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GLBenchmark has shown a screenshot of what appears to be another new device coming to Sprint, the HTC Shooter. Some say this device is possibly going to have a dual-core Qualcomm processor. What would give that away? Keep reading to learn more.
Today Qualcomm announced that it is working with industry leading Gameloft to optimize games for current and upcoming devices running snapdragon processors. What this means for you and me is that now Gameloft games will run smoother, faster and better overall.
As you may remember, back in November, there were talks about Netflix finally coming to Android. The main reason for the delay was security and DRM. Netflix has been available on the iPhone for a while and has been available on Windows Phone 7 since its launch, but it hasn’t been seen on Android yet. According to VentureBeat, Netflix is certifying new Qualcomm chips, meaning that existing ones might not be able to use Netflix. Read more…
Way back in January, we reported on some dual-core Snapdragon processors that were supposed to go into testing and be released into devices by the end of the year. These were the 8X50A clocked at 1.3GHz and the 8X72 clocked at 1.5GHz. These chipsets aren’t those, but they’re clocked at 1.2GHz and are already being shipped to manufacturers, although Qualcomm won’t tell anyone who. Read more…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has started working with mobile phone manufactures, including Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, and LG, to begin implementing poison chemical detectors. The detectors will be used to help notify users of a chemical release. The implementation of this chip would also be linked to a network,which through multiple unique detections and …
In the following months, the mobilephere will be overtaken with several new devices and most of them will be running the same underlying chipset design. As any mobile power user will tell you, support for HD video and hardware-accelerated graphics are must-haves for future devices. What will most of these devices have in common? Several …
There’s been a lot of hype over the new 1GHz Snapdragon processor that is just now starting to show up in high-end phones like the HD2 and Nexus One. Now that it is becoming the hottest processor available, Qualcomm has announced its successor, with speeds of 1.3GHz and 1.5GHz. The first one is the Qualcomm …
As we’ve known for a while, the Acer Liquid Android device has a processor from the Snapdragon family, just as the HD2 has, however, it has been determined that the HD2, or any WM6.5 device for that matter, cannot play 720p HD video. This is obviously not a Qualcomm issue since the Snapdragon processor can …
If you want to create a 3G-operating device, do you know who you will have to pay a license fee to? If you guessed Qualcomm, you would be right as they currently hold a multitude of patents related to 3G technology. However, something you most likely do not know is that Apple has seemingly gotten …
Samsung and Qualcomm have reached a cross-licensing deal which will let Samsung continue producing 3G and 4G wireless phones for the next 15 years. Samsung is also letting Qualcomm 57 of its patents on mobile technology. The $1.3 Billion is a down payment and future loyalty payments will be involved, but aren’t detailed. It is …
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