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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

Ericsson and TIM present first LTE Broadcast concert in Italy

by Isaac Oburu

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and TIM, in collaboration with Samsung and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., presented a previously unreleased live concert of singer-songwriter Max Gazzè, broadcast for the first time in Italy in LTE Broadcast technology at …

ITC Rules in Samsung’s Favour

by Tom Allen

In September 2014, Nvidia filed a complaint against Samsung and Qualcomm at the USA’s International Trade Commission (ITC). Nvidia accused Samsung of infringing on three patents, and wanted to block sales of Samsung’s Qualcomm-powered …

PTC to Acquire Augmented Reality Leader Vuforia from Qualcomm

by Isaac Oburu

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Vuforia business from Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), for $65 million. Vuforia is the industry’s …

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Qualcomm Leaves AR Market With Vuforia Sale

by Tom Allen

Software specialist PTC (formerly Parametric Technology Corporation) is to acquire the Vuforia augmented reality business from Qualcomm Connected Experiences (a subsidiary of Qualcomm). The deal is worth $65 million. Vuforia is a platform and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 41

Qualcomm Makes Fast Charging Even Faster

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm has announced the third-generation of its Quick Charge technology, which will be able to charge an average phone from 0% to 80% in 35 minutes. It is said to be almost 40% more …

Tags:Batteries| Mobile Display Monitor| Power Supplies| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Qualcomm’s DSPs Boost SmartDragon Graphics

by Jon Peddie

Our good friend, Dr. Jon Peddie, got to hear about the next generation Snapdragon 820, launched today. Very high resolution displays and graphics need significant processor power to drive them and this is where …

Tags:Qualcomm| Semiconductors| Vol 22 - Issue 34

Qualcomm Has a Mixed Reality Engine

by Steve Sechrist

Mattel’s new version of Viewmaster will crack open to allow a smart phone to be put inside and viewed in stereo 3D with a unique twist, support for Vuforia object recognition, triggering events by …

Qualcomm Previews Snapdragon 820 at Siggraph

by Tom Allen

At Siggraph 2015, Qualcomm introduced its next-generation GPUs and camera image signal processors (ISPs). The Adreno 5xx GPU series will premiere with the Adreno 530 in the upcoming Snapdragon 820 processor, and the Adreno …

Tags:Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Semiconductors| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Qualcomm Completes CSR Acquisition

by Helen Vince

Qualcomm has finally completed its acquisition of CSR, a fabless provider of end-to-end semiconductor and software solutions for the Internet of Everything and automotive segments. The company announced its offer for CSR in November …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Tablet Processor Sales and Value Down in Q1

by Milos Pavlovic

Tablet processor chip sales fell 6% YoY in Q1’15, says Strategy Analytics. The market is worth only 1/7 of the smartphone processor market, at $733 million – a 6% decline in value. Apple (28%), …

Qualcomm to Reorganise Business, Cut 4,500 Jobs

by Helen Vince

Qualcomm has announced a major reorganisation of its business, in a plan which will see around 4,500 staff losing their jobs worldwide. The company also said it would not rule out breaking itself up. …