Qualcomm is boosting the speeds for its most affordable smartphone processors. About a year after launching the Snapdragon 210 and 410 chips, Qualcomm is updating its lineup with new Snapdragon 212 and 412 models. The new chips are based on the same architecture as their predecessors, but offer faster clock speeds and a few other improvements. […]
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 details leaked
Qualcomm has been one of the dominant players in the smartphone and tablet chip space in recent years, Â but the company’s latest high-end processor has taken a bit of heat… literally. Soon Qualcomm will introduce its next-gen powerhouse, but some data about the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor has leaked a bit early, giving us […]
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Wireless charging coming to metal phones (thanks to Qualcomm)
Want a phone with support for wireless charging? Up until now that’s meant you’ve needed a phone with a plastic case — because metal cases could interfere with wireless chargers. Now chip maker Qualcomm has announced a solution that could bring wireless charging capabilities to metal smartphones. Qualcomm says its WiPower system is compatible with the Alliance for […]
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Qualcomm to cut jobs, reduce spending by $1.4 billion
Chip maker Qualcomm has pretty much dominated the smartphone space in recent years, but the company faces growing competition from rivals including MediaTek, Intel, Samsung, and Apple. The company’s latest flagship processor, the Snapdragon 810, has also been getting mixed reviews. So maybe it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that the company is considering some […]
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New Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 could have Snapdragon 820
Numerous reports have suggested Google is working with LG and Huawei to produce two Nexus smartphones this year. Now it looks like both the LG Nexus 5 and the Huawei Nexus 6 smartphones might be powered by Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 820 processor. This week scores for the upcoming LG Nexus 5 (2015) showed up in the […]
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OnePlus 2 smartphone to have Snapdragon 810 v2.1 chip
OnePlus has announced that it’s second smartphone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor… but the company promises the chip won’t overheat. Other phones with Qualcomm’s latest smartphone processor have run into heat problems which lead to CPU throttling. That causes the new Sony Xperia Z4, for instance, to perform more slowly than last […]
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Allwinner to help Qualcomm get Snapdragon chips into cheap tablets
Chip makers Allwinner and Qualcomm have announced a bizarre-sounding agreement designed to help Qualcomm get its chips into more low-cost tablets. Allwinner is a Chinese fabless semiconductor company that designs its own chips, which are often used in cheap tablets produced in China. But for the most part those tablets are WiFi-only. Qualcomm, meanwhile, is […]
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Lilbits (5-11-2015): Debunking edition (Windows 10 isn’t totally free for Insiders)
There’s a story making the rounds that Windows 10 will be available as a free update for folks running pre-release builds of the operating system as part of the Windows Insider program… and it’s true. It’s just not quite the whole truth. The story comes from a comment made on Twitter by the head of […]
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Fairphone’s 2nd-gen ethically-sourced smartphone coming this summer
Dutch-based Fairphone has big dreams to produce ethically sourced, long-lasting smartphones for environmentally conscious consumers. They have succeeded somewhat by selling all 60 thousand units of the first-generation Fairphone. Now they’re preparing to launch a second model. This time, with a little more experience under its belt, the company hopes to increase its transparency and use […]
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Cyanogen OS to come on (some) Qualcomm Reference Design hardware
Cyanogen OS is a smartphone operating system that’s based on open source Google Android software, but which includes extra features and services including options that let users customize the look and feel of their devices. A handful of smartphones including the OnePlus One and handsets from Indian device maker Micromax currently ship with Cyanogen OS. […]