LG and Qualcomm today announced that the next LG flagship smartphone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. The device, described as the successor to the award-winning LG Optimus, is not named but is likely to be the Optimus G2. “With a powerful combination of LG’s core smartphone technologies and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, we are taking […]
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CES 2013: Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 800 and 600 Series mobile processors
Qualcomm today unveiled two new Snapdragon families of processors along with a new numbering convention for its mobile processors. Sitting at the top of the Snapdragon lineup will be the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 family. Below it will be the Snapdragon 600, Snapdragon 400 and Snapdragon 200 families. “With the overwhelming success of our previous Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms, our mobile […]
Qualcomm adds MSM8226 and MSM8626 chipsets to Snapdragon S4 line
Qualcomm this week introduced two new chipsets in its Snapdragon S4 family of mobile processors. The MSM8226 and MSM8626 chipsets both come with quad-core 28nm processors, Adreno 305 GPUs, 1080p capture and playback, support for cameras up to 13MP. They promise “exceptionally long battery life to high-volume smartphones” but Qualcomm provides no numbers to support the claim. “The expansion of […]
LG to host September 19th event with Qualcomm
LG has sent out press invitations for its next press announcement. Scheduled for September 19th (the same day as HTC’s event) in New York City, it will be a joint event to be co-hosted with Qualcomm. The invitation features the tag line “Live without boundaries” and the outline of a smartphone. The tag line ties back to a teaser the […]
Qualcomm halts Mirasol display production
When Qualcomm last week announced its Q3 2012 financial results, it announced its decision to halt Mirasol display production. The Mirasol technology was able to display colours and was readable even in direct sunlight. While the technology held promise, Qualcomm found it difficult to manufacture and install in tablets. According to The Digital Reader, about half of the displays produced […]
Samsung and UMC to manufacture Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipsets
Qualcomm appears to have found a solution to its Snapdragon S4 chipset supply issue. With Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) unable to meet demand until 2013, it has reached out to Samsung and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) to manufacture additional 28nm chipsets for it. According to the Taiwan Economic News, UMC will manufacture some 3,000 to 5,000 wafers a month, […]
Windows Phone 8 devices to use Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset
Qualcomm confirmed back at Computex that its Snapdragon chipsets would continue to be found in Windows Phone devices beyond the current models. The Verge has now learned that Windows Phone 8 devices will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Plus mobile processor. The 28nm Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus comes dual-core Krait processors running as high as 1.7GHz and can be paired to […]
Qualcomm buys power management circuit maker Summit Microelectronics
Not only are smartphones getting more complex but many of their components such as larger displays and more powerful processors require more power than those of earlier generations. The problem is compounded by the fact that battery technology has not kept up, resulting in larger batteries to meet increased power demands. In a bid to make its components more power […]