Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 7 series to get A710 and A510 cores
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Might be called Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

According to the latest rumor, upcoming Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7 series SoC could end up with four Cortex-A710 and four Cortex-A510 CPU cores.

Qualcomm’s signing up for AV1 could be big
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Snapping the codec from obscurity

Qualcomm’s moves to adopt the open-video codec AV1 could snap the standard out of its funk.

MediaTek beating Qualcomm on Android according to IDC
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Updated: Counterpoint claims Qualcomm has 55 vs 37 percent

MediaTek might have just beaten out Qualcomm to claim the biggest market share of any chipmaker for Android phones in the United States.

Qualcomm shows off Snapdragon X70
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Tuesday, 01 March 2022 12:07

Qualcomm shows off Snapdragon X70


Makes 5G sing

Qualcomm has just unveiled the Snapdragon X70 modem which promises to deliver an even better 5G experience for the next generation of smartphones and tablets.

Qualcomm testing two wearable chipsets
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Wednesday, 23 February 2022 11:51

Qualcomm testing two wearable chipsets


Taking the fight to Samsung

Details about the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 5100 and 5100 Plus chipset have leaked and it appears that the chipmaker wants to take the “wearables” crown from Samsung.

Qualcomm walks away from Samsung
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Wednesday, 23 February 2022 11:44

Qualcomm walks away from Samsung


Yield rate too low

Qualcomm has apparently walked away from Samsung for its 4nm process chips because the outfit’s yields were too low.

Qualcomm signs up to AV1 video codec
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Wednesday, 23 February 2022 11:38

Qualcomm signs up to AV1 video codec


SM8550 - will support AV1

Qualcomm will finally jump on the AV1 video codec next year with the SM8550" supporting it.

UGREEN HiTune X6 ANC Earbuds Immerse Yourself in the Moment
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Samsung RDNA2 Xclipse 920 GPU does well in Geekbench benchmarks
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25 to 50 percent faster than the Qualcomm counterpart

The GPU inside Samsung's upcoming Exynos 2200 SoC, called the Xclipse 920, is doing quite well, giving some impressive scores in Geekbench benchmarks.

Qualcomm creates a processor with integrated SIM
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Backed by Thales, Vodafone, and Samsung

Qualcomm has come up with a mobile processor which has an integrated SIM and the technology is being backed by Vodafone, Samsung and Thales.