Qualcomm demonstrates 1Gbps X16 modem
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 25 February 2016 12:07

Qualcomm demonstrates 1Gbps X16 modem


Reaches 980 Mbps+ speeds

Qualcomm is having a good year when it comes to the high end products with both Samung and LG basing their Flagships on Snapdragon 820 and 600 Mbps X12 modem.Now the company has demonstrated its X16 modem that can reach 1Gbps speeds

Sony unveils its Xperia X series smartphones
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 22 February 2016 19:29

Sony unveils its Xperia X series smartphones


Three new smartphones from Sony

Sony has kicked of Mobile World Congress 2016 show in Barcelona with three new smartphones that will be a part of its new Xperia X series, the Xperia XA, Xperia X and the Xperia X Performance, all based on the same 5-inch screen but with different design and different chipsets.

IoT industry leaders announce open source standard group
Published in News


Aims to accelerate Internet of Things to a single open standard

On Friday, a group of industry leaders making headway in the Internet of Things (IoT) market announced a cross-industry collaboration effort aimed at unlocking the massive opportunities for consumers and business with IoT devices, and ultimately a way to quickly get everyone to adopting a single open standard.

Lenovo agrees to pay royalties Qualcomm
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 19 February 2016 11:46

Lenovo agrees to pay royalties Qualcomm


Backpay not mentioned

Lenovo has agreed to start paying Qualcomm royalties on its 3G and 4G phones in China, covering both their own creations and Motorola’s.

Nvidia signs up to Vulkan
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 18 February 2016 12:48

Nvidia signs up to Vulkan


Shield will live long and prosper

Nvidia has announced a development version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the Shield platform along with support for Windows and Linux.

Wall Street sees life in Qualcomm
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 17 February 2016 14:38

Wall Street sees life in Qualcomm


Nay-sayers say Yay

Qualcomm has been getting a rough ride from the cocaine nose-jobs of Wall Street lately, but it seems to have won the support of a top nay-saying soothsayer.

Qualcomm announces 1 Gbps X16 modem
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 11 February 2016 13:36

Qualcomm announces 1 Gbps X16 modem


14nm, available in 2H 2016

Qualcomm has finally launched what it thinks will be the next milestone in the LTE modem speed – a Gigabit Class LTE Chipset with download speeds of up to 1 Gbps.

Qualcomm announces three new Snapdragon SoCs
Published in News
Thursday, 11 February 2016 13:09

Qualcomm announces three new Snapdragon SoCs


Advanced Modem, Imaging and Sensors for Mainstream Devices

Qualcomm has introduced three new next-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon processors.

Apple knifes Samsung
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 11 February 2016 10:48

Apple knifes Samsung


Puts all 10nm eggs in TSMC’s basket

Fruity cargo cult Apple has turned on its partner Samsung and given the contract to produce 10-nano application processors (AP) to TSMC.

Google backing ARM servers
Published in News
Thursday, 04 February 2016 13:30

Google backing ARM servers


Don't get your hopes up

Google is set to announce that it is working with Qualcomm to design servers based on ARM processors, in a move which could give the British chip designer some street cred in the data centre market.