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Qualcomm touts their Snapdragon processor power – from 2 years ago

, Sep 20th 2012 Discuss [5]

Today the folks from Qualcomm have released a neat little video showing off just how impressive their Snapdragon processors that power most of today's (and yesterdays) smartphones truly are. Qualcomm's been a leader in the mobile processor space for a long time, and are powering some of the most popular phones like the Galaxy S III and HTC One X. Read The Full Story

Samsung investing billions in mobile chip plant

, Aug 21st 2012 Discuss [1]

Samsung has announced that it will be spending $3-$4 billion on upgrading one of its chip manufacturing plants in Austin, Texas. The Austin Statesman reports that Samsung will be upgrading "roughly half" of its plant in order to make higher quality chips for mobile phones and tablets, and that this process is expected to take around a year. That section of the plant was shut down last month, and when it opens back up in 2013, Samsung will have a variety of new equipment at its disposal. Read The Full Story

Samsung Exynos 5 Dual detailed: You want this in your next tablet

, Aug 10th 2012 Discuss [3]

Samsung has revealed details of the new Exynos 5 Dual, the company's latest chipset for smartphones and tablets, packing a pair of Cortex-A15 cores for superlative mobile power. The new 32nm SoC packs twin 1.7GHz cores and supports up to 2560 x 1600 WQXGA resolution - interesting, given the persistent rumors that Samsung is readying an 11.8-inch tablet at just that resolution - along with 1080p 60fps hardware deceleration and 3D graphics. Read The Full Story

Qualcomm S4 MDP tablet is not for you

, Jul 25th 2012 Discuss [4]

You've heard that the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Mobile Development Platform tablet is the most powerful Android slate ever made, that is looks pretty neat, and that it's up for sale now - but let me tell you this: you don't want it. If you take a peek at this tablet and notice the variety of hardware features that are visible from the front of the device (not to mention the bacK), you should instantly be suspicious: a consumer-aimed tablet doesn't look like that in our modern mobile world. Instead this device was created for a very specific set of users, users who have $1,299 in their budget to grab devices that'll help them forward their career or business. Read The Full Story

ARM and TSMC ink 64-bit deal to oust Intel from businesses

, Jul 23rd 2012 Discuss [2]

ARM and TSMC have inked a deal for the next-generation of 64-bit processors, paving the way for phones, tablets, notebooks and even servers which outclass x86 chips on performance and efficiency. The deal, which builds on an existing multi-year agreement between ARM and TSMC on 20nm production, will see ARM optimize its ARMv8 architecture and Artisan IP with TSMC's FinFET process technology, slashing the time it takes to bring new, advanced chips to market. Read The Full Story

Marvell ARMADA 1500 HD Media SoC to enable new generation of Google TV

, Jul 2nd 2012 Discuss [2]

Marvell has announced a new SoC that it claims will enable a new generation of Google TVs to come to market. The chip is called the ARMADA 1500 HD Media SoC. The company says the new chip will enable OEMs to deliver immersive home entertainment experiences with Google TV products. The chip recently passed Google's certification process. Read The Full Story

OMAP 5 Android development platform hands-on

, Jun 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week we’ve gotten the opportunity to see in a very basic way how powerful the next generation of Texas Instruments device processors will be. Graphics are the name of the game here, Texas Instruments’ Curt Moore showing off how an OMAP 5-toting developer platform tablet works with Android – which, incidentally, is running a bit of software called SBP Shell 3D (see our hands-on with the Viewsonic Viewphone 4S smartphone to see more SPB action). This software displays an array of homescreens all at once, allowing you access to each as they spin on a carousel: prime real-estate for showing off graphics power on OMAP 5 architecture.

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Windows RT Texas Instruments development platform tablet hands-on

, Jun 15th 2012 Discuss [3]

This week we got the opportunity to take a peek at Texas Instruments‘ effort in the Windows 8 space with their development platform tablet. This device is made for developers to get a handle on how their OMAP 4470 processor (that’s still OMAP4, not quite OMAP5 yet) works with Windows RT. After having been in development for over a year in direct collaboration with Microsoft, Texas Instruments is finally ready to show off its excellence here!

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Qualcomm continues Windows Phone dominance with Apollo

, Jun 5th 2012 Discuss [1]

This week the folks at Qualcomm have confirmed that they'll be working with manufacturers across the board to put their own Snapdragon processor line in to Windows Phone 8 Apollo devices. Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 lineup had been completely covered by Qualcomm chips thus far, and an announcement that they will continue to do so should be seen as a good sign for the company's future worth for Microsoft. Read The Full Story

Qualcomm expands Snapdragon S4 line

, Jun 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 is certainly proving to be popular, and has now made the jump to televisions, tablets, and Windows 8 PCs in addition to smartphones. We’re used to seeing the dual-core 1.5Ghz chip in the this year’s range of high-end phones, but Qualcomm will be extending the line to include additional dual-core variants plus quad-core chips. Read The Full Story

Qualcomm Uplinq 2012 registration open: Join us June 27 and 28!

, Jun 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

It’s that time of the year again, time for Qualcomm to invite developers of all kinds to their yearly main event: Uplinq 2012! This year’s event is sure to have many fabulous presentations from great speakers bringing not just big ideas to the developer world, but presentations of next-level Snapdragon technology and more from Qualcomm as well. We’ll be at these events bringing you everything you need to know on the future of Qualcomm as the event unfolds – and what’s more, we’re inviting you to join us!

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iPhone 5 hardware tipped to include Samsung processor

, May 31st 2012 Discuss [10]

It appears today that Samsung is indeed inside the next iPhone if a leaked Beta version of iOS 6 is to be believed. This version of Apple’s mobile operating system is being run by the folks at 9to5mac who also note that they’ve got the software running on an iPhone today, it showing off Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0 and signs of an ARM S5L8950X processor from Samsung. This basic confirmation that Samsung is in the next Apple mobile device takes rumors that Apple was moving away from Samsung parts in their devices and puts the processor portion, at least, to rest as a falsehood.

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