Wearable Tech Hardware Qualcomm's W5 platform for wearables is faster, offers big jump in battery life A smaller, more power efficient 4 nm design By Bob O'Donnell, July 19, 2022, 11:00 AM
Industry Hardware Qualcomm "consortium" looking to purchase large stake in Arm, keep it independent Keeping the company independent through acquisition By Cal Jeffrey, May 31, 2022, 3:53 PM 7 comments
Software Industry Microsoft "hybrid loop" shows the foundation for AI-powered client / cloud computing Also: Project Volterra, a small form factor Windows/Arm PC for developers By Bob O’Donnell, May 24, 2022, 11:18 AM
Hardware Mobile Qualcomm announces new flagship mobile SoC: the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 And a new 7-Series chip for higher-end midrange devices By Rob Thubron, May 20, 2022, 9:45 AM
Hardware Qualcomm's Apple M1 competitor is on track for late 2023 Is this a delay or a simple clarification? By Daniel Sims, April 29, 2022, 5:46 PM 13 comments
Mobile Android phone location accuracy will see huge improvements soon Meter-level accuracy should be great for drivers By Rob Thubron, March 22, 2022, 10:18 AM
Mobile Hardware Qualcomm planning to add AV1 support to upcoming Snapdragon chip Firefox is also adding hardware-based AV1 decoding By Daniel Sims, March 22, 2022, 7:13 AM
Industry Electronics Wi-Fi 7 ready: Qualcomm demos future of connectivity with new chipsets A recent study by Comcast found that nearly half of US respondents viewed Wi-Fi as more important than reliable transportation in their daily lives By Bob O’Donnell, March 3, 2022, 7:33 AM
Industry Hardware Arm, Intel, TSMC, AMD, Google and more industry leaders form the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) standard Envisioning a future where you could use components with different designs from various fabs and create an SoC out of it By Joao Silva, March 2, 2022, 1:29 PM 8 comments
Mobile Hardware Snapdragon X70 5G modem packs an AI processor to improve signal strength and power efficiency Qualcomm's next-gen 5G modem By Shawn Knight, February 28, 2022, 11:13 AM
Hardware Mobile Lenovo unveils the Snapdragon-powered ThinkPad X13s, claims 28-hour battery life A fanless, Windows on Arm laptop starting at $1,099 By Rob Thubron, February 28, 2022, 10:37 AM 15 comments
Hardware Industry Low yield on Samsung's 4nm process node prompts Qualcomm to go with TSMC for future chips Samsung is currently investigating foundry executives By Adrian Potoroaca, February 23, 2022, 2:06 PM 11 comments
Mobile Carl Pei hints at the first Snapdragon-powered Android phone from Nothing Expect plenty of transparent material By Rob Thubron, February 16, 2022, 11:57 AM
Mobile Hardware Exynos-powered Galaxy S22 Ultra performs significantly worse than Qualcomm variant Better go with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 for now, if you're going to spend $1,200 on a Samsung Galaxy By Humza Aamir, February 16, 2022, 8:22 AM 17 comments
Microsoft Electronics Qualcomm and Microsoft are working on custom chips for the next generation of AR glasses A renewed partnership that could bring AR glasses into the mainstream By Adrian Potoroaca, January 5, 2022, 3:06 PM
Car Tech Electronics Qualcomm aims to serve next-gen cars with Snapdragon Ride Vision and Digital Chassis Packaging and extending automotive offerings By Bob O’Donnell, January 5, 2022, 11:53 AM 7 comments
Hardware Mobile Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 SoC will power the next generation of Windows on Arm laptops The company sees a lot of opportunity for Snapdragon PCs to enable remote work and study By Adrian Potoroaca, December 2, 2021, 5:38 PM 10 comments
Industry Qualcomm's new AR technology can expand your desktop area with virtual monitors AR technology that actually looks useful By Joao Silva, December 2, 2021, 11:47 AM
Gaming Qualcomm partners with Razer to launch a Snapdragon-powered handheld gaming dev kit Featuring 120Hz support and a built-in webcam By Cohen Coberly, December 1, 2021, 10:14 PM
Mobile Hardware Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 will debut in the Xiaomi 12 Next year's flagship SoC will arrive in a handset "soon" By Rob Thubron, December 1, 2021, 9:22 AM
Gaming Hardware Razer's Qualcomm-powered handheld dev kit leaked in blurry slides Qualcomm's Snapdragon Tech Summit could provide more answers By Shawn Knight, November 30, 2021, 1:17 PM 10 comments
Apple Mobile Apple commissions TSMC to build custom 5G modem for iPhone Apple wants to reduce its reliance on Qualcomm By Shawn Knight, November 24, 2021, 12:44 PM
Industry Microsoft Microsoft reportedly has an exclusivity deal with Qualcomm for Windows on Arm PCs But it's ending soon By Cohen Coberly, November 23, 2021, 12:49 PM
Hardware Mobile Qualcomm is changing the Snapdragon branding ahead of next flagship SoC announcement Snapdragon brand will now be separate from Qualcomm, except on a few rare occasions By Joao Silva, November 22, 2021, 3:29 PM
Hardware Industry Qualcomm sets forth ambitious roadmap that includes car tech design wins and powerful PC chips Qualcomm expands its view to the connected edge By Bob O’Donnell, November 17, 2021, 10:28 AM