Qualcomm has been cramming its snapdragon processors into all sorts of devices for a long time now. The processor is well known and is the brains behind some of the smartphones on the market today. Qualcomm also intends to see that Snapdragon chip be embedded into even more devices in the future. One of the big goals is apparently to get the chip inside the TV.
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HTC Zeta packing 2.5Ghz quad-core CPU detailed
Details of the HTC Zeta have just been outed, and it looks to be a veritable monster of a phone. It's purported to pack an impressive 2.5 Ghz Snapdragon quad-core CPU, as well as 1 GB RAM, and all that on a 4.5 inch 720p high-def display. To add icing to the cake, it'll also come with Ice Cream Sandwich on board on the software side of things.
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Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 Compare and Contrast
It’s time to take a look at both of the new Windows Phone enabled devices Nokia has announced today at Nokia World 2011, the Nokia Lumia 800 and the Lumia 710. While both devices do run the newest version of Windows Phone, that being version 7.5 Mango, thats where the perfect consistency ends. Nokia has made two different devices here for two different crowds – see if you can tell which is aimed at who!
Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor powers first Nokia Lumia smartphones
This morning at Nokia World 2011, two flavors of Nokia’s Lumia line were released, the Lumia 800 and the Lumia 710, and Qualcomm now reports that yes, indeed, they are being powered by no less than their very own Snapdragon processors. This is the first time Nokia has entered into the Windows Phone world as well as the first time Nokia has worked with Qualcomm to combine both of their well-loved architectures. With all the coverage on the smartphones themselves this morning, one must see the energy here, in the motor, and what better way to usher in a single new collaboration than with a second!
HTC EVO Design 4G Hands-on and Unboxing [Video]
What HTC is revealing here is a compact version of an EVO with no less than a 4-inch qHD display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and world phone capabilities. It also connects via WiMAX for that brand of 4G speed, and will cost you $99.99 with a two year agreement. So what’s the deal with this phone, it’s only got a single-core 1.2GHz processor and a 5 megapixel camera? It’s another mid-range wallop from HTC, that’s what it is, and given the solid one for all and all for one design of the EVO range, we’re expecting a lot, even IF this device is simply a strange remix of the original EVO 4G. Will EVO users feel the need to upgrade? Is it considered an upgrade when the display gets smaller?
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor details revealed
For those of you that pick up your smartphone and simply expect it to run, and run well, and don’t give a hoot about what’s under the hood, keep on walking, because this is detailed specifications talk right here in this post. What we’ve got here is an announcement from Qualcomm about their upcoming next-generation SoC, or System on Chip, or if you prefer, processor – the big fat engine that makes your smartphone able to run with great power and live up to your harsh, harsh expectations. This is Qualcomm’s S4 SoC, complete a brand new 28nm manufacturing process and an undeniably excellent combination: Qualcomm’s Krait CPU and the Adreno 225 GPU.
T-Mobile HTC Amaze photographed in HD
If you were hanging around here on the 26th of September, you know good and well that T-Mobile will soon be getting a lovely new 4G capable 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor-having HTC device by the name of HTC Amaze. What we've got for you today is several close-up photos of the hardware on that device, all taken by a fellow by the name of Nathan Olsson. Judging by these photos along, this device is going to be one massively awesome little bit of mobile, if I do say so myself.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia ray announced for USA
The folks at Sony Ericsson have announced the USA release of the Xperia ray, a device we last heard about in June, here in the states for the first time and pushed to Newegg for the unlocked price of $429.99 (on sale today for $379.99 for a limited time.) This device is only sold here at the moment unlocked, your option to get it carried by AT&T, T-Mobile, Rogers, Fido, up to you. This device features a single-core 1GHz processor, 1GB internal memory with 300 MB user available and 512 MB RAM, microSD card slot for up to 32GB of additional storage, and a 3.3-inch TFT display at 480 x 854 pixel resolution. The display also boasts some cool BRAVIA ENGINE tech.
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Qualcomm to boost Snapdragon video skills with IDT tech grab
Qualcomm's future Snapdragon mobile chipsets could offer far more polished multimedia crunching abilities, with the news that it has bought various video processing systems and intends to integrate them into future smartphones, tablets and other devices. The silicon company has announced that it is acquiring IDT’s Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) and Frame Rate Conversion (FRC) Video Processing technologies, which support HD deinterlacing, noise reduction and more.
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HP iPad 2 webOS testing double TouchPad performance says insider
HP was painfully aware of the TouchPad's hardware shortcomings, insider sources have suggested, with ports of webOS running "over twice as fast" on Apple's iPad 2. While initial reviews - ours included - complained of occasional sluggishness from the TouchPad's 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon APQ8060 processor, webOS engineers within HP were also supposedly vocal in their complaints about the hardware, The Next Web's tipster whispered to them.
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Acer Iconia Smart Drops in September
It's time for a strange device, ladies and gentlemen, and we've got just the device for you. This is the Acer Iconia Smart, an Android device running version 2.3.x Gingerbread, having a monstrously long display, and rolling out with a single-core 1GHz Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm. This device's 4.8-inch 21:9 aspect ration display is certainly one of its more unique and stand-out features, will the rest of its very possibly out-dated hardware be able to compete with the new wave of devices that's been released since it's original announcement?
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HTC Ignite Revealed, Not Nexus Device as Previously Rumored UPDATE: WP7 Instead
Before you even ask, Binnenkort Leverbaar means COMING SOON in Dutch. And what is coming soon, you might ask? Why, the HTC Ignite, of course! In an email from a source at a European retailer we've been assured that the rumors that the next HTC handset would be the Nexus-branded device to come after the legendary Nexus S and be the hero device for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, are untrue, and that instead HTC would be releasing the phone you see in the screen grab below. Furthermore, similar to what's been occurring with HTC devices for some time now, this device will be released in Europe before the United States.
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