Qualcomm’s Toq smartwatch features a low-power Mirasol sunlight readable color display, touchscreen-based navigation, and the ability to pair with your smartphone to display alerts on your wrist. It supports wireless charging, works with an optional Bluetooth headset, and can act as a remote control for music playback on your phone. Unfortunately those features come at […]
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Xiaomi launches Hongmi 1s phone with Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU
Chinese phone maker Xiaomi is giving one of its cheapest smartphones a bit of a spec bump. Xiaomi’s Hongmi is a $130 phone that has an 1.5 GHz MediaTek MT6589 quad-core processor. Now the company is offering a model called the Hongmi 1S which has a 1.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core chip instead. The new […]
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Qualcomm acquires webOS, iPAQ patents from HP
In 2013, HP sold to LG much of the intellectual property it had acquired when it bought Palm in an ill-fated attempted to make webOS a viable alternative to Android and iOS. But HP hung onto plenty of patents related to webOS and other mobile technology… until now. Qualcomm has announced it’s acquiring about 1,400 […]
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 802 chip for TVs, set-top-boxes
Qualcomm makes some of the most powerful chips for smartphones and tablets, and now the company is adapting its processors to work with smart TVs and set-top boxes. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 802 is a 1.8 GHz quad-core processor with Adreno 330 graphics that’s based on the same Krait technology as the chips in high-end phones […]
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Qualcomm Ultra Sound NotePad digitizes notes… by listening to your pen doodles
Companies have been offering phones, tablets, and other devices with stylus or digital pen support for years. But most have relied on a passive stylus that touches your screen or an “active” stylus that communicates with your device electronically. Chip maker Qualcomm is showing off something new — a stylus that can work with a […]
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Qualcomm working on 64-bit and octa-core chips
Chip maker Qualcomm is reportedly working on a a few new processors for smartphones and tablets, including models with 64-bit architecture and possibly a new octa-core chip. The upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 is a 64-bit chip with integrated support for 4G LTe networks. Meanwhile, Chinese news sources suggest we could see a new 8-core MSM8994/APQ8094 from […]
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Lilbits (11-25-2013): Pre-order Qualcomm’s $350 Toq smartwatch (or don’t)
Qualcomm’s Toq smartwatch is a wearable device with a low-power display that’s designed to be easy to read in direct sunlight. You can pair it with a phone to view weather forecasts, notifications or incoming calls, and I suppose you could also tell time with the Toq too. But that limited functionality comes at a […]
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 to offer 40 percent faster graphics
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 processor is already one of fastest ARM-based chips around… but next year Qualcomm plans to introduce a new model that brings a 40 percent graphics boost, support for 4K Ultra HD video playback, and a new, faster CPU architecture. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 will be the first chip based on Qualcomm’s Krait […]
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Qualcomm’s Toq Smartwatch to sell for $350 starting in December
Qualcomm’s first foray into the smartwatch space is set to go on sale December 2nd for $350. That makes the Toq smartwatch about $50 more expensive than a Samsung Galaxy Gear and more than twice the price of a Pebble smartwatch. But the Toq has a few things no other device in its class has. […]
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Lilbits (10-23-2013): Goodbye Surface RT, hello Surface
Last year Microsoft introduced two tablets, the Surface RT and the Surface Pro. This year the company launched two more: The Surface 2 and the Surface Pro 2. Notice something missing? Any mention of RT in the cheaper tablet. Since Microsoft is also continuing to offer last year’s model as an entry-level device, it’s not […]