Qualcomm has announced a new QCA4012 chip that brings dual band Wi-Fi, enhanced security and low power for connected devices. The QCA4012 brings dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity as compared to the single-band solution for QCA4010 single-band solution.
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Qualcomm has announced a new Snapdragon Wear 1100 SoC for wearable devices at the ongoing Computex 2016. The Snapdragon Wear 1100 SoC is aimed at wearables such as connected kid and elderly watches, fitness trackers, smart headsets, and wearable accessories.
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Things aren’t also black and white especially when it comes to technology. Common misconceptions among public like more megapixels mean better quality and more cores mean better performance are tough to correct without a proper explanation. We’ve already written about 5 common smartphone myths. In this post, we’ll be taking a look at two processors in detail; the Snapdragon 617 and Snapdragon 801 from Qualcomm in particular to see how they stack up against each other and which one is the better choice for you.
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Qualcomm at I/O 2016 announced that it is working with Google on an initiative bringing the power of Android OS embedded directly into the car. Continue reading “Google and Qualcomm developing futuristic Android-based In-car infotainment platform”
Tronsmart is popular for its accessories, including chargers. The company recently launched several chargers that are Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 certified and have Volt iQ technology that detects your device and offers the required power needed by the device. Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0 technology can charge devices up to 4 times faster than standard chargers and is also backwards compatible with with all versions of Qualcomm Quick Charge technology. Check out the unboxing of W3PTA Wall Charger, U5PTA Desktop charger and C3PTA Car charger. Continue reading “Tronsmart Chargers with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Unboxing”
Qualcomm has announced Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine software development kit (SDK) that brings machine learning to devices powered by its Snapdragon 820 processors.
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Is it a camera? Is it a drone? Why not both? That’s exactly what the makers of the Hover Camera had in mind when they came up with the device.
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Last week, a Google engineer stated that the HTC 10 and LG G5 are not compliant with the USB Type-C specification. Now, Qualcomm has responded to the issue in a statement.
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Qualcomm launched its Design in India Challenge few months back, today it has announced 10 finalists of the first edition of the Challenge. “In association with the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), the Qualcomm Design in India Challenge aims to catalyze the creation of a product and hardware design ecosystem in India in the domains of smartphones, tablets and Internet of Things (IoT) for agriculture, automotive, banking, education, healthcare, smart cities and wearables,” said Qualcomm.
Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 820 SoC with custom Kryo cores last year and the LeEco Le Max Pro that was introduced earlier this year became the first smartphone to be announced the processor. Later the Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Sony Xperia X Performance, Xiaomi Mi 5, LG G5 and more smartphones were introduced with the same chip. Continue reading “Snapdragon 823 SoC could power Samsung Galaxy Note6, LG G Flex 3 and more flagships”
Qualcomm is looking to help make India a hub for design capabilities for smartphones, tablets and IoT. The company is also looking to leverage India’s engineering talent to scale innovation for both local consumption, and rest of the world. On those lines, Qualcomm is setting up an Innovation Lab in Bangalore, India to provide technical and engineering support to the home grown companies.
In the very recent past, Qualcomm had also hosted the Design in India Challenge in association with NASSCOM to accelerate the creation of a product and hardware design ecosystem in India for healthcare, education, banking, agriculture, automotive, wearables and smartcities.
We at FoneArena had a chance to speak to Sunil Lalvani, the President of Qualcomm India at the Make in India week, which took place in Mumbai last month. Here’s the transcript from our talk..
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Earlier, it was expected that if you pack the latest processor from Qualcomm, it would in effect be able to have the fast charging properties of the particular processor. However, the OnePlus 2 showed that it is possible to remove the fast charging abilities if needed. Similarly, now it seems that Samsung have bundled only QuickCharge 2.0 with their Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge while LG’s G5 is capable of doing QuickCharge 3.0.
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Samsung and Qualcomm have teamed up to deliver small cell technologies and products supporting LTE in unlicensed spectrum designed. The move comes from the duo with an aim to enhance the speed and capacity of mobile networks to help operators provide richer and superior user experiences for their subscribers.
After several rumors, Qualcomm today confirmed that the upcoming flagship LG G5 smartphone that will be unveiled at the MWC 2016 on Sunday will be powered by its latest high-end Snapdragon 820 processor. The Snapdragon 820 uses custom 64-bit CPU architecture in ARMv8-based Qualcomm Kryo CPU and is based on FinFET process. It has Adreno 530 GPU, X12 LTE modem, Snapdragon Smart protect, SafeSwitch kill switch solution, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 and more unique features.
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Qualcomm will supply LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation support technology to smartphone makers such as Micromax and Samsung, according to a latest report from the ET. Carrier aggregation used in LTE-Advanced increases the bandwidth, thereby increasing the bitrate. Back in 2014, Qualcomm partnered with LG and Airtel to offer LTE Advanced with carrier aggregation on LG G2 that is powered by Snapdragon 800 processor. Continue reading “Qualcomm to supply LTE-A carrier aggregation support tech to Micromax and Samsung in India”
