Qualcomm reveals Hexagon 680 DSP
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 25 August 2015 10:41

Qualcomm reveals Hexagon 680 DSP


Snapdragon 820 part

Qualcomm revealing its latest generation piece by piece. We have heard about the Adreno 530 GPU and now the company started talking about Hexagon 680 DSP.

Samsung has not given up on Snapdragons yet
Published in PC Hardware


Testing them in its lab

Samsung is rumoured to be testing the new Snapdragons in its labs, as a sign that the company has not given up on Qualcomm yet.

Qualcomm gets iPhone Modem chip contract
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 18 August 2015 13:00

Qualcomm gets iPhone Modem chip contract


But it may not last

Qualcomm looks certain to supply Apple with the modem chips for the upcoming iPhone, but the relatonship's future is not set in stone.

iPhone 6S is a dedicated follower of Qualcomm
Published in Mobiles


No Intel LTE inside anytime soon

Northland Capital Markets claimed that Intel might get up to 50 percent of all iPhone market in 2016, however we asked around and it turns out that is untrue.

Qualcomm announces Adreno 530
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 12 August 2015 17:07

Qualcomm announces Adreno 530


40 percent better than Adreno 430

Qualcomm has just announced the successor of Adreno 400 series and as we expected this new GPU is called Adreno 5xx. 

Qualcomm Snapdragon 620 looks promising
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 10 August 2015 13:20

Qualcomm Snapdragon 620 looks promising


Quad A72 at 1.8GHz and Quad A53 1.2Ghz

Qualcomm has announced its Snapdragon 620, a successor to the reasonably successful Snapdragon 615. 

Snapdragon 820 SoC next week
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 05 August 2015 14:02

Snapdragon 820 SoC next week


Hail Hydra

Qualcomm is set to unveil its new Snapdragon 820 SoC on August 11 in LA and more details are being leaked than you would see at a Welsh leak recipe contest.

MediaTek's profits drop 12 per cent
Published in News
Monday, 03 August 2015 11:48

MediaTek's profits drop 12 per cent


20 per cent lower than last year

The war with Qualcomm appears to have had its causalities amongst Mediatek's bottom line.

Qualcomm wireless  tech will recharge metal
Published in Mobiles


WiPower now universal

Qualcomm WiPower will now charge phones with metal cases, breaking a barrier which had prevented wireless charging on more expensive models. 

Snapdragon 820 chipset does not have heat problem
Published in PC Hardware


Its mother had it tested

A research director at IHS Technology has found the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset does not have the same heating problems as the 810.