Qualcomm is working with Samsung and Google on new mixed reality smart glasses
Off my Face: Compared to smartphones and other traditional computing markets, wearable gadgets haven't exactly taken the world by storm. Companies have been trying for years, and now Qualcomm is making another attempt to convince people that tethered smart glasses are indeed a good idea.
Researchers uncover critical vulnerabilities in Qualcomm's Adreno GPU
PSA: Update your Android immediately
Qualcomm aims to bring Snapdragon X PC prices down to $700 next year
Massive battery life improvements for Windows PCs to become more affordable in 2025
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 SoC is designed for cheap phones with a 5G twist
Bringing Gigabit mobile connectivity to more people
Particle's Tachyon single-board computer brings 5G, 12 TOPS NPU in a Snapdragon-powered package
It's currently raising funds via Kickstarter
In brief: IoT startup Particle looks geared to shake up the single-board computer market with their latest creation – the Tachyon. This credit card-sized Linux computer packs the kind of serious hardware normally found in mid-range smartphones. You get an 8-core Qualcomm chip, 5G cellular connectivity, Wi-Fi 6E, and dedicated AI acceleration.
AI PCs might take off slowly, but battery life benefits is set to become Snapdragon X's real selling point
Adobe and other developers reportedly resisted requests to optimize AI applications for NPUs
Samsung warns of app incompatibility on its Qualcomm PCs, despite Microsoft's promise
Fortnite is on the list, too
In context: Poorer performance aside, a big reason for the slow uptake of Arm-based Windows PCs has been the lack of compatibility with many commonly used apps and games. Microsoft has tried to address that with Prism, an emulation layer that lets apps run "great," regardless of whether their developers have baked in support for the architecture; however, Samsung is seemingly contradicting those claims with a new disclaimer.
Cheaper Copilot+ AI PCs could be in the pipeline thanks to a new Snapdragon X chip
Qualcomm and Microsoft are betting big on AI PCs
Arm lawsuit against Qualcomm could threaten all Copilot+ PCs
Snapdragon X AI PCs ship on June 18
Snapdragon X Elite's first real-world benchmarks can't even beat an older iPhone, but a fix may be out soon
Galaxy Book4 Edge benchmarks disappoints
Arm CEO: 50% of Windows PCs will be powered by Arm chips by 2029
Possible, or wishful thinking?
"I'm a Mac" actor grows up to promote Windows on Arm PCs for Qualcomm
The more "things change," the more they stay the same
Qualcomm embraces AI PC future with big Copilot+ showcase at Computex
Qualcomm's third attempt at Arm-based PCs proves promising
Snapdragon X Windows PCs should run over 1,000 games at playable framerates, super resolution improves performance
Elden Ring, Counter-Strike 2, The Sims 4, Final Fantasy XIV, and others run smoothly through Arm-to-x86 translation layer
Qualcomm is offering a NUC-like Snapdragon X mini desktop for Windows developers
Top-end Snapdragon specs for $899 with ports for four 4K displays
Snapdragon X Elite-powered Microsoft Surface laptop tests show impressive results, with a caveat
That battery life looks amazing
Microsoft Copilot AI will offer tips in PC and Xbox games like Minecraft
AI-based game assistant can react to in-game events in real time
Ampere announces monstrous 256-core 3nm CPU, teams up with Qualcomm for AI
The chipmaker slated release for sometime next year
Snapdragon X Elite laptops from Dell are launching soon, leaked docs claim nearly double the battery life
The Arm-based chips could be costing Dell half as much as Intel's
Snapdragon X Elite is faster than Intel and AMD flagship CPUs in Geekbench
Laptops powered by the Snapdragon X Elite are coming later this year
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite Arm SoC is capable of running Baldur's Gate 3 at 30 frames per second
Is 30 FPS a "perfectly playable" rate for the PC gaming crowd?
Can Snapdragon X Elite finally make Windows on Arm a gaming champ? Qualcomm thinks so
Qualcomm may be about to pull an Apple
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC is meant for budget flagships
The new chipset will be used by a host of Chinese OEMs in their "flagship killer" devices
MediaTek beat out Apple and Qualcomm to finish 2023 as the top smartphone chip vendor
MediaTek shipped more smartphone processors than anyone else in Q4 2023