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Qualcomm: Snapdragon S4 phones will be better than PS Vita
CES 2012: Handheld DOA? 11 January 2012 16:02 GMT TweetQualcomm has told Pocket-lint that its new Snapdragon S4 processor that is working its way into mobile handsets due out in the coming months will be able to create games graphics as good as, if not better than, the soon to be released dedicated handheld...
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Qualcomm: Windows 8 blurs product lines, expect Snapdragon clamshell devices
When is a tablet a PC? 15 September 2011 13:27 GMT TweetQualcomm has said that Microsoft’s Windows 8 will blur the lines of what is a PC and what is a smartphone even more, as companies look to bring out devices that merge traditional form factors.
In an exclusive one-to-one chat at the company’s...
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Windows 8 gets Qualcomm Snapdragon support
Tablets at the ready 14 September 2011 9:14 GMT TweetQualcomm has confirmed that its new, next-gen S4 class processors will be Windows 8-friendly when the new Microsoft operating system comes out.
"We are supporting Windows 8 with a comprehensive upcoming family of S4 Snapdragon processors,"...
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Qualcomm details next-gen 2.5GHz Snapdragon processors
Need for speed 14 September 2011 9:03 GMT TweetYour phone is only going to get faster and better in the future, according to Qualcomm, as it's outlined the next step for its Snapdragon processor at its Innovation Qualcomm event in Istanbul.
The company’s processors, which power the...
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Featurephone market dominance to continue
Qualcomm claims, despite the smartphone revolution 1 June 2011 8:40 GMT TweetQualcomm's senior director of business development Liat Ben-Zur has predicted a new revolution in mobile - featurephones.
But hang on, aren't we supposed to be heading for a future dominated by suped-up smartphones?
Not so, according...
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VIDEOS: Qualcomm whets your mobile HD appetite
Impressive demo from third-gen Snapdragon 2 May 2011 16:51 GMT TweetQualcomm, once the undisputed mobile chip king, has come under pressure from a wealth of competitors as of late - most notably from Nvidia and its Tegra 2 platform.
But the San Diego based manufacturer has gone out on the offensive; releasing...
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Qualcomm: 20 tablets still to come in next year
MWC 2011: Lots of designs still to launch 15 February 2011 10:30 GMT TweetIf you think you’ve seen all the tablet expected for 2011 already, thing again. Chip maker Qualcomm has just told Pocket-lint that it knows of 20 tablets that are packing its Snapdragon dual-core processor are still to be released in the next...
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Qualcomm boasts about its 3D prowess
And hints at 3D HP TouchPad 10 February 2011 14:39 GMT TweetThe mobile chip war is heating up nicely, with Qualcomm hitting back at all the Nvidia Tegra 2 3D news with a statement that its chips are more than capable of cranking up the mobile 3D action.
The San Diego based company has stated that its...
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Qualcomm confirms 1.5Ghz processor in time for MWC 2011
No specific date, but speed confirmed 8 September 2010 10:38 GMT TweetQualcomm's CEO has confirmed that the company is working on a 1.5Ghz processor for the tablets and phones of tomorrow.
"We have a 1.5Ghz processor coming," Paul Jacobs confirmed at the company's Innovation Qualcomm (IQ) event in London before...
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Huawei S7: 7-inch Android tablet hits UK
Takes on Dell, Apple and Archos 8 July 2010 13:04 GMT TweetExpansys has announced that it is to be selling the 7-inch Android tablet debuted by Huawei, the company behind many of the mobile broadband dongles in the UK
The new 7-inch tablet will cost £299.99 and be available later this month giving...
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Qualcomm Snapdragon boosted to 1.2GHz, heading to HTC Mondrian?
Faster processor heading to new phones 1 June 2010 18:26 GMT TweetQualcomm has said that it has boosted its Snapdragon processor up to 1.2GHz thanks to enhancements to the way the chip runs.
The news means the gadgets of tomorrow (read phones and tablets out at the end of the year) will be getting a power...
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LG Arena Max LU9400 brings Snapdragon to the party
Korea only for now, but next stop the world? 1 March 2010 13:59 GMT TweetLG has announced its first Snapdragon powered handset, in Korea, on Monday.
The new handset, the LG Arena Max LU9400, catchy we know, will be available later this month on SK Telecom in South Korea (LG home country) and sport the super fast...
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Qualcomm says Snapdragon will breed category of new gaming devices
MWC 2010: "Specific game-centric platforms" promised 16 February 2010 17:13 GMT TweetA Qualcomm exec has revealed it sees its Snapdragon processor as potentially powering a new breed of handheld games consoles, Mobile-Ent reports.
"There will be, by the end of this year, specific game-centric platforms launched around Snapdragon",... -
HTC-made Google Nexus One is finally official as Android showcase device
Boasts 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 3.7-inch OLED display, 2.1 Eclair and due to Vodafone in spring 2010 5 January 2010 18:34 GMT TweetAt a press conference at its Californian headquarters Google has finally made the Nexus One Android phone officially official, having previously confirmed the mobile's existence.
Google explains the launch of the device, which it says it worked...
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Stylish Lenovo Skylight smartbook revealed
CES 2010: "New mobile consumer device" offers "connectivity of a smartphone with the full web browsing and multimedia experience of a netbook" 5 January 2010 13:54 GMT TweetLenovo has chosen CES as the venue for an interesting new launch as the Lenovo Skylight, the first ARM-based processor smartbook device based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset platform, makes its official debut.
Claiming to combine...
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