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 […]
Qualcomm Reference Design will enable Indian manufacturers to launch cheap Snapdragon devices
National mobile manufacturers are aplenty in India but the fact that most decide to just import the devices from Chinese OEMs, brand and sell them, it becomes a bit hard to differentiate and compete with other reputed brands. Things however, can change with this initiative from Qualcomm. The Qualcomm Reference Design is a “pre-cooked” […]
1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm chips coming in Q4, new devices by Christmas
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 joins hands with Global Holding & Tulip Telecom for India LTE venture
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 […]
Qualcomm looking at number of alternatives for its FLO TV business
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 […]