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Rudradeep Biswas May 21st, 2018 8:14 PM 1 COMMENTS

Qualcomm and Facebook to Offer High-Speed Broadband in Urban Areas

Qualcomm and Facebook today announced they are working together to deliver high-speed internet connectivity with Facebook's Terragraph technology through the development of a multi-node wireless system based on 60GHz technology from Qualcomm. Facebook's terrestrial connectivity system aims to improve the speed, efficiency and quality of internet connectivity around the world at only a fraction of the cost of fibre deployments. As part of the partnership, Qualcomm will integrate its QCA6438... Read More

Zara Ali January 4th, 2017 5:02 PM 6 COMMENTS

CES 2017: Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 835 Chipset – Enhanced Battery and VR Support

At the CES 2017, Qualcomm launched a new chipset under its Snapdragon lineup - the Snapdragon 835, which is a successor to the Snapdragon 820. With this new chipset, smartphone makers will be able to execute their plans for future-ready phones. The Snapdragon 835 is an advanced chipset, which checks all the requirements boxes for a desirable new age smartphone - Bigger, Better, Thinner, and with Long-lasting battery. The new... Read More

Zara Ali December 12th, 2016 8:25 AM 15 COMMENTS

Dash Charge vs Quick Charge: Which one’s better?

If there’s one thing we would all agree unanimously, it has to be the poor battery life that smartphones offer these days. With the proliferation of technology, smartphones, as a package, have evolved a lot. But, battery life had never been given the kind of attention it is supposed to get. Sure, in the recent past, a few smartphone vendors have been hugely concentrating on smartphones that offer a great... Read More

Zara Ali November 8th, 2016 6:00 AM 6 COMMENTS

Qualcomm teases OnePlus 3T, Snapdragon 821 chipset confirmed

Putting an end to a series of rumours, Qualcomm has revealed on Twitter that a new OnePlus smartphone is "on the way." We reported earlier about an upcoming OnePlus phone - the OnePlus 3T. As per Qualcomm's revelation, OnePlus is indeed coming up with a new device, which will come powered by its top-notch Snapdragon 821 chipset. However, the chipset maker did not reveal the official name and other specs... Read More

Zara Ali August 28th, 2016 10:00 AM 9 COMMENTS

The curious case of Nougat and Qualcomm Snapdragon 800/801: Powered devices might not get the update

Android Nougat has been the talk of the tech town ever since it debuted on select Nexus devices. However, a recent report has brought the latest version of Android under speculations. These new reports suggest that Nougat won't get updated on devices that are powered by Snapdragon 800/801 chipsets. Well, this news comes as a setback as we have a plethora of good smartphones that come driven by the said... Read More

Zara Ali August 9th, 2016 6:00 AM 10 COMMENTS

Qualcomm QuadRooter flaw hits around 900 million Android devices

The latest Android security fright circles Qualcomm, which is one of the largest chipset providers of Android smartphones and tablets. The flaw is dubbed as "QuadRooter"; it is named so because of its 4-pronged admission into Android and Qualcomm-powered devices. A hacker misusing this flaw could employ one of the entry points to access and take over a device completely. A report by Check Point has exposed the entire issue... Read More

Zara Ali July 12th, 2016 6:00 AM 1 COMMENTS

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 821 chipset, touts 10% faster performance

Qualcomm finally announced its much talked about high-end processor, the Snapdragon 821. The company touts the processor to deliver 10% faster performance than its predecessor, the Snapdragon 820. The 820 SoC is currently powering flagships such as the Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5, HTC 10, OnePlus 3, Xiaomi Mi 5, and more. Being the latest processor in the Snapdragon 800 series, the 821 speeds up to 2.4GHz with quad-core custom... Read More

Asif Iqbal February 12th, 2016 1:15 PM 3 COMMENTS

Qualcomm launches three new smartphone chipsets and one chipset for smartwatches

In an unexpected mode, Qualcomm has announced four new processing chipsets today – Snapdragon 625, Snapdragon 435, Snapdragon 425, and Snapdragon Wear 2110 – with the first three chipsets being designed to be used in smartphones and tablets, and the latter developed specifically for wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers. Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 is a mid-range smartphone processor, and the most important point to be noted is that... Read More

Zara Ali December 17th, 2015 7:00 AM 2 COMMENTS

Snapdragon 820 rumoured to stay exclusive to Samsung’s Galaxy S7 line-up

As we reported earlier, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is expected to be launched in two versions. One of the two variants will be powered by Samsung's own Exynos chispet while the other is dubbed to be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chipset, depending upon the market. However, the latest rumors suggest that Samsung might be the only manufacturer to use the new 820 chipset in its upcoming devices, well at... Read More

Zara Ali December 2nd, 2015 8:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm launches ‘Design in India challenge’ in support of Make in India initiative

The latest company to jump into the Make in India bandwagon is the chipset manufacturer, Qualcomm. The company has announced the "Design in India Challenge” in New Delhi. The challenge is in support of the Indian Government’s most ambitious development campaign, which is focused on turning India into a manufacturing hub for big companies. Qualcomm’s Design challenge is focused at bringing a product and hardware-centric ecosystem in India. As a part... Read More

Zara Ali September 28th, 2015 4:08 PM 2 COMMENTS

Qualcomm to invest US $150 Million to help Indian start-ups

Following the digital event that was held yesterday at San Jose, Qualcomm revealed that it is going to invest a massive chunk of money in India, in support of ‘digital India’ and ‘make in India’ initiative. The company is going to invest up to US$ 150 million (approximately Rs. 9.8 billion or Rs. 980 crores) in Indian startups of all fields. The company will be investing via its venture subsidiary, named as... Read More

Ritij September 2nd, 2015 1:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 to bring real-time malware protection to smartphones and tablets with Smart Protect feature

Qualcomm had recently announced its next-generation Snapdragon 820 chipset, which is set to be equipped inside flagship mobile products beginning mid-2016. Now the chip producer has just reported about the Smart Protect mobile security feature that will be integrated into the Snapdragon 820 processor. The open source nature of Google's Android working framework offers users with an adaptability to install any application on their devices as per their whims and fancies. Be that as... Read More