A recent set of leaked photos give us a glimpse of what is said to be the iPhone 6s. The photos suggest that the next iteration of the iPhone will offer faster LTE speeds.
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Back in January, Qualcomm’s roadmap for the year was leaked and it revealed their plans to bring out the Snapdragon 815 and 820 processors. Now we have received more details regarding the Snapdragon 820 processor which is rumoured to come with a 3GHz Kyro CPU manufactured by Samsung.
Qualcomm has entered into a deal with China’s biggest semiconductor foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC). The SMIC will form a joint venture company with Qualcomm, Huawei Technologies Co. and Belgian chip research center Imec to develop advanced 14-nanometer chips.
The joint venture company will be majority owned by SMIC, while Huawei, Qualcomm and Imec will be minority shareholders, SMIC noted. Continue reading “Qualcomm collaborates with SMIC to develop chips”
OnePlus has been relatively coy about the upcoming successor to their first handset, the OnePlus One. The sophomore release of the phone is being revealed piecemeal with the release date still unknown. On that note, the company took to its forums to reveal that the handset will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 chipset.
In particular, the company has chosen to go with v2.1 of the processor. The Snapdragon 810 is an Octa Core chipset and is 64bit compatible. In terms of capabilities, the chipset will let users steam 4K video as well as record ultra HD video. The capabilities of the Snapdragon 810 chip are well known but OnePlus claims to have integrated a newer, version 2.1, of the chipset into the handset which goes a long way in fixing the problems associated with overheating. The Snapdragon 810 chipset has been widely panned for overheating and the likes of LG too haven’t been able to resolve this issue.Indeed the solution so far has been thermal throttling of the chipset which results in decreased performance. The problem is documented well enough to have forced LG to opt for a slightly lower end hexa core 808 chipset that delivers similar real world performance with none of the heating issues.
In addition to the work done on reducing heating issues in collaboration with Qualcomm on a chipset level, OnePlus is also employing layers of thermal gel and graphite to dissipate heat evenly. While practically all multicore phones actively delegate tasks to individual processors based on computing requirements, OnePlus claims to have deviced a proprietary solution that ensures that such tasks aren’t assigned to adjoining processor cores as far as possible.
It certainly seems like OnePlus is working hard to mitigate any overheating issues that have plagued the Snapdragon 810 chipset as they go ahead with integrating the SoC into their upcoming flagship. We’ve seen mixed results from the efforts made by larger smartphone manufacturers so we do feel a bit skeptical about the company’s ability to achieve these results. The OnePlus 2 will be out later this year and we can’t wait to find out if the company delivers on its promise when it comes to a high end, yet cool computing experience.
[Via – OnePlus]
Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi has appointed Wang Xiang, former head of Qualcomm’s Chinese operations as the senior vice president of strategic cooperation.
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Qualcomm has partnered with Chinese chipmaker Allwinner to expand its Snapdragon processors to low cost Android tablets. Under this partnership, Allwinner will push Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 410 and 210 processors with integrated LTE into low-cost Android tablets distributed worldwide.
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Qualcomm has partnered with automaker Daimler to bring new connected car technology. The collaboration will be aimed at improving in car experiences by implementing 3G/4G connectivity, in-vehicle wireless charging and Qualcomm Halo WEVC (Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging) technology.
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In what can only be understood as miscommunication or perhaps a last minute licensing deal by LG, the company has sent word that the phone now officially supports the rapid charging standard. Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 2.0 technology enables a 0% to 60% charge in under 30 minutes. The technology effectively enables you to get enough charge on your phone to last an entire work day in the time it’ll take you to enjoy a good cup of coffee and is a feature that has become an integral part of every high end smartphone. Continue reading “Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 support added to LG G4 spec list”
According to latest report, Qualcomm is making its first 10-core CPU just like the MediaTek’s new deca-core Helio X20 series processor.
Continue reading “Is Qualcomm preparing a deca-core (10-cores) Snapdragon 818 SoC?”
GE (General Electric) has announced that it will be partnering with Apple and Qualcomm to breathe new life into its lighting division. The partnerships are exclusive and while GE is a partner to both, there will be no relation between Apple and Qualcomm.
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Qualcomm has announced some 4G LTE modems. The company has launched Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem (9×40) and Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem (9×28).
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Qualcomm has unveiled Snapdragon Sense ID 3D Fingerprint technology that is aimed to enable easier and more secure authentication on mobile devices.
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Qualcomm reported first-quarter revenue of $7.1 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 ended December 28, 2014. Its revenue rose 7.2% in the quarter that ended in December.
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Qualcomm’s roadmap has been leaked and shows an outline of its upcoming products that includes a powerful next-gen Snapdragon 815 and 820 processors.
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Qualcomm’s media streaming service AllPlay has not been in the limelight for quiet some time and has failed to gain any traction. The chip maker is now announcing new software and hardware partners for its media streaming service.
Continue reading “Qualcomm expands AllPlay streaming platform to SoundCloud and others”
