Qualcomm today has introduced the Snapdragon XR1 Platform, it is the world’s first dedicated SoC for Extended Reality (XR) platform. The XR1 platform is also specially optimized for Augmented Reality (AR) experiences with Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities offering better interactivity, power consumption, and thermal efficiency. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 dedicated chipset with 4K video support for AR and VR announced”
Qualcomm just introduced Snapdragon 710 Mobile Platform, the company’s first SoC in the new 700 series. It is built on power-efficient 10nm process technology based on new Kryo 360 architecture, built on ARM Cortex technology. This promises 2X overall performance improvements in AI applications, up to a 20% overall uplift in performance, 25% faster web browsing and 15% faster app launch times, compared to the Snapdragon 660, thanks to new dual performance + hexa efficient custom Kryo cores.
Qualcomm has partnered with Facebook to deliver high-speed internet connectivity with Facebook’s Terragraph technology through the development of a multi-node wireless system based on 60GHz technology from Qualcomm. This terrestrial system improves speed, efficiency, and quality of internet connectivity around the world at only a fraction of the cost of fiber deployments. Continue reading “Qualcomm, Facebook partner to bring high-speed internet connectivity in urban areas”
Qualcomm today has announced an industry first 5G NR solution targeted for small cells and remote radio head deployments that is built on proven Qualcomm FSM Platform for 3G and 4G small cells. It supports 5G NR in both mmWave and sub-6 GHz spectrum. Continue reading “Qualcomm introduces first 5G NR solution for small cells and remote radio heads”
Qualcomm today announced that it is integrating WPA3 support across mobile and networking infrastructure products. WPA3 was introduced back in January and is the industry’s newest Wi-Fi security and provides robust protection for user passwords and stronger privacy in both public and private Wi-Fi networks. It is also including the recently launched 2×2 802.11ax-ready solution for client devices, the WCN3998, and IPQ807x AP platform. Continue reading “Qualcomm to integrate WPA3 security features across mobile and networking products”
Qualcomm at the MWC 2018 back in February announced Snapdragon 700 Mobile Platform Series with on-device Artificial Intelligence with multi-core Qualcomm AI Engine offering 2x improvements compared to Snapdragon 600 Series. Now the specifications of Snapdragon 710 (rumored as Snapdragon 670 previously) and Snapdragon 730 have surfaced.
Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 10nm and 730 8nm Mobile Platform specifications surface”
Google today started rolling out Android P beta for several smartphones. Qualcomm today has announced that it has been working with Google to bring the Android P; next-generation Android OS on selected Snapdragon mobile platforms has optimized the OS on Snapdragon 845, 660 and 636 Mobile Platforms to ensure that the Android P upgrade will be available at the time of launch. Continue reading “Google, Qualcomm team up to support fast commercial availability of Android P”
Qualcomm made it evident that it is aiming to ease licensing terms in order to strike deals at its earnings call on Wednesday. The chipset maker posted quarterly profit and revenue that topped Wall Street forecasts, which suggests that the company’s slowdown in the global smartphone business might be less severe. Continue reading “Qualcomm to ease its licensing terms to strike deals”
Reliance Jio is said to be in talks with the chip maker Qualcomm to bring laptops running Windows 10 and built-in cellular connection for the Indian market. With Qualcomm already working closely with Jio for the 4G feature phone, these reports do make sense as they also help Jio in increasing its average revenue per user. Continue reading “Reliance Jio said to be in talks with Qualcomm to launch laptops with 4G connectivity”
A couple of days ago it was reported that Xiaomi is working on two smartphones that will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 670. However, a new report from XDA says that Qualcomm might be re-branding the Snapdragon 670 to Snapdragon 710 and we can now confirm that at least of the Xiaomi phone will come equipped with the Snapdragon 710. Continue reading “Xiaomi’s upcoming ‘Comet’ and ‘Sirius’ smartphones said to pack Snapdragon 710 (670), OLED display and Android 8.1”
Qualcomm today announced “Vision Intelligence” Platform which includes a pair of new 10nm FinFET SoCs; QCS605 and QCS603 SoCs that are mainly designed for camera-equipped IoT home and industrial gadgets. Continue reading “Qualcomm QCS605, QCS603 10nm SoCs announced for IoT devices”
Qualcomm today at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), announced a new virtual reality development kit which consists of a wireless, standalone VR head-mounted display (HMD), and a new software development kit (SDK) based on the powerful Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 Mobile VR Platform. The company recently introduced the Snapdragon 845 VR reference design. Continue reading “Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 845 VR Development Kit, brings support for HTC Vive Wave VR SDK”
Broadcom has almost reached a dead-end with its pursuits to acquire Qualcomm as Trump’s government has prohibited the take over with regards to national security. White House has ordered Broadcom immediately and permanently abandon the proposed takeover of Qualcomm. Continue reading “U.S. president Trump blocks Broadcom’s acquisition of Qualcomm citing national security concerns”
According to a latest WSJ report, Intel is exploring options to acquire Broadcom if the company is successful in taking over Qualcomm. Broadcom is so hell-bent on acquiring Qualcomm since its first bid back in November 2017. Continue reading “Intel reportedly exploring options to acquire Broadcom, which is trying to acquire Qualcomm”
It’s not even been 6 months since the launch of the iPhone X and the Android world has completely latched on to the fad. The newest to join the notch life is the Asus Zenfone 5Z. Announced at the Mobile World Congress, the phone could very well be an iPhone X doppelgänger. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone 5Z Hands On”
