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  If you’re not satisfied by the fast 1GHz Snapdragon processor, Qualcomm has confirmed to launch 1.5GHz dual-core chips in Q4. According to Mark Frankel, vice president of product management for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, the dual-core chip QSD8672 will fit into devices like smartphones, tablets, low-cost laptops and if his estimation is correct, the first [...]

  Qualcomm today announced its initial shareholders that will take forward its LTE plans in India. Qualcomm who won the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum in four circles have announced that Global Holding Corp. and Tulip Telecom will be its joint shareholders for LTE business in India. Qualcomm will hold a 74 percent stake in [...]

  At the quarterly result call, Qualcomm’s CEO Paul Jacobs has confirmed that its FLO TV business is not doing as much as they expected. In fact, the service that delivers television content to dedicated devices and mobile phones is struggling and Qualcomm is looking at a “number of alternatives.” Jacobs wouldn’t divulge what the [...]

  Qualcomm has started shipping samples of new Snapdragon SoCs that integrate two processor cores. The two third-gen dual-core Snapdragon SoCs, MSM8260 for HSPA+ and MSM8660 for multi-mode HSPA+/CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. B runs at a clock speed of up to 1.2GHz and features GPU with 3D/2D acceleration engines for Open GLES 2.0, Open VG 1.1 [...]

  HTC today announced Smart, its first feature phone for India. Smart is HTC’s attempt to give user a smartphone experience at an affordable price. It runs on a non-smartphone platform by Qualcomm known as Brew and features a 300MHz CPU, 256MB RAM/ROM, HTC Sense UI, FM Radio, 2.8-inch touchscreen display with QVGA resolution, 3G [...]

  Qualcomm has filed an application with the Indian Government that will allow them to bid in the upcoming BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) auction for the 2.3GHz band spectrum. The bidding is to facilitate and accelerate the deployment of TD-LTE that will enable Indian consumers to experience broadband speeds here as well as on international [...]

  HTC today launched a new feature aka dumb phone at the CES. Dubbed as Smart, it’s the first phone from the Taiwanese maker to run on a non-smartphone OS. However, its keenness to give more to consumers has let them port the Sense UI to Qualcomm’s Brew Platform, which the Smart runs on. The [...]

  Qualcomm’s smartbook range is bound to get another addition by way of HP. Qualcomm has announced that they are currently working with HP to make a smartbook with features – you’ve heard before – like faster processing speeds, 3G, Wi-Fi connectivity, all-day battery life etc. The HP’s offering will run on QSD8250 aka 1GHz [...]

  Frankly, I’m not a big fan of having dedicated devices but if you like them doing a single thing best, you can soon add Qualcomm’s FLO TV device to the list. It incorporates a large 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display and is only able to show live or time-shifted content, for a monthly rent. Although [...]

  As expected, at the analyst meet today Qualcomm showed off the first Smartbook made by Lenovo. The details are scarce at the moment but it’s confirmed to have an HD display, longer battery life and full flash support. It will be sold on AT&T.

  Qualcomm’s new Smartbook range will show its face tomorrow, according to Forbes. Forbes spoke to few Qualcomm execs who confirmed that the first Smartbook will be announced tomorrow at the company’s annual analyst meeting in New York. Although Qualcomm didn’t divulge anything substantial related to tomorrow’s Smartbook, they did say something about Snapdragon platform [...]

  Qualcomm has decided to put an end to those leaks by officially announcing the portable FLO TV handheld. FLO TV Personal Television will allow users to watch TV shows, live sports and other multimedia content on the go. For a minimum subscription of about $8.99/month a user can instantly watch the content without any [...]

  First we got a rough sketch followed by a live image of the device and now we’ve got the boxshot of Qualcomm’s first dedicated FLO PTV. Unfortunately, the box does not reveal any of the rumored features but it does indicate that Qualcomm is ready to drop the device anytime in the market. A [...]

  So Qualcomm was rumored to create a portable Live TV gadget and it looks like those murmurings were true. BGR has got hold off a picture of Qualcomm’s FLO PTV that is said to transmit live television and also double up as a PMP. Qualcomm’s FLO TV service is already available on different devices [...]

  At the IndiaOn conference held by Qualcomm, LG introduced its Qualcomm chip powered GM730 phone for the Indian market. The phone runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro OS but is loaded with LG’s S-Class UI so that the user doesn’t get bored of WinMo’s bland interface. The phone sports a 3-inch (240×400) TFT touchscreen display, [...]