Qualcomm announced a host of new products and services, including its flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii on Tuesday. The company also unveiled a new cross-platform technology that allows for seamless linking of multiple devices in a single ecosystem. Snapdragon Seamless, the company said, enables Android, Windows and Snapdragon … Read more
Qualcomm might announce new Snapdragon X series chipsets next month, according to a report. The chipmaker introduced its Snapdragon X series processors in April, and currently, it is the only chipset available for consumer laptops that meets the specifications required for Copilot+ PCs. This is because the dedicated Hexagon neural processing unit (NPU) in the … Read more
Qualcomm unveiled Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 at the annual Snapdragon Tech Summit on Wednesday — as its new 5G mobile platform for next-generation flagship Android phones. The chip is the first to come with the new Snapdragon branding that is the result after the San Diego-based company brought its 17 Snapdragon 800-series system-on-chip (SoC) models. … Read more
Qualcomm held its Snapdragon India event last month, where it showcased its Snapdragon X series chipsets, which power the Copilot+ PCs across various manufacturers. The company also unveiled the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 mobile platform aimed at providing 5G connectivity in budget smartphones. Both of these announcements were interesting as they highlighted the chipmaker’s ambition … Read more
Qualcomm has patched multiple security flaws discovered in its products, including three zero-day vulnerabilities. The US chipmaker recently announced that these flaws might have been exploited by hackers to target affected devices. Users will have to wait for device manufacturers to roll out Qualcomm’s patches for the vulnerabilities that impact the Adreno graphics processing unit … Read more
Qualcomm could soon announce a new variant of the Snapdragon X series chipset at the Internationale FunkAusstellung Berlin (Berlin International Radio Exhibition) 2024 event on Tuesday. The new Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 model, is said to power the “second wave” of AI PCs, also known as Copilot+ PCs. This chipset will reportedly provide 45 trillion operations … Read more
Qualcomm has explored the possibility of acquiring portions of Intel’s design business to boost the company’s product portfolio, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The mobile chipmaker has examined acquiring different pieces of Intel, which is struggling to generate cash and looking to shed business units and sell off other assets, the people … Read more
Qualcomm has in recent days approached Intel to explore a potential acquisition of the troubled chipmaker, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday, in what could be a transformational deal in the sector but faces many hurdles. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon is personally involved in the negotiations to acquire five-decade-old Intel, according to … Read more
Qualcomm is working on the second generation of its Snapdragon X Elite processors for Windows computers, according to a report. The Arm-based chips are reportedly being developed under the codename ‘Project Glymur’ — a departure from its typical naming scheme. While the company’s plans for new versions of its midrange Snapdragon X Plus processors are … Read more
Arm Holdings is canceling a license that allowed longtime partner Qualcomm to use Arm intellectual property to design chips, escalating a legal dispute over vital smartphone technology.Arm, based in the UK, has given Qualcomm a mandated 60-day notice of the cancellation of their so-called architectural license agreement, according to a document seen by Bloomberg. The … Read more