At an event on the island of Maui, Qualcomm and Samsung showed off new tech that should put some 5G wireless capability onto mobile handsets in 2019. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c06e23b181b3205129cbb3b/master/pass/5g_announcement.gif
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Montblanc Summit 2 will be the first Snapdragon Wear 3100 watch
Moments after Qualcomm announced its latest Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset for smartwatches, it also unveiled the first ever Wear OS device to make use of it: The Montblanc Summit 2. Essentially a sequel of last year’s Montblanc wearable, the Summit 2 retains the same premium appeal of the original. It’s relatively small, which should be […]
Qualcomm’s mid-range Snapdragon 670 is focused on AI
While Qualcomm’s recently announced Snapdragon 700 chip seemed like its answer for AI in lower cost phones, the company hasn’t forgotten about its mid-tier series. The new Snapdragon 670 also centers on speedier AI performance when it comes to computer vision, as it’s around 1.8-times faster than the previous generation Snapdragon 660. Notably, the Hexagon […]
New Snapdragon chips bring dual cameras to more mid-tier phones
With certain exceptions, mid-range smartphones haven’t been keeping pace with the bells and whistles of higher-end handsets — you can still expect ‘just’ a single rear camera and 1080p video recording. Qualcomm might soon fix that. It’s launching the Snapdragon 632, 439 and 429 systems on a chip, all of which promise to make dual […]
More details leak on “Snapdragon 1000,” Qualcomm’s chip for Windows 10 laptops
Enlarge (credit: Qualcomm) Details of the SDM1000, tentatively named Snapdragon 1000, a new Qualcomm chip built for Windows 10 laptops, have started to trickle out. Microsoft’s development of Windows 10 for ARM has seen the company partner with chip company Qualcomm. The first Windows 10 on ARM machines use the Snapdragon 835 processor, with designs […]
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon XR1 reference design for standalone AR and VR headsets
The augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets have seen their ups and downs, but Qualcomm remains unabashedly convinced that they’re an untapped goldmine. Citing research from IDC, the company expects the install base for standalone headsets like the HTC Vive Focus and Oculus Go to top 186 million by 2023. That is one of the […]
Sprint offers free LTE data to anyone who buys a Snapdragon PC
The best thing about Qualcomm and Microsoft’s “Always Connected PC” platform is the promise of being online anywhere, anytime. But that can also come at a cost — data isn’t free. That is, until now. Sprint is offering free unlimited 4G LTE to anyone who has a Snapdragon-powered PC, namely the ASUS NovaGo, the HP […]
Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 845 is a graphics powerhouse
Qualcomm recently let journalists benchmark the upcoming Snapdragon 845 on its own reference smartphone, and the results look promising for the Galaxy S9 and other new devices. On the one hand, CPU improvements were merely incremental, despite a switch to new ARM Cortex designs. On the other, Qualcomm’s new Adreno 630 GPU performed impressively, especially […]
Qualcomm, Microsoft announce Snapdragon 835 PCs with gigabit LTE
Enlarge / Qualcomm’s prototype of a Snapdragon 835 motherboard has an area of 50.4 square centimetres. (credit: Qualcomm) Qualcomm’s Snapdragon ARM-based systems-on-chips are mainstays of the smartphone world, but the company is now positioning them as more than just smartphone processors: in conjunction with Microsoft and the new Windows 10 for ARM processors, Qualcomm is […]
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chips will make features like dual smartphone cameras more affordable
Qualcomm has unveiled its Snapdragon 660 and 630 mobile processors today as part of its continuing quest to offer products that cover the whole spectrum of smartphones. The new chips are mid-range processors that will make new smartphone features more affordable and pervasive. Dual front-facing cameras are only found in high-end smartphones today, but the […]
