Published on: 2025-04-24 23:16:00
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust In context: Qualcomm's first-generation Snapdragon X laptops saw a lukewarm reception, but the company seems determined to improve. Rumors indicate that the upcoming Snapdragon X2 chips could deliver up to 22 percent better performance, primarily driven by higher boost clocks. This leap could help Qualcomm redeem itself from a poor first try. Reliable Chinese tipster Fixed Focus Digital claims that
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-19 23:10:12
Qualcomm has acquired the generative AI division of VinAI, an AI research company headquartered in Hanoi, for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced on Monday. The move marks Qualcomm’s continued expansion into the AI tooling sector. VinAI, which was founded by former DeepMind research scientist Hung Bui, develops a range of generative AI technologies, including computer vision algorithms and language models. “This acquisition underscores our commitment to dedicating the necessary reso
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In context: Qualcomm and Arm haven't been on good terms for a while. The UK designer tried and ultimately failed to force the US chipmaker to stop using its IP. In it's back-and-forth battle, Qualcomm is now complaining to antitrust authorities that Arm is trying to hamper worldwide competition. Qualcomm recently had private meetings with three antitrust organizations about Arm's alleged anticompetitive behavior. Anonymous sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that this new global ant
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-31 21:30:54
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Qualcomm could be rebranding its expected Snapdragon 8s Elite SoC as the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, potentially complicating its already complex naming conventions. The leaked specifications suggest the chipset is built on TSMC’s advanced 4nm process. It features a mix of Cortex-X4 and Cortex-A720 cores and an Adreno GPU similar to the one found in the existing Snapdragon 8 Elite. This chip seemingly avoids the “Elite” label because it lacks Qualcomm’s propri
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-08 10:35:40
Apple spent many years developing the technology behind its new C1 modem. But before the iPhone 16e’s launch, expectations were that Apple’s C1 would trail Qualcomm’s own 5G modem—at least in this first version. A just-published study of real-world findings, however, tells a different story. Study shows Apple’s C1 beats Qualcomm in key areas Today Ookla published a study of real-world data comparing Apple’s iPhone 16e with C1 against the standard iPhone 16 with Qualcomm’s modem. The findings
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Qualcomm's new trio of chips are designed for handheld gaming machines, and they're right on time to catch the wave as the devices rise in popularity. The first handhelds using Qualcomm's new silicon, which the company showed off at GDC 2025, will come out later this month. Qualcomm released the first of its handheld-intended chips, the Snapdragon G3X, for premium handhelds back in 2021, and has released new versions in the years following. Though gaming on phones is still popular, the Nintendo
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 02:17:33
Qualcomm unveiled its next generation of processors for gaming handhelds at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) on Monday. Fortunately, it isn't all just dry specs; the chip-maker also previewed some of its partners' portable consoles that the new silicon will power. These include new models from Ayaneo, OneXSugar and Retroid Pocket. Snapdragon chips Qualcomm The Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 (the flagship processor) has 30 percent faster CPU performance and 28 percent faster graphics than its Gen 2 p
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Qualcomm's new trio of chips are developed for handheld gaming machines, right on time to catch the wave as those devices rise in popularity. The first handhelds using Qualcomm's new silicon, which the company showed off at GDC 2025, will come out later this month. Qualcomm released the first of its handheld-intended chips, the Snapdragon G3X, for premium handhelds back in 2021, and has released new versions in the years following. Though gaming on phones is still popular, the Nintendo Switch a
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 02:00:00
is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. The picture above does not contain two different gaming handhelds. Instead, this halo device for Qualcomm’s just-announced Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 gaming chips — which I’ll tell you about in a sec — is a single transforming device with swing out gamepads and screens. It’s called the OneXPlayer OneXSugar, and it’s one of the most delightfully ga
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-18 02:54:18
is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Fortnite is coming to Windows devices with Qualcomm’s Arm-based Snapdragon chips later this year. Epic Games announced today that it’s teaming up with Qualcomm to add Windows on Snapdragon support for Easy Anti-Cheat, which will let the game be compatible with those devices. “Over the last year, the introduction of Windows 11 Arm-based laptops has transformed the PC landscape
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-23 03:49:28
Qualcomm believes its latest X85 5G modem will set a "huge delta" between the performance of high-end Android devices and Apple devices, largely thanks to its AI-powered features. Announced at this year's ongoing Mobile World Conference 2025 in Barcelona, Qualcomm's next-generation X85 modem supports 5G mmWave, 400MHz download bandwidth in the Sub-6GHz spectrum with 1024-QAM modulation for better data speeds, and Satellite connectivity. The X85 can deliver peak download speeds of up to 12.5G
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-01 06:04:21
When we look back on the iPhone 16e years from now, the thing we’ll all remember is that it was the first iPhone to use Apple’s own modem. Even though the two companies have a testy relationship, Apple has historically relied on Qualcomm for modems. The C1 chip in the iPhone 16e is Apple’s first step toward breaking up with Qualcomm. Qualcomm, however, says it’s not worried about the competition posed by Apple’s foray into modems… At Mobile World Congress 2025 this week, Qualcomm unveiled its
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-03 02:52:24
It has taken some time for Apple to release its first modem and it did so quietly with the launch of the iPhone 16e last month . The cellular modem is called the C1. But in 2019, Apple bought Intel's modem business with the view of designing its own modem in-house, much like it does with its smartphone processors. Modems are a key component of smartphones that connect the device to the mobile network. Qualcomm is one of the biggest modem suppliers in the world and for years has been the go-to
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-03 21:04:58
In this article QCOM 2330-TW Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. 's $100 billion commitment to expand manufacturing in the U.S. is "great news," Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC on Tuesday, adding it helps with diversification of chipmaking locations. Amon also addressed U.S President Donald Trump's tariff policy, suggesting longer term technology trends would outweigh any short term uncertainty. Trump announced on Monday that
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Rumor mill: Laptops powered by Qualcomm's first-generation Snapdragon X chipsets may have received a somewhat lukewarm response from consumers, but the company has big plans for the PC market this year. The chipmaker's Snapdragon X2 processors will reportedly feature up to 50 percent more CPU cores than their predecessors and employ a new System-in-Package (SiP) configuration whereby the memory and storage will be folded into a single package. According to German tech blog WinFuture, Qualcomm's
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-07 00:35:58
Update, March 3, 2025 (12:35 PM ET): We’ve now heard back Qualcomm and the company has sorted its messaging out: XPAN was first supported on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Snapdragon 8 Elite. It’s not currently supported on 7-series mobile platforms already announced. Apparently the confusion may have stemmed from a mix-up with the Snapdragon S7 sound platform. Update, March 3, 2025 (10:14 AM ET): Qualcomm has backtracked on its statement about XPAN support coming to its mid-range chipsets. Currently
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-08 03:00:42
Supplied by Qualcomm TL;DR Qualcomm has announced the X85 modem, which is expected to power next-generation flagship Android devices. The new modem offers peak downlink and uplink speeds of 12.5Gbps and 3.7Gbps respectively. The modem is expected to appear in the first commercial devices in the second half of the year. The Snapdragon 8 Elite chip offers some impressive connectivity features, and that’s in large part due to the Snapdragon X80 modem. Now, the company has announced a new modem,
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-07 23:30:00
Xiaomi has given a European launch to its Buds 5 Pro, the first earbuds to use Qualcomm’s S7 Pro chip to stream audio over Wi-Fi, in addition to Bluetooth, with no increase in power consumption. Qualcomm announced the technology in October 2023, and this is the first hardware to launch. The Buds 5 Pro were announced in China on Thursday, alongside the 15 Ultra phone, which is also launching in Europe. They come in two versions: a regular Bluetooth model, and a Wi-Fi version that uses Qualcomm’s
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-07 16:37:47
In 2020, Apple announced the Mac transition to Apple Silicon. Replacing Intel was a large undertaking, but it proved successful. Apple was able to develop chips that were both faster and more efficient than the Intel processors they replaced, all in an under 3 year transition. Now, Apple is trying to replace Qualcomm, starting off with the new C1 modem in the brand new iPhone 16e, it’s the first step in a much larger journey. In the end, Apple wants all networking to be handled in-house. Futur
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-14 07:55:00
Something to look forward to: Modern mobile platforms are more robust than ever, but Android support remains a sore spot and a potential ticking time bomb depending on the model and make of your device. Now Google and Qualcomm, two major forces in the mobile ecosystem, seem willing to change the status quo, though a few caveats remain. Qualcomm and Google have announced a partnership to significantly improve official Android support, offering "up to" eight years of software and security updates
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Qualcomm and Nokia Bell Labs showed how multiple-vendor AI models can work together in an interoperable way in wireless networks. Carl Nuzman, Bell Labs Fellow at Nokia Bell Labs and Rachel Wang, principal engineer at Qualcomm, said in a blog post that they demonstrated the flexibility of sequential learning, which can facilitate network decoder-first or device encoder-first training. They said Qualcomm and Nokia Bell Labs are continuing to work together to demonstrate the value of interopera
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-15 00:30:25
More Android phones could soon provide longer lifetime support updates thanks to a new agreement between Qualcomm and Google. Qualcomm announced on Monday that “up to eight consecutive years of software and security updates” will be available to Android phones running on future Snapdragon 8 and Snapdragon 7-series chips. As Android specialist Mishall Rahman points out, the “eight consecutive years” is a little misleading here because Qualcomm includes the year on which a device is released. Tha
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-15 08:28:55
Qualcomm and Google have joined forces to extend software updates on Android devices. With Google's assistance, the chipmaker has committed to providing extended vendor support to any OEM building on its most powerful chips, pushing the theoretical lifespan of Android devices to eight years. There are plenty of caveats, but this move could make your next phone more useful for longer. The extended support window only applies to Android devices with the latest Qualcomm chipsets. To start, the eig
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-15 06:00:00
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Qualcomm unveiled its new Qualcomm Dragonwing brand for its products in the industrial, embedded IoT, enterprise and networking markets. Don McGuire, chief marketing officer at Qualcomm, said the designer of semiconductor chips already has its Snapdragon brand, but now it is breaking out another brand in Dragonwing that represents a significant step in its journey to e
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-14 17:23:39
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Qualcomm has announced that smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chips will be eligible for up to eight years of Android OS and security updates. The program would reduce update costs for manufacturers, but it’s up to phone makers to actually provide the extended support. The first devices to benefit will be Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered phones launching with Android 15, with future Snapdragon 8 and 7-series devices also eligible. Qualcomm has te
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