU for local generative AI applications. Microsoft is rumored to be the first adopter with its Surface tablet this year. Qualcomm claims outperformance over Apple's M3 chip, Intel's Core Ultra 7155H, and AMD's Ryzen 9 7940HS.