Qualcomm NXP acquisition to close soon
Wants assurance ZTE Corp ban gets lifted
People close to the matter claim that China warmed up to the NXP Semiconductor acquisition by Qualcomm seeking assurances that the ZTE Corp 7 year ban will get lifted by the USA.
Xiaomi Mi8 supports QC 4.0 +
Quick charge 4.0 +
Xiaomi Mi8 is an eight-year anniversary phone and includes in display fingerprint reader, a possible translucent back option, 3D face unlocking as well as Snapdragon 845, 6.2-inch IPS 2280x1080 screen and 6GB/64GB and possibly 8GB/128 GB options.
Snapdragon 700 re-imagines market segment
Affordable performance meets top features
If you are a big player in the phone SoC area, you need to be innovative and the Snapdragon 710 is just that. The 10nm, 2X AI, X15 800 Mbps modem, Hexagon 685 DPS, Spectra 250 ISP, Quick Charging 4+ new two big and six small core CPUs and Adreno 616 is the key to mainstream/performance success.
Qualcomm 5G NR Solution for Small Cells out
FSM100xx industry’s first
Qualcomm has announced the industry’s first 5G NR solution targeted for small cells and remote radio head deployments (FSM100xx).
Qualcomm and Facebook team for 60GHz 802.11 ay WiFi
802.11 ay mmWave, 10 Gbps+ speeds
It is not every day you hear that Facebook and Qualcomm go out out in public announcing a plan to work together to deliver high speed internet connectivity with Facebook Terragraph technology through the development of a multi-node wireless system based on 60GHz technology from Qualcomm. This can result in 10Gbps speeds.
OnePlus 6 available in US and Europe
Shipping in seven days
One of the hottest phones out of China that won the hearts of many European and USA consumers, OnePlus 6, just started shipping.
Xiaomi Mi8 to launch May 31
2,799 Yuan, €370 or $440
It looks like the Xiaomi MI7 might end up being called Mi8 - after all. China based companies sometimes don’t care about consistency as Huawei went from P9 to P20 as it appeared appropriate.
IBM warns that encryption's reign will be over soon
The development of Quantum computers is the obituary of current encryption
IBM has warned that quantum computers will mean the end of encryption of sensitive data protected by today's most robust security.
Wozniak goes after Tesla self driving ambiguities
We are developers 2018: Don't trust Elon Musk
Last week at the We are developers 2018 Vienna conference, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak had the chance to address 4,000 attendee’s life and almost all of the 8,000 attendees were watching the keynote via a video link overflow. What caught our eye was that Wozniak has a lot of disagreements with Musk.
Rimac confirms no mainstream car
At the Vienna We Are developers 2018 conference
Mate Rimac, the CEO of the new 400 people Rimac automobiles company, confirmed at the "Vienna We are" developers' conference that you should not expect a mainstream car from the company anytime soon.