MediaTek launched Helio P60
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 02 March 2018 09:06

MediaTek launched Helio P60


Helio P70 coming

MediaTek has announced the successor to the Helio P30, and the brand number has doubled. Meet the Helio P60, an octa device with Cortex A73 and Cortex A53 combination.

IBM puts AI supercomputer in space
Published in News
Thursday, 01 March 2018 11:14

IBM puts AI supercomputer in space


Open the bay doors, HAL. I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave

For a long time there was a myth that the AI supercomputer in 2001 space oddessy was called HAL because it was code for IBM (the letters shifted by one) and while that was denied, it now appears that Big Blue is set to take its  IBM supercomputer AI tech  to the International Space Station.

Sony demonstrates 1.2Gbps Snapdragon X20
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 01 March 2018 10:14

Sony demonstrates 1.2Gbps Snapdragon X20


4x4 and the power of the modem

Sony made a splashy announcement of the Xperia XZ2 phone powered by the Snapdragon 845. It decided to focus on the power of its download communication demo and showed that within two years, the maximum download speed  rose from 600 Mbps to 1.2 Gbps.

Qualcomm scores 18 operators for 5G NR in 2019
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 27 February 2018 12:19

Qualcomm scores 18 operators for 5G NR in 2019


20 OEM designs on X50

Qualcomm just announced the number of OEMs making X50 based phones at a Mobile World Congress 2018 press conference.

Snapdragon 700 is what people called 670
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 27 February 2018 11:39

Snapdragon 700 is what people called 670


Just announced

Cristiano Amon just announced a brand new, Snapdragon 700 series that, as the name suggests, sits above the 600 series but below 800 series.

Snapdragon 845 Mobile VR reference design is out
Published in Graphics


Next-Generation VR Experiences

Even the producers and screenwriters of the Silicon Valley TV show think that mobile will be driving VR, and it seems that they have closely followed what Fudzilla and Qualcomm have been saying for a while.

Qualcomm signs up Amazon and JD.com to Windows 10 on Snapdragon
Published in AI


Ten new carriers signed too

Qualcomm has managed to get industry heavyweights Amazon and JD.com to start selling its Windows 10 on Snapdragon 835 devices. Microsoft will carry the devices in its retail stores too. At the same time, it locked down 10 world carriers to announce the data plans for such devices.

Qualcomm grabs almost all SON mesh router market
Published in Network


Self Organzing Network concept works

A few weeks back, Qualcomm’s SVP & general manager of connectivity Rahul Patel said at an analyst briefing that the company has 99 percent of the market share of mesh – that is to say Self Organized Network (SON) routers.

Essential PH1 Android 8.1 beta OTA arrives
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 23 February 2018 12:06

Essential PH1 Android 8.1 beta OTA arrives


All new colors shipping  

Essential - the phone launched by Andy Ruben and a bunch of other ex-Googlers has launched three new colors and announced Oreo Android 8.1 OTA beta too.

Samsung is building 7nm Snapdragon 5G chipset
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 22 February 2018 14:07

Samsung is building 7nm Snapdragon 5G chipset


ULV for the first ever 7nm chip

Cristiano Amon told us not so long ago that Samsung and Qualcomm are now big friends and allies, and confirmed that Samsung will be working with Qualcomm on current and future phones. Now, both companies have announced that Snapdragon 5G chipset will be using Samsung’s 7nm LPP EUV process.