Chinese chips are on their way
Published in News
Tuesday, 31 January 2017 13:15

Chinese chips are on their way


Huaxintong headed towards a server near you

It has only been a matter of time before Chinese chipmarkers start to catch up with the West and it looks like Huaxintong Semiconductor Technology will start heading to servers soon.

Qualcomm 1Gbps live demo goes to 895Mbps / 930 Mbps
Published in Mobiles


Telstra network demonstrate technology leadership, 127.5 Mbps upload

Sydney Australia is definitely the capital of the word’s fastest LTE performance. I'm here and have just witnessed a  1Gbps demonstration of a Netgear powered 1Gbps modem on Ericsson equipment deployed on a Telstra LTE network.

FTC certain to get cold feet on Apple complaint
Published in PC Hardware


Jobs’ Mob must go to court

It is starting to look like the FTC’s much publicised legal case against Qualcomm at the insistence of Apple is not going to go anywhere.

Qualcomm won't surrender to Apple
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 26 January 2017 20:28

Qualcomm won't surrender to Apple


Q1 financials out

Qualcomm has announced its Q1 fiscal earnings and the conference call was deeply influenced by Apple’s latest decision to legally go after Qualcomm. The president of the company was crystal clear that the company will work to vigorously defend its business.

Samsung called dibs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC
Published in Mobiles


No chip for others

According to the latest report, it appears that Samsung managed to secure an exclusive deal with Qualcomm, scoring the latest and fastest Snapdragon 835 SoC for its upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone, which means that other flagships will have to settle for Snapdragon 821.

Apple sues Qualcomm for being too expensive
Published in News
Saturday, 21 January 2017 18:39

Apple sues Qualcomm for being too expensive


Pot calls kettle black

The fruity tax-dodging cargo cult Apple believes that it can make a more than a billion dollars for suing Qualcomm for charging too much on its patents.

Xiaomi Mi 6 could launch in three versions
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 19 January 2017 08:38

Xiaomi Mi 6 could launch in three versions


Two Snapdragon 835, one Helio X30

Xiaomi Mi 6 is one of the most anticipated phones to come from China and recent information indicates that there might be three versions of the phone, two with Snapdragon 835 and one with MediaTek Helio X30. 

5G will be a worldwide game changer
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 18 January 2017 11:06

5G will be a worldwide game changer


Qualcomm issues a report on the coming mobile technology


The maker of chips, Qualcomm, has issued a new report which identifies 5G as a significant technology worldwide game changer.

Qualcomm rubbishes Nokia leak rumours
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 17 January 2017 13:03

Qualcomm rubbishes Nokia leak rumours


We did not leak a new Nokia design at CES

Claims that the new design for the Nokia 6 was accidently leaked at CES were rubbished by the alleged leaker Qualcomm.

Intel is covering up Qualcomm’s success
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 10 January 2017 15:35

Intel is covering up Qualcomm’s success


Literally uses a curtain

Last week at CES 2017 we noticed that Intel felt so unsecure about itself that it used a big curtain to hide the Qualcomm logo from the booth next door. This really happened and we were lucky to document it.