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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, ...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 06, 2010
We just reported on the LG Aloha and now we have some speculative pictures that point this South Korean LG LU2300 Android device (pictured above) as the actual Aloha. Remember, the Aloha is purp...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 12, 2010
Anybody in the mood for 10.1 inches of Android? 'Cause that's what HP just announced in the Compaq AirLife 100.And it's not lacking for specs. It sports the aforementioned 10.1-inch screen, Qualcomm Q...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 10, 2010
If you're a person who demands the best out of your smartphone, we think we just found your next device: the HTC Scorpion. AndroidSPIN has received a leaked build file that details this dev...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 05, 2010
Episode 2 of Google's behind-the-scenes look at the Nexus One is now available. The second part of the five-part series takes a look at the AMOLED display and 3D framework of the device. Check i...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 19, 2010
We've known that Dell was making an Android Tablet for quite some time but official details have been rather slim. Luckily, some enterprising user hasn't just gotten their hands on a Dell Mini ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 05, 2010
While we await the eventual appearance of the Android-powered Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (and some people are less hopeful than others), Canadian carrier Rogers has said it will launch the X10 in t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 15, 2009
Let's get a few things straight regarding the almighty Nexus One, shall we?There is no "Google Phone." As of this writing, the only semi-official name out there is the Nexus One."Google...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 13, 2009
Thank you Twitter. Or more specifically, thank you Cory O'Brien's Twitter for snapping a picture of the Nexus One aka Google Phone and posting it for all to see. The Nexus One (doesn't exactly r...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 11, 2009
The Acer Liquid A1 -- which we recently saw start shipping in the UK -- made a visit to the Federal Communications Commission in October, and it brought AT&T's 3G bands with it.That's right, the 8...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 07, 2009
Things are all cyclical, aren't they? First, T-Mobile was the early adopter and only supporter of Android, then Sprint stole the shine by releasing the HTC Hero, then Verizon took them all to to...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 07, 2009
The wait for the infamous HTC Passion – the Taiwanese manufacturer's first Android 2.0 phone sporting a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and 3.5-inch OLED touchscreen with multitouch (squee!) – m...
