While Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 can handle 4K content pretty well, Qualcomm deemed a new processor with an improved GPU will do justice to the Ultra HD resolution. They’ve just announced the Snapdragon 805 with the new Adreno 420 GPU that offers up to 40 percent more processing power and the first mobile processor to feature […]
Qualcomm Toq smartwatch arrives on December 2 for $349.99
Qualcomm has confirmed the price and availability of its Toq (pronounced as Talk) smartwatch. Consumers interested in the watch will be able to purchase one from December 2 for $349.99. Needless to say, Toq is the priciest smartwatch and more expensive than Samsung’s Galaxy Gear that retails for around $299.99. A steep price tag however […]
Qualcomm comes out with Toq smartwatch with Mirasol Display
So Samsung wasn’t the only one with a smartwatch announcement yesterday as Qualcomm at their Uplinq developer conference revealed Toq smartwatch. Toq (pronounced as Talk) shows Qualcomm’s prowess by using technologies like Mirasol display, WiPower LE for wireless charging and Bluetooth. Qualcomm says Toq’s colour touchscreen is always on, thanks to the Mirasol reflective display, […]
Qualcomm expands Snapdragon 200 line with six new CPUs
Qualcomm has a good vertically segregated Snapdragon SoC lineup but now the chip maker is horizontally expanding the range, at least in the Snapdragon 200 range. Today, they’ve introduced six new Snapdragon 200 processors, ranging from dual-core to quad-core for China and other emerging markets. The CPUs are fabricated using 28nm process technology and come […]
LG’s upcoming Optimus G phone will feature Snapdragon 800 CPU
LG today announced that their upcoming Optimus G smartphone will feature Qualcomm’s top-end Snapdragon 800 processor. LG is playing coy as to which Optimus G’s successor will get the upgrade – Optimus G or the Optimus G Pro but we feel it will be the former since the Optimus G is powered by Qualcomm’s previous […]
Qualcomm teams up with Microsoft to power Windows RT 8.1 with Snapdragon 800 CPUs
Qualcomm has confirmed that they’re collaborating with the Redmond giant to make Snapdragon 800 processor support Windows RT 8.1. Windows RT is Microsoft’s Windows variant built for ARM-based chip, which the Qualcomm Snapdragon CPUs are based on. The Snapdragon 800 is the most powerful processor Qualcomm currently offers that comes with multimode 3G/LTE modem, quad-core […]
Qualcomm says upcoming LG smartphone uses Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC
You seldom see chip manufacturers revealing which mobile phone companies will be using their hardware but Qualcomm has gone ahead and confirmed that LG is developing a smartphone that uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor. While the intrinsic details of the phone are not revealed, the phone will be available in South Korea […]
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro equipped tablet available to developers
Qualcomm is now making its quad-core enabled tablet available to developers. The Mobile Development Platform (MDP) tablet is available to developers and device manufacturers, giving them early access to Qualcomm’s APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro chip. The S4 Pro is equipped with four CPU cores clocked at 1.5GHz each and features Adreno 320 graphics that […]
Video: Qualcomm pits Snapdragon S4 with other SoCs in Butter Test
One technical way to check for thermal efficiency of a System-on-chip (SoC) would be to check for the thermal footprint via a thermal camera. But Qualcomm has adopted a unique way to determine the efficiency from various SoCs – the butter test! Qualcomm has taken its Snapdragon S4 SoC with two other SoCs to […]
Bharti Airtel partners with Qualcomm for 4G LTE
Bharti Airtel has announced that they’ve picked up a 49 percent stake in Qualcomm AP’s India entities that hold the BWA licenses. The deal means good news for Airtel consumers as the operator will soon launch its 4G LTE service in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala, expanding its LTE service to a total of […]