Dec 4, 2018
During its annual Technology Summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm has officially announced its newest flagship mobile processor. The Snapdragon 855 is the real deal, as it was expected to be this week. Qualcomm has only briefly
Oct 23, 2018
While the wireless carriers in the United States continue to tout their 5G network rollout plans, the other part of the equation is devices that can support the technology. And OnePlus is ready to jump
Qualcomm today unveiled the Snapdragon 675, a premium mid-range chipset for upcoming premium mid-range smartphones, at its 4G/5G Summit in Hong Kong. The chip will succeed the Snapdragon 670 launched earlier this
Sep 10, 2018
Almost three years after it unveiled its last chipset for wearable platforms, Qualcomm is back with the Wear 3100. The new chip is the successor the Wear 2100 chipset that is found inside all Wear
Aug 8, 2018
It looks like Qualcomm is finally ready to launch its next-generation wearable platform for WearOS smartwatches. The company has sent out invites for a launch event on September 10, with tagline "It's Time"
Jun 27, 2018
Qualcomm today unveiled three new chipsets for its mid-tier and budget platforms: the Snapdragon 632, Snapdragon 439, and Snapdragon 429. Aimed at mass-market smartphones, they feature enhanced AI capabilities along with improved connectivity,
May 24, 2018
Earlier this year, Qualcomm announced its new 700 series of Snapdragon chipset which sits between its mid-range Snapdragon 600 series and more premium and powerful Snapdragon 800 series of chipsets. Back then, the company
Feb 27, 2018
Qualcomm today unveiled a new 700-series of Snapdragon chip which brings the best of its Snapdragon 800 Mobile Platform Series to chips with a significantly lower price tag. Qualcomm did not provide details or
Feb 9, 2018
Details about Qualcomm's next-generation mid-range flagship chip, the Snapdragon 670 have been leaked. The chip is codenamed SDM670 and features a Gigabit LTE modem. Successor to the Snapdragon 660, the Snapdragon 670
Jan 24, 2018
The European Commission has fined Qualcomm €997 million ($1.2 billion) for using its dominant position in the industry to thwart competition through unfair business practices. In its ruling, the EU body says that Qualcomm
Jan 9, 2018
With major smartphone OEMs ditching the headphone jack from their devices, Bluetooth earphones are going to soar in popularity in the upcoming future. However, despite their increasing popularity, Bluetooth earbuds still suffer from poor battery
Dec 22, 2017
Qualcomm used Samsung foundries for its Snapdragon 835 and the upcoming Snapdragon 845 chips due to the Korean company's superior 10nm fabrication process. However, as per industry sources, TSMC has managed to win orders
Dec 7, 2017
After a formal announcement yesterday, Qualcomm today provided more details about its Snapdragon 845 mobile platform which will power the next-generation of Android smartphones in 2018. As revealed earlier, the Snapdragon 845 mobile platform
Dec 6, 2017
Qualcomm today kick-started its tech summit in Hawaii by announcing the Snapdragon 845, its next-generation flagship chip. The company did not provide many details about the chip except for stating that it would
Nov 4, 2017
A report claims that Broadcom is reportedly exploring a deal to acquire chip maker Qualcomm. The latter is known for its Snapdragon Mobile Platform which powers almost a billion smartphones out there. It also provides
Oct 17, 2017
Qualcomm today unveiled its latest mid-range chip, the Snapdragon 636 featuring its Kryo 260 CPU running at 1.8GHz. The company claims it offers a 40 percent performance improvement over the Snapdragon 630 and
Aug 16, 2017
Qualcomm today announced its next-generation Spectra ISP featuring improved biometric authentication and high-resolution depth sensing. The new ISP will allow for smartphones to better perceive depth and is also suited for head mounted
Jul 3, 2017
Qualcomm extensively demoed the under-display fingerprint scanner with a Vivo handset at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai last week. While the results pleased the entire mobile industry, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that
