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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 24, 2013
Qualcomm has seemingly out of nowhere released Snapdragon BatteryGuru, an app to help users with devices that have Snapdragon processors make the most out of their batteries. The app has some pretty...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 14, 2013
Exisiting technology helps supported devices charge up to 40 percent faster
Qualcomm today in a blog post detailed a feature we haven't talked much about -- Quick Charge 1.0. It's part of a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 04, 2012
Call it the S4, Snapdragon, or Krait -- it makes no difference. The latest and greatest from Qualcomm is a proven performer and in high demand because of it. Today they have announced the expansion ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 26, 2012
Qualcomm this morning announced the Snapdragon SDK at its Uplinq conference, "giving developers and device makers the ability to differentiate their applications on devices by exposing a new se...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Jun 19, 2012
Huawei today announced that the Honour, its 4-inch, Gingerbread-powered smartphone, is now available in the UK through independent retailers. Don't let the British spelling fool you-- the Honour...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 01, 2012
Update: The folks at VectorUnit got in touch with us and filled in some details about this one. While what you're seeing is the same app that is used for the Tegra 3 version, it's not r...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 26, 2012
In addition to the quad-core HSPA+ version of its upcoming Galaxy S3, Samsung will launch a dual-core variant with LTE connectivity and a Snapdragon S4 chip for LTE markets outside of Korea. Reports...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 19, 2012
Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 chip will be powering some of the most anticipated Android devices of the next few months, including the HTC One S and AT&T's HTC One X, not to mention the ASUS ...
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by Kevin O'Quinn
Mar 29, 2012
We've all seen the HTC One X with the Tegra 3 processor inside, and we've seen the AT&T version with the Snapdragon S4 inside. What about the One XL? We heard HTC talk a...
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by Kevin O'Quinn
Mar 25, 2012
Thanks to forum member Phonegeek we're getting a pretty decent idea of what the AT&T One X with the Snapdragon S4 is capable of. he usual caveats apply, though, this is...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 21, 2012
It's not often we get excited about benchmark numbers, but we'll make an exception today. Early benchmarks of the first chips based upon Qualcomm's new Snapdragon S4 ("Krait") ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 05, 2012
Qualcomm this morning announced that its Game Command will launch the Snapdragon GameCommand app in the Android Market on Jan. 10, the opening day of CES.
GameCommand is a portal for ...
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by Jared DiPane
Nov 16, 2011
New chips with better performance and enhanced battery life are always welcomed in our devices, right? Well this morning Qualcomm announced some additions to their new lines of processors, bringing ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 11, 2011
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If there's anything we love more than a tech company that's constantly pushing the envelope and developing new things, it's one that has a sense of humor...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 09, 2011
Qualcomm has released the whitepaper for their upcoming S4 SoC (system on a chip), and it's features look great. The new 28nm process technology promises "inherent advantages in frequ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 07, 2011
If you're one of the people who was worried about how the T-Mobile Galaxy S II would perform compared to the others, you can stop right about now. T-Mobile had to go with a Qualcomm chip i...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 27, 2011
Qualcomm and partner BSQUARE announced the APQ8060 S3 reference development Dragonboard today. Besides having a cool name that conjures up images of Bruce Lee, it's a great way for h...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 14, 2011
Chip-maker Qualcomm has announced its next generation Snapdragon chipsets, including a beastly quad-core part by the name of APQ8064 which will run at up to 2.5 GHz. APQ8064 is based on Qualcomm...
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by Kyle Gibb
Oct 04, 2010
We love the Evo 4G, you love the Evo 4G, and now Popular Mechanics loves the Evo 4G too. The magazine has posted the results of its "Top Products of 2010" awards, and the Evo has come ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 26, 2010
According to files inside the leaked engineering test ROM for the G2 that recently showed itself, the phone is confirmed to be using a MSM7x30 Snapdragon processor, which has the high-octane Adr...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 03, 2010
File this under rumors for the moment, but it looks like the fabled Project Emerald from T-Mobile could very well be the HTC Glacier, and on paper it's fast as hell. The folks at AlienBabelTech have d...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 02, 2010
Qualcomm (the company that builds processors used in many Android phones) has released an open source 2D/3D Linux kernel driver for the OpenGL ES GPU core on the Snapdragon processor. In non-gee...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 02, 2010
The Acer Stream (which was one of the devices on the great wall of Android) was announced by Acer recently, and it wants a seat at the big-boy table. The Stream packs a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, ...
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by Dallin Hampton
Jun 02, 2010
With Computex under way, Aava Mobile demonstrated a handful of prototype smartphones, some of which we can expect to see within a year or two. One phone platform that stole the stage was the Intel Moo...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2010
Rogers Wireless now has another great option for Canadian Android lovers, or for those who just need a nice current smartphone. The Liquid E is a powerhouse stuffed into a smaller package, perfe...
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by Dallin Hampton
Jun 01, 2010
Mobile chipset manufacturer Qualcomm has started shipping its two newest additions to the Snapdragon family, the MSM8260 and the MSM8660. Both of the processors are dual-core and are clocked at 1.2GHz...
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by Dallin Hampton
May 31, 2010
The Samsung i897 -- better known to you as the Samsung Galaxy S -- looks like it's well on its way to AT&T, thanks to a recent leak. Some of the hardware specs confirmed by the source is that the ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 19, 2010
Whether you were waiting for an HTC device on Verizon, counting down the days until your contract expired, or just in the market for something new, today is the day you can head online to Verizon Wir...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 18, 2010
Some great stuff rolls in during the wee hours, and this is a doozy. An actual demonstration video of the one and only Droid Incredible by the fellas at nerdstalkertv, shot during the 99% confer...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2010
South Korean manufacturer (erm, of handsets, not South Koreans) Pantech announced the Sirius, its third Android device. Reportedly "in talks" to bring the phone to Verizon and/or AT&T, ...
