Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 678 SoC
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 18:20

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 678 SoC


A performance update of the Snapdragon 675 SoC

Qualcomm has announced its latest Snapdragon 6-series SoC, the 11nm Snapdragon 678, which comes as a much-needed performance update to the Snapdragon 675 SoC, released back in 2018.

Qualcomm is not taking the M1 chip seriously enough
Published in PC Hardware


Tame Apple press gets its knickers in a knot

The Tame Apple Press is incandescent with rage that Qualcomm is not worried about Apple’s new Apple's M1 Macs.

Qualcomm reveals Snapdragon 888 SoC technical details
Published in Mobiles


Improvements across the board

After initially announcing its 5nm Snapdragon 888 platform yesterday, Qualcomm has now revealed some official technical specifications, showing improvements all across the chip, with the new Kryo 680 CPU, Adreno 660 GPU, new Spectra 580 ISP, Hexagon 780 processor, and more.

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 888 5G SoC
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 01 December 2020 19:55

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 888 5G SoC


All major smartphone makers are on board

During the first day of its Snapdragon Tech Summit Digital 2020, Qualcomm has announced its new premium tier platform, the Snapdragon 888 5G SoC, promising improvements all across the board and, it is claimed,  ushering a new era for mobiles.

Qualcomm to issue own brand smartphones
Published in News
Thursday, 08 October 2020 11:09

Qualcomm to issue own brand smartphones


Superphone

DigiTimes has uncovered a rumour that Qualcomm is planning to launch new premium smartphones under its own brand name.

Intel, Qualcomm, Tesla against ARM–Nvidia merger
Published in PC Hardware


Exclusive:
Few others, Apple maybe

Multiple well-informed sources have informed us that there is a big uprising in Silicon Valley against the proposed Nvidia–ARM acquisition. We have spoken with people from multiple technology companies, and everyone - outside ARM and Nvidia - believes that this is bad for the industry.

Verizon to launch 5G router
Published in Network
Wednesday, 30 September 2020 11:15

Verizon to launch 5G router


With Qualcomm's long-awaited QTM527 antenna

Verizon is releasing the first 5G home router powered by Qualcomm's long-awaited QTM527 antenna.

US-China trade war spoils it for the rest
Published in News
Wednesday, 23 September 2020 12:29

US-China trade war spoils it for the rest


TSMC chairman Mark Liu warns

The US-Chinese trade war is driving up costs and limiting the flow of ideas, the chairman of TSMC warned.

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 750G 5G SoC
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 17:08

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 750G 5G SoC


Octa-core SoC with Adreno 619L GPU, and Snapdragon X52 5G modem

Qualcomm has announced its newest Snapdragon 750G SoC which brings 5G connectivity to mid-tier smartphones with Snapdragon X52 5Gmodem, as well as providing impressive performance from an octa-core Kryo 570 CPU, Adreno 619 GPU, and 5th gen Qualcomm Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine.

Nvidia acquisition of ARM is good for Nvidia
Published in News
Thursday, 17 September 2020 21:09

Nvidia acquisition of ARM is good for Nvidia


Analysis: Bad for everyone else

Nvidia will take over ARM, at least it has announced its intention and the market and the stock skyrocketed, demonstrating that this looks like it is an excellent move for Nvidia. Still, a semiconductor company taking over what used to be an independent API provider doesn't resonate well.