AMD gets in LTE bed with Qualcomm
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 06 December 2017 00:53

AMD gets in LTE bed with Qualcomm


The enemy of my enemy

In a  surprising announcement, AMD’s Kevin Lensing took the stage here in Hawaii to announce that Ryzen Mobile will support Snapdragon GigabitLTE with its laptops.

Windows 10 on Snapdragon shows up
Published in AI
Wednesday, 06 December 2017 00:38

Windows 10 on Snapdragon shows up


HP and Asus showcased devices

Windows 10 on Snapdragon laptops, whether they are two in ones or detachables,  are becoming real. Qualcomm and its partners showcased some devices and talked about some details and prices.

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 845
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 05 December 2017 23:06

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 845


SVP Alex Katouzian shows the chip

Qualcomm has just wrapped up the second Snapdragon technology event keynote and a small part of the keynote was the three year effort called the Snapdragon 845.

Broadcom prepares for board room battle for Qualcomm
Published in News


Hostile bid begins

Chipmaker Broadcom will take its first formal step on Monday toward a hostile bid to take over Qualcomm and will unveiling nominees who Qualcomm shareholders can vote on to replace the US semiconductor company’s board of directors.

Qualcomm finds more patents Apple "borrowed"
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 01 December 2017 11:19

Qualcomm finds more patents Apple "borrowed"


Borrowed genius

Apple's legal spat with Qualcomm just got even messier as the chipmaker found even more patents which it thinks that Apple is using without permission.

Qualcomm to live cast the new Snapdragon birth
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 30 November 2017 11:28

Qualcomm to live cast the new Snapdragon birth


December 5 at 10:30am PST/1:30 PM EST/ 6:30pm GMT

If you have been wondering what is going on with the Snapdragon 835 successor, Qualcomm confirmed last week that it plans to livecast the Second Annual Snapdragon Technology Summit Keynote.

Apple ups the legal ante
Published in News
Wednesday, 29 November 2017 16:53

Apple ups the legal ante


You say tit, and I say tat

The legal team at Apple have fired off a countersuit against Qualcomm, claiming that the chip firms' Snapdragon semiconductors use elements of its own patents.

Smartphones kill
Published in News
Friday, 24 November 2017 22:00

Smartphones kill


Opinion Pedestrians go bananas

Trust us, we're journalists...

Qualcomm 7nm made by TSMC
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 24 November 2017 14:03

Qualcomm 7nm made by TSMC


The one after Snapdragon 845

Korean based Etnews has mentioned that Qualcomm 7nm manufacturing has been a big win for TSMC while two other US and China customers chose Samsung’s 7nm. TSMC traditionially have dibs on Nvidia and MediaTek too. 

Broadcom takeover of Qualcomm appears to be about Apple
Published in PC Hardware


Comment: Don your tin foil hat

This morning Apple’s official news agency Reuters ran a yarn about how beautiful life will be if Broadcom takes over Qualcomm.