Mobile Qualcomm VP believes smartphones have what it takes to match DSLR image quality DSLRs can't match smartphone processing power By Shawn Knight, September 30, 2022, 12:24 PM 26 comments
Gaming Electronics Razer recruits Verizon to help with its 5G gaming handheld More details on the Razer Edge 5G are coming in October By Shawn Knight, September 29, 2022, 10:56 AM
Hardware Industry Arm sues Qualcomm in a bid to destroy acquired Nuvia chip designs Arm claims Qualcomm can't use designs developed under previously terminated agreements with Nuvia By Jimmy Pezzone, September 4, 2022, 8:58 AM 11 comments
Hardware Industry There is TSMC and there's everybody else, can Samsung or Intel catch up? The leading edge of semiconductor manufacturing By Jonathan Goldberg, August 28, 2022, 11:02 AM 31 comments
Hardware Industry What has Broadcom become? The truth is Broadcom is not a semiconductor company. Nor is it a software company. It is a private equity fund... By Jonathan Goldberg, August 10, 2022, 6:05 AM
Industry Hardware Qualcomm extends GlobalFoundries semiconductor partnership through 2028 The agreement more than doubles their existing long-term partnership By Shawn Knight, August 8, 2022, 12:07 PM
Hardware Industry Opinion: Will someone else buy Arm? Arm licensees want an assurance that Arm progresses on its much-needed roadmap By Jonathan Goldberg, August 1, 2022, 6:15 AM 10 comments
Wearable Tech Hardware Qualcomm's W5 platform for wearables is faster, offers big jump in battery life A smaller, more power efficient 4 nm design By Bob O'Donnell, July 19, 2022, 11:00 AM
Industry Hardware Qualcomm "consortium" looking to purchase large stake in Arm, keep it independent Keeping the company independent through acquisition By Cal Jeffrey, May 31, 2022, 3:53 PM 7 comments
Software Industry Microsoft "hybrid loop" shows the foundation for AI-powered client / cloud computing Also: Project Volterra, a small form factor Windows/Arm PC for developers By Bob O’Donnell, May 24, 2022, 11:18 AM
Hardware Mobile Qualcomm announces new flagship mobile SoC: the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 And a new 7-Series chip for higher-end midrange devices By Rob Thubron, May 20, 2022, 9:45 AM
Hardware Qualcomm's Apple M1 competitor is on track for late 2023 Is this a delay or a simple clarification? By Daniel Sims, April 29, 2022, 5:46 PM 13 comments
Mobile Android phone location accuracy will see huge improvements soon Meter-level accuracy should be great for drivers By Rob Thubron, March 22, 2022, 10:18 AM
Mobile Hardware Qualcomm planning to add AV1 support to upcoming Snapdragon chip Firefox is also adding hardware-based AV1 decoding By Daniel Sims, March 22, 2022, 7:13 AM
Industry Electronics Wi-Fi 7 ready: Qualcomm demos future of connectivity with new chipsets A recent study by Comcast found that nearly half of US respondents viewed Wi-Fi as more important than reliable transportation in their daily lives By Bob O’Donnell, March 3, 2022, 7:33 AM
Industry Hardware Arm, Intel, TSMC, AMD, Google and more industry leaders form the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) standard Envisioning a future where you could use components with different designs from various fabs and create an SoC out of it By Joao Silva, March 2, 2022, 1:29 PM 8 comments
Mobile Hardware Snapdragon X70 5G modem packs an AI processor to improve signal strength and power efficiency Qualcomm's next-gen 5G modem By Shawn Knight, February 28, 2022, 11:13 AM
Hardware Mobile Lenovo unveils the Snapdragon-powered ThinkPad X13s, claims 28-hour battery life A fanless, Windows on Arm laptop starting at $1,099 By Rob Thubron, February 28, 2022, 10:37 AM 15 comments
Hardware Industry Low yield on Samsung's 4nm process node prompts Qualcomm to go with TSMC for future chips Samsung is currently investigating foundry executives By Adrian Potoroaca, February 23, 2022, 2:06 PM 11 comments
Mobile Carl Pei hints at the first Snapdragon-powered Android phone from Nothing Expect plenty of transparent material By Rob Thubron, February 16, 2022, 11:57 AM
Mobile Hardware Exynos-powered Galaxy S22 Ultra performs significantly worse than Qualcomm variant Better go with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 for now, if you're going to spend $1,200 on a Samsung Galaxy By Humza Aamir, February 16, 2022, 8:22 AM 17 comments
Microsoft Electronics Qualcomm and Microsoft are working on custom chips for the next generation of AR glasses A renewed partnership that could bring AR glasses into the mainstream By Adrian Potoroaca, January 5, 2022, 3:06 PM
Car Tech Electronics Qualcomm aims to serve next-gen cars with Snapdragon Ride Vision and Digital Chassis Packaging and extending automotive offerings By Bob O’Donnell, January 5, 2022, 11:53 AM 7 comments
Hardware Mobile Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 SoC will power the next generation of Windows on Arm laptops The company sees a lot of opportunity for Snapdragon PCs to enable remote work and study By Adrian Potoroaca, December 2, 2021, 5:38 PM 10 comments
Industry Qualcomm's new AR technology can expand your desktop area with virtual monitors AR technology that actually looks useful By Joao Silva, December 2, 2021, 11:47 AM