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  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, [...]

  Qualcomm will soon launch its affordable gaming console in the Mexican market. Known as Zeebo, Qualcomm targets emerging markets where gaming is an expensive investment and needs buying of physical media to play new games. Zeebo basically removes the need to buy physical media as it supports wireless downloading. Games can be downloaded via [...]

  A new report has emerged claiming Qualcomm to be making a handheld device supporting FLO TV. The device, known as FLO TV Personal Television (PTV) will apparently be sized as big as iPhone and will be able to transmit FLO TV broadcasts. FLO TV is equivalent to T-DMB, DVB-H and 1seg that is found [...]

  Major handset manufacturers have agreed to supply a standard mobile phone charger all over Europe in a bid to provide some relief to the consumers as well as the environment. Consumers will no longer need to carry different chargers for their multiple phones as one will work with almost every handset that they’ll buy [...]

  UPDATE: Video of Android running Snapdragon powered Eee PC added below. Qualcomm at the Computex presscon unveiled a 45nm based QSD8650A Snapdragon chipset. This SoC meant for smartphones and smartbooks (netbooks) advances over the previous Snapdragon chipsets and features a processor clocking at 1.3GHz, UMTS and CDMA 3G connectivity, GPS, Wi-Fi, hi-def video recording [...]

  An interview with a Finnish broadcaster, Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo confirmed that they are actively looking to enter the laptop business. The reason for this is the rapid convergence between the computers and mobile phones, making Nokia to move towards the next evolution of phones. The rumors were rife about Nokia’s entrance in the [...]

  Qualcomm has announced a new chipset that will make mid-range phones perform at par with the high-end smartphones. The new Mobile Station Modem (MSM7227) chipset integrates CPU, graphics processor, GPS, HSDPA/HSUPA and the best part is the support for Android, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile and BREW Mobile Platforms, making it widely compatible. Features: 600MHz [...]

  If 2009 is believed to be the year of Android, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon SoC may sweep to become handset manufacturers’ all in one choice this year. According to DigiTimes, HTC will follow Toshiba to launch its Snapdragon equipped device in the second quarter of this year. Other companies that have joined hands with Qualcomm to [...]

  We have seen Qualcomm trying to show the capabilities of its Snapdragon platform and now we’ll see the first device powered by Qualcomm’s system-on-chip (SoC) at the upcoming MWC. Made by Toshiba, the TG01 definitely looks to possess beauty with brains. The 9.9mm thin handset boasts Toshiba’s custom made 3D UI layer which will [...]

  Qualcomm announced that they have acquired some part of the graphics and multimedia technology assets from AMD. The deal also includes intellectual property and other resources that were a part of AMD’s handheld arm. Qualcomm has its intention clear with this buyout. They will integrate AMD’s graphics prowess into their system-on-chip (SoC) product, more [...]

  Samsung is working with Qualcomm to bring out a decently spec’ed netbook. The release date is slated to be in the last week of June and will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 1GHz ARMv7 microprocessor. It will be a true multimedia device because of its HD playback capabilities and also a whopping 12 megapixel [...]