Google says more on desktop Android, Qualcomm ‘incredibly excited’
At Snapdragon Summit 2025, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon had an on-stage conversation with Google’s Rick Osterloh. The SVP of Platforms…
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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 with 3rd-gen Oryon CPU, efficiency gains
Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 to power the upcoming generation of Android smartphones.
Qualcomm quietly launches 6nm-based Snapdragon 782G processor as 778G+ replacement
Just a few short days after launching the top-tier Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, Qualcomm has quietly unveiled the Snapdragon…
Qualcomm posts a list of all of the ‘firsts’ Android beat Apple to, but with a hilarious number of mistakes
The Android ecosystem includes many devices, so to stand out, companies often take risks with new technologies to get a…
Samsung says Qualcomm security vulnerability is already patched on ‘most’ devices
Late last week, news broke of a Qualcomm modem vulnerability that carried some series implications for Android devices. Good news…
Google and Qualcomm partner to bring faster neural network updates to Android users
The news slipped through the cracks last week with the madness that was I/O 2021, but Google had another notable…
Qualcomm overhauls confusing naming scheme
Qualcomm, the company who makes the Snapdragon processor seen in many Android devices, has overhauled their naming scheme. Qualcomm’s naming…
Rumor: Devices powered by the Snapdragon 800/801 won’t get Nougat because of the Vulkan API
After Android 7.0 Nougat made its official debut earlier this week, it became official that the beloved Nexus 5 had…
Qualcomm reportedly making a Nintendo Switch-style console that runs Android 12
Chipmakers do not have a strong track record of selling hardware directly to consumers. That’s not stopping Qualcomm with a…
Xiaomi CEO says no US launch yet, but its first phone w/ Snapdragon 845 will be Mi 7
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun sat down today in a small roundtable discussion with journalists and said that the company’s first…
Qualcomm kills Snapdragon Satellite since Android phones aren’t using it
In a surprising move, Qualcomm and its partner Iridium have announced that Snapdragon Satellite is abruptly coming to an end…
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Qualcomm is following last month’s big announcement with the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 today. The goal remains bringing more flagship…
Qualcomm announces launch date of December 2nd for Toq smartwatch
Qualcomm’s first foray into the smartwatch category with the Toq is now set to hit retail shelves on December 2nd….
4.7-inch Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 available in US and Canada from Friday
Months after its initial announcement at MWC in Barcelona, Alcatel OneTouch is finally making the smaller, 4.7-inch Idol 3 available…
Snapdragon 845 in-depth: Faster Kryo 385 CPU, Adreno 630 GPU, secure processing unit, more
Qualcomm made its new Snapdragon 845 processor official yesterday, but today the company has once again taken the stage here…
Has Qualcomm ported Android to the HP TouchPad?
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmpmlOpvoC0″] Qualcomm is reportedly behind the first known port of Android to the HP TouchPad. As seen in the video…
T-Mobile HTC MyTouch 4G Slide announced
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97REawPREH4] We got a chance to take a look at the new MyTouch Slide last week and came away both…
Samsung unveils new Exynos 7 octa-core processor, likely for upcoming Galaxy S6
Samsung this morning has taken the wraps off of a new octa-core Exynos processor that is widely expected to be…
Qualcomm’s aptX Bluetooth streaming won’t work on Nexus 5X and 6P, Google confirms
As we mentioned back in March, the forthcoming major release of Android (that being O, or 8.0) is bringing support…
Report claims Samsung modifying Snapdragon 820 for Galaxy S7 due to ‘heat problems’
A new report from Business Korea has a striking air of familiarity about it. According to the site’s sources, Samsung…
Beats Audio meet Muve: HTC One V heads to Cricket Wireless September 2
. HTC just revealed its HTC One V would be available through Cricket Wireless on Sept. 2. The smartphone, which…
Qualcomm updates Snapdragon S4 chip with four times faster Adreno 320 graphics, outs three new Gobi modem chipsets supporting both 150Mbps LTE-Advanced and 84Mbps HSPA+
Chip maker Qualcomm today introduced three new Gobi modem chipsets at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain and an improved…
BlackBerry 10’s best feature is actually a third-party camera app, integrated?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x5KKQx04yD0&start=510] Update: Scalado won’t confirm publicly what partners use its technology, but we’ve managed to confirm with a source close to…
Qualcomm and Lofelt join forces with aim to improve Android haptics
The gold standard of smartphone haptics has — unfortunately — been Apple and the Taptic Engine for years at this…