Do you remember all the talk about smartbooks a few year back? Similar to netbooks, they used components typically associated with mobile phones (such as ARM processors) rather than PC ones. Initial interest from a number of manufacturers (including ASUS and Lenovo) quickly waned though and the product category faded into obscurity. But it could make a comeback when Windows […]
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Rumour: LTE HTC One X availability delayed by Qualcomm S4 production halt
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]