Snapdragon 845 PCs ready for holiday season
Faster than the SoC in phones
Qualcomm and Microsoft helped its partners to release the first generation of the Snapdragon 835 on Windows 10 and it is almost time for the second generation.
Oculus Go is out in 23 countries
$199 in the US, €219 in Europe
the Facebook announced Oculus Go standalone VR back in October and yesterday, at the F8 conference, the company announced that it started shipping it to 23 countries.
Qualcomm adjusts its licensing model
Calming conflict
Qualcomm has broadened its use of a lower-cost licensing model for the next generation of mobile data networks, which could sort out some of its conflicts with regulators.
Apple can't dump Qualcomm
Intel is not ready to fill the gap
Fruity cargo cult Apple, which has been refusing to pay what it owes Qualcomm because it is asking too much might have no choice, according to a new report.
Qualcomm generated $5.3 billion revenue in Q2 18
To improve performance in fiscal 2019
Qualcomm has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2018 and the company generated $5.3 billion, a five percent year over year positive change.
Qualcomm and NXP to refile Chinese Regulatory Approval
Suddenly don’t like the proposal
China is not making it easy for Qualcomm and NXP and it has asked both companies to refile application for Chinese Regulatory Approval.
Qualcomm to cut 1500 jobs
Massive reconstruction
Qualcomm promised its shareholders it would cut its operating cost by a billion dollars and the only way to really do that is to let some people go. Projects that didn’t bring the company the expected results might vanish and unfortunately some people will get the dreaded pink slip.
Apple won’t do 5G in 2019
Not an early adopter
Apple is known for not being an early adopter when it comes to new wireless standards. According to people close to the matter, Apple 2019 iPhone won’t have 5G capability. Intel might even be ready with its 5G PC solution.
Qualcomm backing a 4G budget laptop
Working with Indian telco
Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio is rumoured to be working with chipset maker Qualcomm to launch a laptop with 4G connectivity in India.
Jacobs's long-shot Qualcomm bid gathers steam
Wants to take Qualcomm private
Paul Jacobs, who was ousted as Qualcomm's chairman in March,is doing better at attracting people interested in his cunning plan to take the chipmaker private than many expected.