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Qualcomm's SoundHound partnership keeps your voice searches off the cloud
By Nicholas Sutrich last updated
Qualcomm and SoundHound have inked a deal for a multi-year partnership to provide locally-processed voice search capabilities to new Snapdragon devices.

Qualcomm and ByteDance prove time is TikToking away for the Oculus Quest
By Nicholas Sutrich published
Qualcomm and ByteDance have partnered up to bring future AR and VR headsets to your home, and that spells trouble for Meta.

Qualcomm's new S5 and S3 audio platforms tout lower latency, lossless audio
By Jay Bonggolto published

Qualcomm's smartphone SoC market share rises to 30%, but MediaTek still leads
By Babu Mohan published
Qualcomm's smartphone SoC shipments jumped 18% in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the latest research from Counterpoint.

Now is the time for Samsung to use the Exynos chipset in all its phones
By Nicholas Sutrich published
Samsung inked a partnership with AMD for a reason. Now it's time to deliver on that promise and start giving customers more.

Qualcomm reports more than $10B in revenue thanks to strong Android growth
By Derrek Lee published
Qualcomm's earnings rose about $10 billion thanks to headset growth from Android smartphones and increased demand for 5G.

New report highlights cause of global chip shortage, no relief in sight
By Derrek Lee published
The U.S. Department of Commerce releases its findings after inquiring about semiconductor supply chain issues.

Qualcomm and Microsoft are working together on new chips for the metaverse
By Nicholas Sutrich published
Qualcomm and Microsoft are working to make AR glasses lighter, more power-efficient, and working better with new and existing software, alike.

Comparing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 to the Google Tensor ignores what's great about both
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Qualcomm has reached new performance highs and eclipsed its competition, but Google isn't trying to compete at the component level.

AC Podcast 552: Qualcomm Summit; OPPO Foldable; Bugs and Outages
By Jim Metzendorf published

Don't expect to find the Snapdragon 865 in many value flagships in 2022
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
With Qualcomm selling the Snapdragon 865 exclusively with a 5G modem, the chipset will be limited to 'true' flagships. Most value flagships will be powered by the Snapdragon 765 instead.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1: Everything you need to know
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with exciting performance gains in just about all areas. Read on to find out all you need to know about the 2022 flagship chipset.

Qualcomm teams up with Razer for the next evolution of mobile gaming
By Derrek Lee published
Qualcomm launches a new chipset aimed at handheld gaming consoles along with a new developer kit developed by Razer.

Qualcomm takes the fight to Intel with new 5nm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 ARM chip
By Babu Mohan published
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is a 5nm chipset that has been designed for Always-On, Always-Connected mobile PCs.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765: What it is, and why it matters for 5G phones in 2022
By Andrew Martonik published
Though it may not be flashy given its lower positioning, the Snapdragon 765 is actually incredibly important for Qualcomm and companies making sub-flagship phones.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is coming to these phones in 2022
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is here, and it will make its way to the Galaxy S22, Xiaomi 12, OnePlus 10, and other Android flagships in 2022.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform ushers in a new generation for Qualcomm
By Derrek Lee published
Qualcomm launches its latest flagship Snapdragon chipset to power the best Android phones of 2022. The new chip features improvements in AI, imaging, gaming, and more.

This could be Qualcomm's official name for its next flagship Snapdragon SoC
By Jay Bonggolto published
The official naming scheme for Qualcomm's upcoming flagship Snapdragon processor has been leaked online, and it may be called the Snapdragon 8Gx Gen 1.
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