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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 to enter mass production by end of May

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  • Posted April 26, 2013, 10:03 AM by Nir Kenner | Filed in Industry News
  • While flagship Android phones like the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 are still fresh off the production line, tech junkies probably want to know what comes after. Today Qualcomm has revealed that their new processor will hit mass production…

Qualcomm says Snapdragon 800 easily beats Nvidia's Tegra 4

Qualcomm says Snapdragon 800 easily beats Nvidia
  • Posted February 27, 2013, 11:07 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing With Video
  • All eyes in the mobile world are on Nvidia’s upcoming Tegra 4 processor. The hardware maker wisely showcased the chip’s performance potential this week at Mobile World Congress and it came as little surprise that the quad-core Cortex-A15 processor and…

Snapdragon 800 devices to feature Quick Charge 2.0, Voice Activation

Snapdragon 800 devices to feature Quick Charge 2.0, Voice Activation
  • Posted February 21, 2013, 10:01 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Qualcomm detailed its upcoming Snapdragon 800 processor at CES last month but apparently it left a couple of key features under wraps. Now, with Mobile World Congress around the corner, the company is ready to share a little more with…

Qualcomm reveals specs of Snapdragon 400 and 200 processors

Qualcomm reveals specs of Snapdragon 400 and 200 processors
  • Posted February 20, 2013, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • The latest post on Qualcomm’s official blog sheds some light on the company’s upcoming Snapdragon 200 and 400 processors. Unlike the beefier Snapdragon 800 and 600 processors, these new chips are targeting mid-tier and entry level smartphones according to vice…

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 800 and 600 series chips, promises huge performance gains

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 800 and 600 series chips, promises huge performance gains
  • Posted January 8, 2013, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs took the stage at the Las Vegas Convention Center last night to unveil the company's latest chipsets: the Snapdragon 800 and 600 series. The former will appear in “premium” mobile devices in the second half of…

Asus unveils PadFone 2 Android smartphone/tablet hybrid

Asus unveils PadFone 2 Android smartphone/tablet hybrid
  • Posted October 17, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • We've seen countless attempts at hybridizing tablets and notebooks, but few manufacturers have taken that consolidation to the next step by using a smartphone as a primary computing device that attaches to various accessories that transform the handset into a…

Qualcomm turns to Samsung, UMC to meet Snapdragon S4 SoC demand

Qualcomm turns to Samsung, UMC to meet Snapdragon S4 SoC demand
  • Posted July 5, 2012, 11:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Hardware
  • Qualcomm has enjoyed huge success with its Snapdragon S4 SoC, resulting in such high demand the San Diego-based firm recently said it would be unable to satisfy demand until 2013, forcing them to consider other options...

Qualcomm details Snapdragon lineup, demos Windows RT tablet

Qualcomm details Snapdragon lineup, demos Windows RT tablet
  • Posted June 6, 2012, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News With Video
  • Qualcomm says it is expanding beyond mobile with new variants of its Snapdragon S4 SoC. The company made the announcement at Computex and highlighted four different product lines — Prime, Pro, Plus, Play — that will go into everything from…

Qualcomm reports Q2 earnings, warns of Snapdragon S4 SoC shortage

Qualcomm reports Q2 earnings, warns of Snapdragon S4 SoC shortage
  • Posted April 20, 2012, 10:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Qualcomm, one of the world's largest smartphone and tablet chip makers, announced yesterday during their second fiscal quarter earnings call that shipments of their highly popular 28-nanometer Snapdragon S4 chips are unlikely to keep up with supply until the end…

Qualcomm to ship Snapdragon S4-based Windows 8 notebooks this year

Qualcomm to ship Snapdragon S4-based Windows 8 notebooks this year
  • Posted April 2, 2012, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Qualcomm is planning to launch Windows 8 notebooks with quad-core Snapdragon S4 chips later this year. The offerings are said to be lighter and thinner than Apple’s MacBook Air and will rival second generation ultrabooks, says Rob Chandhok, senior vice…

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 4 "Pro" with faster onboard GPU

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 4 "Pro" with faster onboard GPU
  • Posted February 27, 2012, 10:56 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon S4 processor, featured inside the recently announced HTC One X, has already garnered plenty of good press after benchmarks emerged showing it blew everything else out of the water in terms of CPU performance. Although the S4…

Qualcomm wants its chips in ultraportable notebooks

Qualcomm wants its chips in ultraportable notebooks
  • Posted January 10, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing With Video
  • As Intel tries to enter the smartphone space with its Medfield Atom SoCs, Qualcomm will reportedly attempt to capture some of x86's territory. Currently in over 300 devices and shipping soon in about 350 more, Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipsets have long…

Qualcomm forecasts Snapdragon powered PCs by late 2012

Qualcomm forecasts Snapdragon powered PCs by late 2012
  • Posted November 17, 2011, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors are typically found in smartphones and tablets, but during an investor meeting in New York yesterday, the company announced plans to launch Snapdragon processors into the PC market within the next... 

Snapdragon roadmap unveiled, 2.5GHz mobile CPUs in 2012

Snapdragon roadmap unveiled, 2.5GHz mobile CPUs in 2012
  • Posted September 15, 2011, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Qualcomm has released a roadmap for their popular Snapdragon mobile processor line during their Innovation Qualcomm event in Istanbul. Expect to see multiple Snapdragon processors in the near future with speeds reaching as high as 2.5GHz...

Qualcomm: new Snapdragon is 23% faster than Cortex-A15

Qualcomm: new Snapdragon is 23% faster than Cortex-A15
  • Posted April 26, 2011, 4:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • MobileTechWorld has stumbled upon an internal presentation detailing Qualcomm's upcoming system-on-a-chip technology. Based on the new Krait architecture, the MSM8270, MSM8930, MSM8960, and APQ8064 Snapdragon chips are expected to sample this year with the 3G/LTE MSM8960 landing in the hands…

Qualcomm previews 28nm Snapdragon, touts 5x more speed

Qualcomm previews 28nm Snapdragon, touts 5x more speed
  • Posted November 18, 2010, 5:06 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Powering a significant portion of today's smartphones, Qualcomm's Snapdragon is one of the most popular SoC solutions available. The company undoubtedly hopes to maintain that momentum as the competition heats up with products like Nvidia's dual-core Cortex A9-based Tegra 2,…

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