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Samsung Galaxy S7 to be powered by Snapdragon or Exynos: Location dependant
It seems like only a month or two ago that Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 in Australia, but really, it was almost six months ago now. Having developed a trend of annual device releases,...
Laser announce their new Qualcomm AllPlay compatible multi-room wireless speaker
Australian electronics company Laser has today announced their new multi-room speaker, with support for Qualcomm's AllPlay smart media platform.
The Laser SPK-WFQ10 offers all the advantages of the Qualcomm AllPlay platform, which lets you...
Qualcomm re-invigorates their mid-tier SoC offerings with the Snapdragon 430 and 617 with X6...
Qualcomm has been busy today announcing major new features for their high-end Snapdragon 820, as well as their updated Quick Charge spec, but they haven't forgotten their lower tier market, announcing the Snapdragon 430...
Qualcomm announce more features from the upcoming Snapdragon 820 with upgraded X12 LTE modem
After what's been a fairly mild reception to their Snapdragon 810 System-on-Chip (SoC), Qualcomm are working hard on getting their Snapdragon 820 processor ready for market and have released more details on what we...
Qualcomm announce Quick Charge 3.0
Qualcomm has today announced the next iteration of their popular Quick Charge fast charging standard, Quick Charge 3.0. Qualcomm says that the updated version of Quick charge is capable of charging a 'typical smartphone'...
Qualcomm continues to discuss the Snapdragon 820’s advancements
Despite announcing that we will not be seeing consumer hardware with the latest Snapdragon 820 until 2016, Qualcomm continues to announce the new features of the incoming SOC. This week, the announcement was for a "Hexagon...
Qualcomm gives their lower-end chips a speed bump with the Snapdragon 212 and 412
Qualcomm recently announced two new mobile SOC's to their entry-Level 200 and 400 series lineup. The Snapdragon 212 and Snapdragon 412 both bring moderate bumps on the CPU clock speeds, using the same base...
HTC’s One M9 is already shipping with the improved 2.1 version of the Snapdragon...
Qualcomm has experienced some fairly bad press with regards to their Snapdragon 810 processor. While the main headline is about overheating, it seems that they have definitely been working on the problem, releasing a...
OnePlus starts talking about specs on the OnePlus 2
Prior to the launch of the OnePlus One, the company took great pleasure in slowly releasing details of the hardware that would launch in their phone. It seems we may be set to see...
Google announced a new Tango phone powered by Qualcomm at Google I/O
Google's Project Tango has been an interesting side-project that Google began almost two years ago, when they announced a phone which would 3D-map the world around it. We've never seen the phone in the...
Qualcomm to build next generation of chips in Samsung factories
In significant news for the mobile device industry, Qualcomm is planning on making its next generation of mobile device chips in Samsung's chip-making plants, marking a break from its current practice of using Taiwan...
Cyanogen Announce a New Branding and a Partnership With Qualcomm
Cyanogen Inc the company have been in the news quite a bit lately, often not for good reasons. With all their highs and lows the company seems to keep getting stronger making new...
Teasing: Now it’s Qualcomm’s turn, with the Snapdragon 810
In the lead-up to Mobile World Congress 2015 we're getting more and more teasing tweets from manufacturers. Snippets of information, a screenshot or even a poorly-lit glimpse at a new phone or tablet. This...
Qualcomm announces new mid-range Snapdragon 400 & 600 processors with high-end features
Qualcomm has announced four new mid-range Snapdragon processors, announcing two new Snapdragon 400 and two new Snapdragon 600 processors with advanced new LTE modems and capabilities.
All the new processors use either the new X8...
Qualcomm set to take a big financial hit in Chinese anti-trust dispute
US-based semi-conductor designer and manufacturer Qualcomm, is set to settle a 14-month long anti-competition investigation with a US$1 billion dollar fine, payable to Chinese regulators.
Reuters have reported that the fine is penalty for what...