Qualcomm
Qualcomm this morning is taking the wraps off of a new smartphone SoC for the mid-range market, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The second of Qualcomm’s down-market ‘S’ tier Snapdragon 7 parts, the 7s series is functionally the entry-level tier for the Snapdragon 7 family – and really, most Qualcomm-powered handsets in North America. With three tiers of Snapdragon 7 chips, the 7s can easily be lost in the noise that comes with more powerful chips. But the latest iteration of the 7s is a bit more interesting than usual, as rather than reusing an existing die, Qualcomm has seemingly minted a whole new die for this part. As a result, the company has upgraded the 7s family to use Arm’s current Armv9 CPU cores...
The Verizon and AT&T 5G Setups at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit
My inbox has been awash with emails regarding 5G ‘firsts’ this past year. Every time a company seems to demonstrate the smallest new ‘first’, such as mmWave through an...
3 by Ian Cutress on 12/10/2018
Qualcomm Tech Summit, Day 3: Snapdragon 8cx, the New ACPC SoC
For the final day of Qualcomm’s 3rd Annual Tech Summit, the focus is on its Always Connected PC (ACPC) platform. This is Qualcomm’s attempt to bring mobile processors to...
43 by Ian Cutress on 12/6/2018
Spotted: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Wafer on 7nm
Alongside the announcement of the new 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx processor for the company’s line of next generation premium tier Always Connected PCs, in the demo room today we...
15 by Ian Cutress on 12/6/2018
Snapdragon 855 Power Consumption Demo, But
One of the interesting demos for the newly announced Snapdragon 855 SoC here at Qualcomm’s Tech Summit was to do with power. In a dedicated area, Qualcomm had set...
17 by Ian Cutress on 12/6/2018
Qualcomm Tech Summit, Day 3 Live Blog (Starts at 2pm ET)
The final keynote of Qualcomm's Tech Summit is set to be about the company's Always Connected PCs.
50 by Ian Cutress on 12/6/2018
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Pre-Dive: Going Into Detail on 2019's Flagship Android SoC
Following today’s early-on coverage of the Day 2 coverage of Qualcomm’s Tech Summit event in Maui, Hawaii, we recap the major story of the day: The new Snapdragon 855...
47 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/5/2018
Qualcomm Tech Summit, Day 2: Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform
Given the sheer success of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 SoC in so many 2018 flagship smartphones, the next generation Snapdragon 855 has a lot to live up to. Today Qualcomm...
7 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 12/5/2018
Qualcomm Tech Summit, Day 2 Live Blog (Starts at 2pm ET)
Here we are on day two of Qualcomm's Snapdragon Tech Summit, and today is going to be all about Snapdragon 855, the next generation smartphone SoC expected to power...
5 by Ian Cutress on 12/5/2018
Moto 5G Mod at Snapdragon Summit: Lots of Antennas, and S855 Inside?
The first day at Qualcomm’s annual summit has been all about 5G, including infrastructure, carriers, partners, and OEMs. There hasn’t been so much about devices, except for the main...
14 by Ian Cutress on 12/5/2018
Qualcomm Tech Summit, Day 1: Announcing 5G Partnerships and Snapdragon 855
The third annual Qualcomm Tech Summit has just started, and the first announcements from Day One have been made. To start this event, Qualcomm President Cristano Amon is sharing...
29 by Ian Cutress on 12/4/2018
Qualcomm Tech Summit, Day 1 Live Blog (Starts at 2pm ET)
Qualcomm's 3rd Annual Tech Summit in Maui, HI, starts today. Join us at 2pm ET (7pm UTC) for live coverage of today's announcements. Given what's going to be...
9 by Ian Cutress on 12/4/2018
Just When You Thought It Was Dead: Qualcomm Centriq Arm Server Systems Spotted
Much to our surprise, we saw a Qualcomm Centriq server from an OEM at Supercomputing this week.
7 by Ian Cutress on 11/13/2018
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 675 - 11nm Mid-Range Cortex A76-Based
Today we’re seeing a very interesting announcement from Qualcomm: The new Snapdragon 675 chipset is a direct successor to the current generation Snapdragon 670 which was only announced back...
40 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/22/2018
Samsung Unveils Galaxy Book2: 12-Inch, Snapdragon 850 with X20 LTE, 20 Hrs
Samsung today has introduced the Galaxy Book2, its newest attempt to create an always on, always connected convertible PC. For the new 2-in-1 notebook, Samsung opted to use Qualcomm’s...
48 by Anton Shilov on 10/18/2018
Apple Found To Infringe On 1 Qualcomm Patent; US ITC Will Not Ban iPhone Imports
A bit over a year ago, Qualcomm started the process of suing Apple at the US International Trade Commission (ITC) over alleged patent infringement. At the time, Apple was...
31 by Ryan Smith on 9/28/2018
Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon Wear 3100 Platform for Smartwatches
Qualcomm this week introduced its new platform designed for smartwatches based on Google’s Wear OS. The long anticipated Snapdragon Wear 3100 packs four general-purpose processing cores as well a...
43 by Anton Shilov on 9/14/2018
Lenovo Announces Yoga C630: The First Windows on Snapdragon 850
Lenovo on Thursday introduced the world’s first laptop based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 850 SoC. The Yoga C630 promises to deliver a considerably higher performance than the first-generation Windows-on-Snapdragon machines...
24 by Anton Shilov on 8/31/2018
Qualcomm Begins Sampling of 7nm Next-Gen SoC
Today Qualcomm is announcing that it has begun sampling its next generation Snapdragon SoC. The announcement is unusual as in the past we’ve never really had sampling announcements from...
18 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/22/2018
Qualcomm Reveals The Snapdragon 670 Platform: Dual Big Cores + Adreno 615
Today Qualcomm is announcing a new entry in the 600-series mid-range line-up. In a surprise move, the new Snapdragon 670 is a direct successor to the Snapdragon 660, and...
25 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/8/2018
Motorola Enables 5G: A Moto Mod for the z3
The concept of modular phones has gone from non-existent, to completely modular everything, and back again. The more you can embed into a phone at once, the slimmer the...
13 by Ian Cutress on 8/6/2018
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