Qualcomm has announced a brand new Snapdragon X16 LTE modem, which is capable of supporting Cat.16 download speeds of up to 1 Gbps and upload speeds of up to 150 Mbps.
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Qualcomm has introduced Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear, a new platform for next generation wearable devices and the Snapdragon Wear 2100 system-on-chip (SoC). The Snapdragon Wear 2100 will arrive in two versions – tethered (Bluetooth and WiFi) and connected (4G LTE and 3G).
Qualcomm today introduced three new SoCs – Snapdragon 625, Snapdragon 435 and Snapdragon 425. The Snapdragon 625 is an Octa-Core SoC, which is first in its class of Snapdragon processors to use 14 nm FinFET technology. It also has an integrated X9 LTE modem. The Snapdragon 435 is also an Octa-Core SoC, but this is based on 28nm process technology. It has an integrated X8 LTE modem. The Snapdragon 425 is a Quad-Core SoC based on 28nm process technology and has an X6 LTE modem. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 14nm Octa-Core SoC, 435 and 425 with LTE announced”
Qualcomm Incorporated through Qualcomm Ventures has announced QPrize – Make in India contest in association with the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP). “The goal of this contest is to catalyze Indian entrepreneurs and the startup community to drive the entire value chain from innovation to manufacturing in India. The winner will receive an investment of Rs. 2 crores (approximately US$ 300,000),” said Qualcomm.
Qualcomm announced SafeSwitch kill switch solution to address mobile security threat, back in September 2014. Earlier this month at the CES it said that it will be working with OEMs to introduce the feature in devices powered by its flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processors. Now it has detailed how SafeSwitch works and also said that devices powered by Snapdragon 820, 620, 618, 617 and 430 will support this feature. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, 620, 618, 617 and 430 will support SafeSwitch theft prevention solution”
Back in October last year there was a report that said that the upcoming Snapdragon 830 SoC will be based on 10nm process technology. Now the same weibo user says that the processor will be based on Samsung’s 10nm FinFET process technology. Samsung recently announced that Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor will use its 14nm LPP (Low-Power Plus) process, the 2nd generation of the company’s 14nm FinFET process technology. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 based on Samsung’s 10nm process, 8GB RAM support rumored for early 2017”
Qualcomm has teamed up with the regional government of Guizhou Province that is located in southwest China. The duo has announced a joint venture that is worth $280 million that will focus on the design, development and sale of advanced server chipset technology in China.
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Samsung today announced that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor will use Samsung’s 2nd generation 14nm FinFET process. It also announced that it has started mass production of its latest chips, including the Exynos 8 Octa 8890 SoC that uses its 14nm LPP (Low-Power Plus) process, the 2nd generation of the company’s 14nm FinFET process technology. Continue reading “Samsung to produce 14nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor”
Qualcomm Incorporated and TDK Corporation today announced an agreement to form a joint venture under the name RF360 Holdings, valued approximately $3 billion to supply RF front-end (RFFE) modules and RF filters used to communicate wirelessly with IoT devices and other devices like drones, robotics, automotive applications and more. Continue reading “Qualcomm and TDK form $3 billion joint venture for creating wireless modules for mobile devices”
Microsoft is trying hard to make it big with its new Windows 10 smartphones. With the next generation of Android smartphones set to be released powered by the likes of the Snapdragon 820 from Qualcomm, it is important that the Windows phones too have powerful hardware ticking inside them to attract customers.
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The big news from the Qualcomm’s press conference yesterday was that LeTV Le Max Pro would be the first smartphone to feature the new Snapdragon 820 processor.
The first wave of Snapdragon 820 smartphones will inevitably be announced at Mobile World Congress next month. But, first is first, let’s focus on the LeTV Le Max Pro. On paper, the smartphone is a beast and naturally we were very curious to play with the device. Here’s our first impressions – Continue reading “LeTV Le Max Pro Hands on: First Impressions”
Qualcomm has announced Snapdragon 820A Automotive processor at ongoing CES 2016. There are two versions of the SoC – a standard 820A and an 820Am with LTE modem.
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Qualcomm today announced its smart home reference platform, based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 processor at the CES. It integrates computing, voice recognition, audio, display, camera, connectivity, and control capabilities so that manufacturers and developers can use it in their next-gen smart home devices. Continue reading “Qualcomm smart home reference platform based on Snapdragon 212 announced”
At its CES 2016 event Qualcomm showed off the Letv Le Max Pro, which becomes the first smartphone to be announced with Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 820 processor and Qualcomm Sense ID Fingerprint technology that will offer more secure authentication on mobile devices. Snapdragon 820 also has 802.11ad multi-gigabit Wi-Fi and X12 LTE with Cat. 12/13 download speeds of up to 600 Mbps. Other features are similar to the Letv Le Max that was introduced last year. Continue reading “Letv Le Max Pro is the first smartphone to be announced with Snapdragon 820”
Qualcomm had announced the Snapdragon Flight a development platform to build the future of consumer robots and drones in September this year. Today, the company has teased the Snapdragon Flight drone in a short video.
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