A production halt by TSMC, the company manufacturing Qualcomm’s S4 chips, could impact the availability of the upcoming LTE-enabled HTC One X (and other devices such as the Huawei Ascend P1). According to SemiAccurate sources, TSMC abruptly stopped its 28nm chip production about three weeks ago (before MWC 2012 kicked off) “to make unnamed changes to the process.” The stoppage […]
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Microsoft testing dual-core Snapdragon Windows Phone 8 device?
With rumours already suggesting that Windows Phone 8 will support multi-core processors, it should not come as a surprise that Microsoft has begun testing the 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset. According to The Verge, Microsoft is working on getting at least one Windows Phone 8 device ready for release by the end of the year. The report adds that Sprint […]
Rumour: ASUS Padfone to sport Snapdragon S4 processor and qHD display
Published OpenGL benchmark results for the ASUS Padfone have apparently revealed a few details about the upcoming hybrid smartphone-tablet device. The device information shows that the Padfone runs an MSM8960 processor, part of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 lineup. If accurate, the Padfone could be one of the first devices to run a Qualcomm S4 processor. The MSM8960 is a 1.5GHz dual-core […]
Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon S1 and S4 processors
Qualcomm today announced new processors for its Snapdragon S1 (entry-level smartphones) and S4 (for next-generation smartphones) processor families. A total of 12 new mobile processors were unveiled with 8 for to the S4 class. “Qualcomm is innovating on all fronts and continues to lead the mobile computing era with its roadmap depth, breadth and software support,” said Cristiano Amon, senior […]
Qualcomm outlines Snapdragon roadmap
Qualcomm shed some light on its Snapdragon roadmap at its Innovation Qualcomm event last week. It should come as no surprise that smartphones will get even faster and feature better graphics next year. Powering some of these next-generation smartphones will be Qualcomm’s new S4 class of 28nm processors running at speeds about double what we’re see today. The S4 chipset […]
1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm APQ8060 processor for T-Mobile USA Samsung Galaxy S II?
A tweet by Samsung may have prematurely revealed what processor will be in the T-Mobile USA version of the Galaxy S II. The company earlier confirmed that it would not be a Samsung Exynos processor but only revealed that it would be another dual-core processor. Responding to a customer inquiry, a tweet by @GalaxySsupport appears to have outed the secret: […]
Dual-core Qualcomm MSM8x60 headed to Windows Phone?
While Microsoft has yet to confirm that future Windows Phone devices will support dual-core processors, it is only a matter of time (likely around the time of Mango’s release this fall). That has not stopped Qualcomm from adding Windows Phone to its list of supported mobile OS for its MSM8x60 chipset. Offering dual Scorpion cores up to 1.5GHz and Adreno […]
Nokia looking at alternative chipsets for Windows Phones
Nokia revealed today that it could use several chipset suppliers for future Windows Phone devices. While its first generation devices will use Qualcomm chipsets (like every other Windows Phone device currently available), the same may not be true for subsequent generations of devices. According to a Nokia spokesperson: “Our aim is to build a vibrant ecosystem around Nokia and the […]