Jul 16, 2015
Last month, Qualcomm unveiled a new revision (v2.1) of Snapdragon 810 to solve the heating issues that were plaguing the initial version of the chipset. Since the Snapdragon 810 has become famous for its
Jun 26, 2015
A report from China claims that Qualcomm has finalised the specs of its upcoming chipset -- the Snapdragon 820 -- and has started sampling it to OEMs. The Snapdragon 820 will be Qualcomm's first chip to
Jun 19, 2015
Qualcomm's latest and greatest chipset -- the Snapdragon 810 -- is a monster in terms of performance, features, as well as heat generation. The chip is so hot that every major handset using the chipset is
Jun 10, 2015
It is no secret that Qualcomm's flagship chipset for 2015 -- the Snapdragon 810 -- suffers from major overheating issues. The issue is so bad that all major Android flagships using the chipset have been affected
May 7, 2015
In an interview with Forbes, Qualcomm's VP of marketing Tim McDonough, has once again shot down rumors of the Snapdragon 810 chip overheating. McDonough says that the rumors are "rubbish" and that there are
Apr 21, 2015
A report from Re/code claims that Qualcomm will be using Samsung's foundries to make its next high-end chipset -- the Snapdragon 820. The company has usually relied on TSMC to manufacture its chips,
Mar 25, 2015
Qualcomm has today posted a video showing how Quick Charge 2.0 helps in greatly reducing the charging time of latest Android devices. The company has used three Nexus 6 units in the video, but
Mar 2, 2015
At its press event in Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm took the wraps off a new fingerprint sensor that could even best Apple's Touch ID. The new fingerprint reader from Qualcomm, dubbed the Snapdragon Sense
Cyanogen Inc. today unveiled their new brand identity, logo and also announced a partnership with Qualcomm to supply the neccessary software for their reference devices. It has also given its website a major revamp and
Feb 18, 2015
While Qualcomm's high-end Snapdragon chips may steal all the limelight, it is the company's low-end chips that sell in millions and help OEMs in changing peoples lives. Today, the company has
Feb 2, 2015
Qualcomm today sent out press release which contains quotes from OEMs like Motorola, LG and Xiaomi praising the company's upcoming Snapdragon 810 chipset. With the Snapdragon 810 reportedly having overheating issues and Samsung dropping
Jan 29, 2015
Reports about Samsung dropping Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor for its own Exynos chips have been floating around the Internet for quite sometime now. However, with Samsung and Qualcomm both remaining mum on this matter, the
Jan 24, 2015
Even though an LG executive confirmed that the Snapragon 810 is not overheating, rumors and reports about the chip overheating have been constantly pouring in from various sources. According to a report from Bloomberg from
Jan 22, 2015
Rumors about Qualcomm's upcoming chipset -- the Snapdragon 810 -- overheating have been frequently popping up on the Internet now. In fact, a report from earlier this week suggested that the overheating issues have even led
Jan 21, 2015
According to Bloomberg, Samsung will be using its in-house Exynos chipset over Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 on its upcoming flagship -- the Galaxy S6. The report, citing "people with direct knowledge of the matter," states
Jan 20, 2015
Qualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon 810 is a beast in every sense and will be powering most of the high-end devices that will be announced in the first half of the year. However, Qualcomm
Jan 9, 2015
Qualcomm today announced the inclusion of a hardware based "kill switch" on its upcoming chipset -- the Snapdragon 810. Dubbed SafeSwitch, the company boasts that its implementation is superior than the competition since its hardware based
