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Qualcomm Shares Next Step in Snapdragon 800 Family

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm has announced the successor to its Snapdragon 820 chip called the Snapdragon 821. Like its predecessor, the 821 is intended for use on mobile devices. It is intended to deliver faster speed, higher …

Tags:Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| SOCs| Vol 23 - Issue 27

Qualcomm Result 21/04/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Qualcomm reported Q2 net profit of $1.1 billion, up 10% YoY from $1.0 billion. Turnover was $5.5 billion, down 20% YoY from $6.9 billion. For the six month period, net profit was $2.6 billion, …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Semiconductors Dip in February

by Tom Allen

The Semiconductor Industry Association has said that worldwide sales of semiconductors fell 3.2% MoM in February, to $26 billion. The result was 6.2% lower than February 2015 ($27.7 billion). Sales into the Americas fell …

Qualcomm Will NOT Produce a Headset

by Tom Allen

It had been reported (but not by us) that Qualcomm was building a VR headset, following a showing of a prototype at the Game Developers Conference in March. This is not the case: Qualcomm …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Qualcomm’s SDK Simplifies VR Development

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon VR SDK for its new Snapdragon 820 chips. Developers can use the SDK to access ‘advanced’ tools, which will simplify development of VR applications and raise power efficiency. The …

Qualcomm’s 820 Will ‘Dominate’ Android

by Tom Allen

Asian supply chain sources have said that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 is likely to ‘dominate’ Android smartphones in the first half of 2016. The processor is being used by firms including Samsung, LG, HTC, Xiaomi, …

Tags:Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Semiconductors| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Qualcomm Boasts of UltraHD Download Speeds

by Tom Allen

A new LTE modem chip from Qualcomm enables much faster internet speeds for smartphones: fast enough that a 100GB UltraHD film could be downloaded in less than 15 minutes (network-dependent). The Snapdragon X16 enables …

CES Video Round Up

by Bob Raikes

Our CES 2016 reel which includes VESA, Cambrios, Pixelworks, Intel, Qualcomm and a look at some of the products shown by Samsung at CES 2016.

Handheld Launches its First Ultra-Rugged Android Tablet – The Best-In-Class ALGIZ RT7

by Isaac Oburu

Industry-leading technology from Qualcomm — an MSM8916 (Snapdragon) chipset and 1.2 GHz quad-core processor — powers the Algiz RT7 for impressive processing speed, ultra-fast connectivity and long battery life. The Algiz RT7 comes standard …

Tags:LTE| Qualcomm| tablets

Snapdragon 820: Better Video, Security and Internet

by Tom Allen

The Snapdragon 820 processor has been unveiled by Qualcomm in New York, with upgrades to deliver longer battery life, faster performance and more efficient operation than previous generations. It should also be able to …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| SOCs| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Qualcomm Result 05/11/15

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Qualcomm Inc. reported Q4 and full year results of operations with a 12 month net profit of $5.27 billion, or $3.26 per share, down 34% YoY from $7.5 billion. The 12 month turnover was …

Tags:Financial Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Samsung Testing 820 Chip for Next Flagship

by Tom Allen

Samsung is testing and improving the Snapdragon 820 chip, in preparation for using the device in the Galaxy S7 smartphone. According to Business Korea, Samsung will release two versions of the phone: one with …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Samsung| Semiconductors| Vol 22 - Issue 43