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Jun 29, 2016

Qualcomm Expands Tango Platform Support to Snapdragon 820 and Future Snapdragon 600/800 Chipsets

Rajesh Pandey

Qualcomm today announced that it will be supporting the Tango platform on the Snapdragon 820, its current flagship chipset, as well as on all future Snapdragon 600 and 800 tier processors. Google, Lenovo, and Qualcomm

QUALCOMM

Jun 1, 2016

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear 1100 Is Aimed at Targeted-Purpose Wearables

Rajesh Pandey

At Computex 2016 in Taiwan, Qualcomm announced a new Snapdragon Wear chip aimed at low-end wearables. The chip, dubbed Snapdragon Wear 1100, features an integrated processor that can run Linux-based applications and can

QUALCOMM

Apr 24, 2016

Qualcomm Clarifies USB Type-C and Quick Charge 3.0 Compatibility Issues

Rajesh Pandey

Qualcomm has issued an official statement regarding the confusion about its Quick Charge 3.0 technology not being compatible with the USB Type-C specification. The statement from the company does not directly address the

QUALCOMM

Feb 11, 2016

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear 2100 paves the way for slimmer and longer lasting wearables

Rajesh Pandey

In addition to three new chipsets for smartphones, Qualcomm also announced a new processor for wearables: the Snapdragon Wear 2100. The chipset is smaller than its predecessor while being more power efficient, thereby ensuring that

QUALCOMM

Feb 11, 2016

Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 425, 435 and 625 chipsets

Rajesh Pandey

Qualcomm today announced three new chipsets for mid-range smartphones: the Snapdragon 625, 435 and 425. Compared to previous offerings from Qualcomm, these new chips are a big upgrade in almost every department. Not only

QUALCOMM

Jan 14, 2016

Samsung to fabricate Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 processor

Rajesh Pandey

Samsung announced today that it has started the mass production of 'advanced logic chips' based on the 14nm LPP (Low-Power Plus) fabrication process. This is the second generation of the company's 14nm FinFET

QUALCOMM

Dec 11, 2015

Leaked benchmarks indicate Samsung’s Exynos 8890 GPU is better than Snapdragon 820’s Adreno 530

Rajesh Pandey

Yesterday, the team over at AnandTech posted a performance preview of the Snapdragon 820 chipset from Qualcomm. The next generation high-end chipset from the company features its own custom Kryo cores and an Adreno

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Dec 4, 2015

Samsung actively looking for heat pipe suppliers for Galaxy S7

Rajesh Pandey

A report originating from China claims that Samsung is actively looking for heat pipe suppliers for the Galaxy S7. The company is apparently already testing various configurations and designs of the heat pipe from various

QUALCOMM

Nov 10, 2015

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset with custom Kryo cores officially unveiled

Rajesh Pandey

At an event in New York City today, Qualcomm unveiled its next generation chipset for the next wave of high-end Android devices: the Snapdragon 820. The company had previously revealed details about the Adreno

QUALCOMM

Sep 15, 2015

Qualcomm introduces Quick Charge 3.0; charges a device from 0-80% in 35 mins

Rajesh Pandey

Beside unveiling the Snapdragon 617 and 430 chipsets, and its brand new X12 LTE modem, Qualcomm also introduced Quick Charge 3.0. Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0 is a very popular feature with almost

QUALCOMM

Sep 15, 2015

Qualcomm’s X12 LTE modem supports LTE Cat 12, LTE-U, Wi-Fi ad, 4×4 MIMO, and more

Rajesh Pandey

Over the last month or so, Qualcomm has revealed key details about its next-generation premium chipset: the Snapdragon 820. Today, it has revealed details about the modem that will be integrated into the chipset:

QUALCOMM

Sep 15, 2015

Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 617 and Snapdragon 430 chipsets

Rajesh Pandey

Qualcomm today announced two new low- and mid-range Snapdragon chip solutions: the Snapdragon 430 and Snapdragon 617. The Snapdragon 430 will be Qualcomm's first low-end budget chipset to come with an Adreno

QUALCOMM

Sep 3, 2015

Qualcomm: Snapdragon 820’s Kryo CPU will be up to 2x faster and power efficient than Snapdragon 810

Rajesh Pandey

Amidst all the barrage of IFA announcements yesterday, Qualcomm provided more information about the Kryo custom cores that will be found inside its upcoming Snapdragon 820 chipset. Kryo is Qualcomm's first custom designed 64-

QUALCOMM

Sep 1, 2015

Qualcomm delivers a new revision of Snapdragon 820 to Samsung for the Galaxy S7 with better performance

Rajesh Pandey

If the latest rumors from China are anything to go by, Qualcomm has delivered Samsung with a new revision of its Snapdragon 820 chipset with better thermal management and performance improvement of up to 5-

QUALCOMM

Aug 31, 2015

Qualcomm Smart Protect will detect zero-day malware threats in real time; to make its debut on the Snapdragon 820 next year

Rajesh Pandey

Qualcomm today announced Snapdragon Smart Protect, a tool that will be capable of detecting, analysing and offering protection against zero-day malware threats in real time. The first chip to feature support for Smart Protect

QUALCOMM

Aug 12, 2015

Qualcomm details Snapdragon 820’s Adreno 530 GPU and new Spectra camera ISP

Rajesh Pandey

Qualcomm today revealed some key details about its next generation GPU and ISP that will be making their way inside its Snapdragon 820 chipset. The company claims that the new Adreno and Spectra camera ISP

QUALCOMM

Aug 5, 2015

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 specs leak: custom 4x ‘Hydra’ cores, 14nm FinFET fabrication process, and more

Rajesh Pandey

Chinese analyst Jiutang Pan has revealed key specifications of Qualcomm's next-generation chipset -- the Snapdragon 820. With Qualcomm's high end chip for 2015 -- the Snapdragon 810 -- being plagued with overheating issues, expectations are

QUALCOMM

Jul 21, 2015

Report: Qualcomm to layoff around 4,000 employees at its Q3 FY15 earnings conference tomorrow

Rajesh Pandey

A report from The Information claims that Qualcomm is going to layoff thousands of its employees at its Q3 FY15 earnings conference scheduled for July 22. The company is expected to cut around 4,000