Qualcomm has a new chip for slightly more affordable, yet still premium smartphones. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform promises high-end AI features, photography, and gaming experiences.
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Qualcomm announced a new modem at Mobile World Congress 2024. The X80 promises to advance 5G with the help of artificial intelligence, efficiency improvements, and spectrum flexibility.
After Intel, another major company in the form of Qualcomm has now publicly stated that the "next version of Microsoft Windows" is landing this year. However, it may not Windows "12".
The Wi-Fi Alliance has officially confirmed the new Wi-Fi 7 standard and has begun certifying devices that will support Wi-Fi 7. The new standard will be included in 233 million devices in 2024.
Acer has collaborated with Qualcomm to unveil two gaming routers including Predator Connect X7 5G CPE and T7 Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Router that offer enhanced speed and low network latency for wireless gaming.
Qualcomm has announced a new and improved VR-specific chip, the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2. It will be used to power upcoming VR headset products from Samsung, along with other companies.
LG has revealed its smart home AI robot which is a two-legged device that can move autonomously. The device possesses facial and voice recognition with natural language processing and more.
Qualcomm has announced its newest mobile chip, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. It's made for mid-range Android smartphones and tablets, with 15 percent more performance compared to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1.
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile platform with a big focus on generative AI, "console-defying" gaming at up to 240 FPS, premium-level performance, and other improvements.
Qualcomm has announced its new S7 and S7 Pro Gen 1 sound platform, offering enhanced support for wearable audio devices like earbuds for up to 192kHz multi-channel lossless music streaming.
Qualcomm has officially unwrapped the Snapdragon X Elite platform for Windows PCs. According to the manufacturer, it is the "most powerful, intelligent, and efficient processor" for Windows computers.
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Seamless platform will allow Android and Windows-based devices, along with other operating systems that use Snapdragon chips, to connect and work together.
A new report claims NVIDIA is designing Arm-based processors designed to run Microsoft's Windows operating system. The first such NVIDIA Windows processors could launch sometime in 2025.
Qualcomm lays off more than 1,200 employees as it cuts costs due to declining revenue from slower smartphone sales and the potential loss of a major customer. The cuts will affect several departments.
Qualcomm will launch a new family of processors made for PCs in 2024. They will be branded under the Snapdragon X Series, and more info will be revealed later in October during the Qualcomm Summit.
The UK's competition regulator has launched an investigation into Qualcomm's acquisition of Autotalks. It wants to find out if the deal will hurt competition in the United Kingdom.
Qualcomm and Apple have extended their 5G modem agreement for an additional three years, meaning Qualcomm will continue to supply its Snapdragon 5G Modem RF systems for Apple's product through 2026.
The popular CPU benchmarking tool Cinebench has received its latest update today and it's a pretty big one. The software brings back GPU measurement, gets Windows on Arm, and Apple M1/M2 support.
The original repairable smartphone brand Fairphone is launching its latest model with a hefty price tag and a bag full of updated features. With 5 years of warranty, it's built to last.
Ayaneo introduces the Pocket S Android gaming handheld, powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 chipset. It comes with a slim design, analog sticks, D-pad, and black and white options.
Qualcomm has unveiled a new processor family designed for the next generation of handheld gaming devices. The G series consists of three SKUs for all sorts of portable gaming consoles.
Microsoft will still be part of the steering committee for the Mixed Reality Toolkit GitHub group, along with Qualcomm and Magic Leap. The third version of the toolkit will launch in mid-September.
A new report shows that the cost of Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 seems to be a bit high. In contrast, the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 is a possible alternative for 2024 flagships.
Microsoft may have pushed the launch of Surface Go featuring ARM processors in favor of Intel. As per the reports, the new Surface Go is expected to feature Intel's new N200 mobile processors.
Qualcomm says it will team up with Meta so that its Llama 2 large language model for generative AI services can work on mobile devices without a need for cloud services, starting in 2024.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset will offer budget-price smartphones better overall performance, along with sharper picture support, faster onboard battery charging, and much more.
The second smartphone from Nothing, made up of former OnePlus team members, will have one of the Snapdragon 8-series processors inside, and will be the first phone from the company sold in the US.
Autotalks was founded in 2009 and it makes chips that are designed to help vehicles detect hazards while on the road, and they also communicate with other vehicles for faster response time.
TSMC, the world's leading foundry, is planning to charge up to 30% more for chips made in the U.S. than those made in Taiwan due to higher building costs of fabrications outside of Taiwan.
The newly revealed Snapdragon Game Super Resolution will boost some Android games running on Qualcomm's chips from 1080p to 4K resolution, while also bumping up frame rates and extending battery life.
A newly published report has spilled the beans on Microsoft's reported plans to release a smaller 11-inch Surface Pro and an ARM-powered entry-level Surface Go 3 successor later this year.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 chip will offer 50 percent more performance compared to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 CPU. It will be inside new mid-range phones starting later this month.
Today, Dell has launched the first laptop in its Inspiron 14 range that is powered by one of Qualcomm's Snapdragon systems on a chip which will sit alongside the current Intel and AMD offerings.
If you thought eSIM was modern tech, Qualcomm has something new too. The company has announced the certification for its customer-ready iSIM which is directly baked into a phone's main processor.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X75 modem will be able to support 10-carrier aggregation along with much better AI performance. The first devices with the new modem are coming in late 2023.
Samsung's first “extended reality” headset is "not too far away", but the company offered little info on its plans for the new wearable devices, which will have a Qualcomm chipset and Google software.
Qualcomm has announced a new solution called Snapdragon Satellite that will arrive on high-end phones using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform. It'll enable messaging via satellite.
Qualcomm has announced a new SoC, the Snapdragon Ride Flex, which can handle multiple advanced tasks like automated driving, advanced driver assistance as well as media controls and other functions.
Tech companies are reportedly cutting down on chip manufacturing orders to TSMC due to economic slowdown and lower chip demand worldwide. The trend will continue to be seen until Q1 2023.
Microsoft has quietly updated the Windows 11 supported processor lists from AMD, Intel and Qualcomm. This was done to cover the recent release of Windows 11 version 22H2 (2022) feature update.