Two big leaks today – Microsoft might finally be ready to retire the Windows 10 brand name and replace it with something new, and Qualcomm’s next-gen flagship processor could be a doozy. First, the chip. ARM says chips based on its new ARMv9 architecture will bring big boosts in overall performance and efficiency, and even bigger […]
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Qualcomm is sampling its first 7nm mobile processor
Intel’s first 10nm chips may be starting to roll out in limited quantities after years of delays. but mass production isn’t expected until next year. Other chip makers, meanwhile, already have their sights set on 7nm. AMD expects to begin shipping 7nm CPUs next year, and Apple and Huawei are expected to have 7nm processors […]
Qualcomm announces new 600 and 400 tier processor chips with 800 tier features
Chipmaker Qualcomm is ready to launch four new chips for the 600 and 400 tier Snapdragon processors. The new 415 chipsets will start appearing in mid-ranged smartphones by the first half of this year with the rest arriving in the second half. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 620 and 618 will feature 64-bit ARM Cortex A-72 CPUs and […]
Report: ZTE Apollo could be first 64-bit Android smartphone
Chip maker Qualcomm has promised to start delivering 64-bit smartphone processors based on ARMv8 architecture later this year. Now a report from CNMOÂ suggests that the upcoming ZTE “Apollo” could be one of the first Android smartphones to use a Qualcomm 64-bit processor. The ZTE Apollo wouldn’t be the first 64-bit phone: that honor goes to […]
Qualcomm reveals Snapdragon S4 Pro processor
Qualcomm is adding a new “Pro” version of its S4 MSM8960 dual-core processor for phone and tablets. The main difference between the new chip and what I can only assume must be the amateur model is that the S4 Pro will feature higher performance Adreno 320 graphics. According to the company, the Adreno 320 GPU […]
Qualcomm simplifies Snapdragon chip names (bigger is better)
Chip maker Qualcomm has unveiled a new, simpler naming system for its low power smartphone and tablet chips. Gone are confusing names like MSM8x55 and now we have the Snapdragon S1, S2, S3, and S4. All you really need to know is that the higher the number, the more powerful the chip. The Qualcomm Snapdragon […]
Qualcomm: 250 Snapdragon devices on the way
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips are already a popular choice for smartphone and tablet makers. But Qualcomm says the 125 devices that have already been announced are just the tip of the iceberg. About 250 new devices with Snapdragon chips are currently in development. The announcement came out of this week’s Qualcomm Uplinq event, where the company […]
Qualcomm unveils quad-core, 2.5 GHz Snapdragon mobile chips
You know how last year the Qualcomm Snapdragon chip was all the rage with phone makers thanks to its super speedy 1 GHz clock speed and decent graphics performance? This year it seems like NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 chip has been grabbing all the headlines thanks to its 1 GHz dual core architecture and higher performance […]
Leading ARM-based smartphone, tablet chips compared
Qualcomm Snapdragon, Samsung Hummingbird, TI OMAP, NVIDIA Tegra… you see these names a lot these days, as they’re the chips powering the newest, most powerful Android smartphones and upcoming tablets. But while most of these chips run at clock speeds between 800 MHz and 1.2 GHz, we’ve moved far past the point where you can […]
Qualcomm: More than 20 tablets in the works
Chip maker Qualcomm reported its quarterly earnings this week, and the company did pretty well for itself, pulling in 39 percent more revenut than the same quarter a year earlier. But even more interesting (for tablet enthusiasts anyway) is news that there are more than 20 different tablets in the works which may ship with […]