News

Qualcomm Warns Of International Snapdragon Chip Shortage

Chip maker Qualcomm has announced that it can’t meet demand for some of its mobile phone processors — which means that Android and Windows-based phone manufacturers will have to seek an alternative in the coming months.


February 27, 2012
Computing

Qualcomm’s New Tablet Processor Promises Face-Melting Mobile Graphics

Last week we told you about Qualcomm’s new S4 Snapdragon processor, which promises lightning speeds and integrated LTE. But it is also offering a “Pro” version, specifically designed with performance graphics and hi-res display in mind.


February 22, 2012
Mobile

New Snapdragon Chip Integrates LTE, Saves Power

Qualcomm’s next-generation system-on-a-chip is set to turn up inside consumer devices at the Mobile World Congress — and judging by its rumoured speed and integrated LTE technology, it could cause quite a stir.


January 11, 2012
Entertainment

Qualcomm Puts Quad-Core Processor In TV

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors have been a hallmark of mobile devices for the past few years. Not content with keeping the party in your pockets, the Snapdragon is coming to your TV, to the tune of 1.5GHz quad-core processor mightiness.


September 13, 2011
Mobile

Nvidia’s Tegra 2 Successors Are Planning A Takeover

At last week’s Citi Technology Conference, Nvidia showed off their roadmap for their Tegra line of smartphone chips. The takeaway: their “Wayne” and “Grey” chipsets could give them an in with most handset makers by 2013.


July 26, 2011
Mobile

Snapdragon Phones Go Minority Report With Gesture Recognition

Qualcomm did some amazing things with the Snapdragon family of chips. Before their launch, I doubt anyone cared a hoot what processor was running in their phone. Ensuring the shine doesn’t tarnish, Qualcomm’s snapped up gesture recognition tech from GestureTek.


June 2, 2011
Computing

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Processors Designed For Windows 8

Microsoft’z zippy touch-suitable Windows 8 will be compatible with Qualcomm’s dual-core and quad-core Snapdragon processors, including the MSM8960 chip, the company confirmed. Expect the other old favourites to throw their hats in the ring shortly, too.


June 1, 2011
Mobile

Qualcomm Pits Snapdragon 2 Against Tegra 2, But Only Looks Foolish In The Process

A fairer test would involve comparing a chocolate bar with a granola bar, but Qualcomm doesn’t care. Not when their video “shows” a second-gen single-core Snapdragon (in Verizon’s Thunderbolt) speeding against a dual-core Tegra 2 (in AT&T’s Motorola Atrix).


February 16, 2011
Mobile

Video: The Next Snapdragons Can Stream Netflix On Android Phones

Those upcoming Snapdragon chips of Qualcomm’s can actually stream Netflix on Android phones, as we saw on an LG Revolution at MWC. It’s unlikely you’ll be streaming from your queue anytime this year though, as we wait for Qualcomm’s new chips to find its way into phones, but as you can see from our video above, it can even stream to TVs through HDMI – and do a good job of it, too.


February 15, 2011
Mobile

Android Phones With This Qualcomm Chip Will Probably Get Netflix

Netflix laid out months ago the reasons that Watch Instantly hasn’t come to Android yet. Namely, security and the challenges of making sure it works with every individual Android phone.