The largest tech acquisition offer in history wasn’t enough. Qualcomm’s board of directors issued a statement on Thursday saying that they are turning down Broadcom’s $121 billion bid to buy the competing chipmaker. According to the release, Qualcomm “unanimously rejected” an “unsolicited proposal” to buy all of its shares at $82 each, of which $60… Read More
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Ultra-fast 5G smartphones are coming in 2019
Qualcomm’s ambitious plans for 5G just took an important step forward.
A handful of smartphone makers are announcing plans to have 5G-ready phones by 2019. Among them: HTC, LG, Sony, and Oppo who will be among the first to adopt Qualcomm’s ultra-fast…
Ford taps Qualcomm to ensure cars can talk to everything else
Ford and chipmaker Qualcomm announced a partnership at CES 2018 on Tuesday to work together on cellular vehicle-to-everything (C2VX) tech, designed to validate and ensure a smooth rollout for the connective communication tech that’s going to help cars connect up to things like smart traffic lights, street signs, bikes, roads and more. Cellular connectivity is already poised to be a… Read More
Qualcomm expands its support for Alexa, Cortana and the Google Assistant
Qualcomm, the chip manufacturer that Broadcom really wants to buy, is using this year’s CES to launch a new platform for smart speakers, displays and other devices with built-in support for Google’s Assistant. In addition, the company also announced that its Smart Audio Platform is now certified by Amazon for Alexa Voice Service and that it supports Microsoft’s Cortana… Read More
Qualcomm president: Spectre/Meltdown are ‘not an area of concern for us’
During a press conference at CES, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon announced a number of new partnerships and products. He also was asked about the Spectre/Meltdown security flaws that are haunting the chip industry. According to Amon, the impact on the mobile industry will probably not be very high because the fixes are already available and won’t have any major impact on performance. Read More
Oculus partners with Xiaomi to launch the Oculus Go and Mi VR Standalone
Facebook VP of VR Hugo Barra made a surprise announcement during Qualcomm’s press conference at CES. Barra previously led Xiaomi’s international efforts. So it wasn’t that surprising to see him announce a new partnership between Xiaomi, Qualcomm and Facebook. “Xiaomi is our hardware partner for launching Oculus Go globally,” Barra said. “Oculus and Xiaomi… Read More
Qualcomm shows off a chip for the next generation of Bluetooth earbuds
Between ARM-powered PCs, standalone VR headsets and the abundance of smart assistants, Qualcomm’s got its fingerprints everywhere at this CES. At a press conference today, the company debuted a number of new chips. One of the more interesting of the bunch is the Low Power Bluetooth SoC QCC5100 — a chip designed specifically for wireless earbuds. The company’s claiming… Read More
9 reasons why 2018’s smartphones are going to kick major ass
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Get ready: Faster, smarter, and more secure smartphones are coming in 2018.
Like clockwork, Qualcomm, the world’s largest mobile chipmaker, announced its latest system-on-chip (SoC), the Snapdragon 845. It will likely make its way into every major flagship smartphone coming out next year.
As the brain of many new phones, it’ll impact just about everything from performance to battery life to the cameras. So pay attention — you’ll be hearing a lot about the 845 chip soon enough.
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Similar to the current Snapdragon 835, the 845 will be a 10-nanometer chip manufactured by Samsung. Read more…
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View More 9 reasons why 2018’s smartphones are going to kick major assQualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 focuses on AI, VR and battery life
Qualcomm teased its new flagship smartphone chip at day one its Summit in Maui, and as expected, the company’s got a lot more to offer us on day two. The Snapdragon 845 is the latest premium processor, due out next year. And like its predecessor, the 835, you can expect the thing to be nearly ubiquitous on 2018’s flagship handsets — not to mention a few Windows PCs.
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Microsoft shows off Windows PCs that run on Qualcomm chips
Intel’s stumbles in the mobile arena grew to become Qualcomm’s gains with its Snapdragon platform, but now it appears that Qualcomm intends to upend their dominance in entry-level PCs as well. Today, Microsoft and Qualcomm announced that Windows would begin running on systems powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon mobile chipsets. Read More
The Snapdragon 845 is Qualcomm’s next flagship processor
It was a busy day in Maui as Qualcomm kicked off this year’s Snapdragon Tech Summit. The San Diego chipmaker announced a two-in-one PC form factor powered by the Snapdragon 835 that has some big name hardware partners like Asus and HP behind it. The company also used the opportunity to tease its latest flagship processor, the Snapdragon 845. Read More
Broadcom piles fresh pressure on Qualcomm to talk takeover
Last month Qualcomm rejected a $70 per share acquisition offer from Broadcom — but the rival chipmaker isn’t stepping away. Today it’s announced it’s nominated a slate of eleven directors for Qualcomm’s board. Read More