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Paul Lilly - Wed, Sep 04, 2024
Qualcomm is in the midst of a major push into the Windows ecosystem with its Arm-based Snapdragon X Elite and Plus silicon, which power the initial batch of Microsoft's Copilot+ branded laptops. Expanding on that effort, Qualcomm is...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Aug 01, 2024
Is the era of x86 computing about to end? Not at all, though today's Arm-based solutions present the biggest threat to date to x86's decades-long dominance in the Windows landscape, and in time we could see a shift towards a more balanced...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Qualcomm is aiming to turbocharge billions of affordable Android devices with fast 5G connectivity through the release of its new Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 platform. The newest system-on-chip (SoC) in the Snapdragon family is essentially a toned...
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Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Processors After mountains of performance data and product disclosures, we finally have Qualcomm Snadragon X Oryon CPU and Adreno GPU architecture details to share. New CPU Core Architecture Powerful NPU Leading...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jun 06, 2024
We have a presence at Computex this year (everyone wave 'Hi' to President and Editor-in-Chief Dave Altavilla), and so we're getting to see the first wave of Copilot+ laptops in person. To say they're gorgeous would be an understatement...
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Jun 04, 2024
Arm’s CEO, Rene Haas, is bullish that chips based on the company’s designs will make waves in the PC market that is currently almost exclusively the domain of Intel and AMD. While chips using Arm’s designs have been a wild success in the...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Jun 03, 2024
Today marks the official start of this year's week long Computex event, which runs through Friday, but some major announcements already came pouring in over the weekend. Notably, NVIDIA unveiled new SFF-ready guidelines focused on compact...
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Alan Velasco - Tue, May 21, 2024
Qualcomm is going all out for its Snapdragon X chips by releasing a Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows alongside bringing the Qualcomm AI Hub to computers sporting the new processor. The company is hoping that with these two moves it can win...
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Alan Velasco - Mon, May 20, 2024
Microsoft is looking to properly kick off the AI in PC era with its Copilot+ PC initiative the company is debuting at this year’s Microsoft Build conference, and Qualcomm will play a big role in the rollout. Qualcomm will be working with...
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Alan Velasco - Thu, May 09, 2024
The United States government continues to scrutinize the access Chinese telecom giant Huawei has to American made chips. This time around the licenses obtained by Intel and Qualcomm that gave the companies permission to sell to Huawei have...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, May 02, 2024
Qualcomm has reason to strut around like a peacock after posting its latest earnings report, which reflected just shy of $9.3 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2024, and net income of $2.3 billion. While the former is just a 1%...
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Zak Killian - Thu, Apr 04, 2024
Much has been written about the performance of Arm-based processors exceeding that of x86-64 CPUs, but depending on your perspective, that fully hasn't come to pass. There are Apple's M-series processors that do perform competitively in...
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Tim Sweezy - Wed, Mar 27, 2024
Qualcomm and Google are giving people another reason to start embracing ARM-compatible PCs with an optimized Chrome browser. The new Chrome browser is just one aspect of Qualcomm’s initiative to make upcoming Snapdragon X Elite powered PCs...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Mar 21, 2024
Qualcomm is making a spirited push to expand the reach of on-device AI experiences to more affordable smartphones, rather than limiting it exclusively to premium handsets. We got a glimpse of this earlier this week with the unveiling of...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Mar 18, 2024
Qualcomm today introduced a cheaper version of its flagship mobile silicon, which it's calling the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. The idea is to offer "the most sought-after 8 series capabilities" to a wider range of premium Android smartphones...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Feb 26, 2024
For all the advances that have been made in wireless technologies, at times it still feels like we’re stuck in the stone age of connectivity. However, with the advancements in mobile, 5G and WiFi technologies, that's beginning to change...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Feb 26, 2024
Qualcomm is making a splash at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) event in Barcelona Spain, with several announcements, one of which is the introduction of its Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF system. Harnessing the capabilities of AI...
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Tim Sweezy - Sun, Jan 14, 2024
At CES 2024, Qualcomm ushered in what it refers to as “a new era of mobility,” with its stunning concept car, featuring the company’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis technology. The sleek and contemporary concept car showcased the different...
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Alan Velasco - Fri, Nov 17, 2023
Qualcomm is looking to bring more features to mid-range Android devices with the launch of its Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Mobile Platform. The company says that the design of its new platform focuses on bringing an even better balance between...
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Aaron Leong - Mon, Oct 30, 2023
Qualcomm's latest darling, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, has barely hit the ground running since its unveiling last week and it's already taking it up with its competitors. If this leaked performance benchmark against Apple's A17 Pro is any...
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Marco Chiappetta - Mon, Oct 30, 2023
Last week at its Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm revealed two new mobile platforms, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Snapdragon X Elite, amidst a myriad of additional XR and Audio related announcements. Like its namesake, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is...
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Ryan Whitwam - Wed, Oct 25, 2023
Update, 10/30/23: We had a chance to go hands-on with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 prototype phone to confirm Qualcomm's numbers and run a few additional tests.
Qualcomm revealed the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 at long last this week, at its Snapdragon...
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