Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Power Banks and Chargers Giveaway Winner Announcement

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Hello readers! We started the Qualcomm giveaway last month teaming up with Qualcomm India to giveaway Qualcomm-certified Power Banks and Chargers with Quick Charge 2.0 that ended recently, and as promised, today we reveal the lucky winners. Before that, we would like to thank all the participants who took their time to participate in this giveaway. Are you the lucky winner? Find out below. Continue reading “Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Power Banks and Chargers Giveaway Winner Announcement”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 to support Smart Protect – Real-time, on-device anti-malware technology

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Qualcomm Technologies just announced Snapdragon Smart Protect, anti-malware technology that will be supported by upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. Smart Protect will provide real-time, on-device detection of unknown (zero-day) malware threats. It uses advanced machine learning-based behavioral analysis to look at actual behavior of device applications in real time and almost instantly detect and classify any application behavior that is considered suspicious or anomalous, said the company.

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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM Giveaway Winner Announcement

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Hello readers! We started the Qualcomm Snapdragon giveaway last month teaming up with Qualcomm India to giveaway three Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM smartphones, and as promised, today we reveal the lucky winners. Before that, we would like to thank all the participants who took their time to participate in this giveaway. Are you the lucky winner? Find out below. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM Giveaway Winner Announcement”

Snapdragon 820 processor goes official, Adreno 530 GPU onboard

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Long rumored and long awaited, the Snapdragon 820 processor is finally official. The current top end chipset, the Snapdragon 810, has been widely panned for the problems that accompanied it and this has directly resulted in a drop off in sales. With the Snapdragon 820 and the mid-range 618, 620 chipsets the company aims to change that. Continue reading “Snapdragon 820 processor goes official, Adreno 530 GPU onboard”

Qualcomm Giveaway: Quick Charge 2.0 Power Banks and Chargers

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Hello readers! We are back with the second Qualcomm giveaway just for you. Last month’s Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway ended last week. We know that you guys are early waiting for the results. We are currently sorting out the entries, and the winners will be announced by the end of this week. Coming to the latest giveaway, this time we are giving away Qualcomm-certified Power Banks and Chargers with Quick Charge 2.0. Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 2.0 technology enables 0% to 60% charge in under 30 minutes. These Qualcomm Certified chargers and power banks can charge devices up to 75% faster than a conventional charger.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 octa-core 64-bit SoC with LTE announced

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Qualcomm recently announced the Snapdragon 616 processor with 4G LTE support in their Snapdragon 600 lineup. It is the successor of the Snapdragon 615 SoC that was introduced last year. This has the same Quad-core ARM Cortex A53 + Quad-core ARM Cortex A53 arrangement, but the second set of Cortex A53 cores are clocked at 1.2GHz per core, compared to 1GHz in the Snapdragon 615 processor. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 octa-core 64-bit SoC with LTE announced”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 and Snapdragon 412 quad-core processors announced

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Qualcomm has announced two new processors, one in the Snapdragon 200 series and other in the Snapdragon 400 series. The new Snapdragon 212 SoC, the company’s latest quad-core processor has multi-mode 3G/4G LTE Advanced and LTE Dual SIM aimed at entry-level smartphones and tablets. It uses the same ARM Cortex A7 CPU seen on the Snapdragon 210, but the clock speed has been increased from 1.1 GHz to 1.3 GHz per core. The Snapdragon 412 quad-core processor uses 64-bit Cortex A53 CPUs similar to the Snapdragon 410, but the clock speed has been increased from 1.2 GHz to 1.4 GHz per core and the memory bandwidth has been increased from 533 MHz to 600 MHz. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 and Snapdragon 412 quad-core processors announced”

Qualcomm announces WiPower wireless charging technology for metal smartphones

Qualcomm has announced a new wireless technology especially for mobile phone made of metal exteriors. Dubbed as WiPower, the technology is compliant with the Rezence standard that is based on Near Field Magnetic Resonance technology.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway: 3 Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM Smartphones

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Hello our loyal readers! We are back with another giveaway just for you. This time we are teaming up with Qualcomm India to giveaway Three Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM smartphones powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor. Launched in India back in April, the Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM is a one of the popular mid-range Windows Phone devices with a large 5.7-inch HD screen, 13MP rear camera and a 3000mAh battery.

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Qualcomm to slash 15% workforce, outlines restructuring plan

Qualcomm has announced that it reported $1.2 billion in net income during the third fiscal quarter of 2015, down from $2.2 billion a year ago. The company also said that it is reducing its workforce by 15%.

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Qualcomm Snapragon 810-powered Project Tango smartphone coming in Q3 2015

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At the Google I/O 2015 yesterday, Google announced its partnership with Qualcomm for its next generation Project Tango smartphone development platform. Project Tango combines the camera, gyroscope, and accelerometer to estimate six degree of freedom motion tracking, providing developers the ability to track 3D motion of a device while simultaneously creating a map of the environment. We still don’t have the complete specifications of the smartphone. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapragon 810-powered Project Tango smartphone coming in Q3 2015”

NTT Docomo becomes the first operator to adopt Qualcomm Snapdragon Sense ID Biometrics Platform

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Qualcomm has just announced that the Japanese company, NTT Docomo has become the first operator to adopt Qualcomm Snapdragon Sensor ID Biometrics Platform. The technology will be used for mobile biometric authentication service starting later this month in Japan.

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Qualcomm and Daimler announce collaboration to bring connected car technology

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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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Is Qualcomm preparing a deca-core (10-cores) Snapdragon 818 SoC?

According to latest report, Qualcomm is making its first 10-core CPU just like the MediaTek’s new deca-core Helio X20 series processor.

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