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Verizon, Qualcomm, and Ericsson Almost Hit 1 Gig Speeds in a “Real-World” Test

Kellen August 3, 2017

While AT&T has already launched its 5G Evolution technology in select markets and is pushing 400Mbps connections, Verizon has a little of its own speed bragging to do this week. Big Red got together with Ericsson and Qualcomm to perform a "dynamic, real-...

Qualcomm’s New Fingerprint Sensors Work Under Glass, Metal, Water

Kellen June 28, 2017

There has been a lot of talk lately about the future of fingerprint sensors in phones. Specifically, we keep wondering who will be the first major manufacturer to put one under glass to help tighten up design. We thought it would be Samsung with the Galaxy S8...

Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4+ Gets Three Improvements Over 4.0

Kellen June 1, 2017

Back in November, Qualcomm announced both its new Snapdragon 835 processor and its newest version of fast charging technology, Quick Charge 4.0. While no current devices have been confirmed to support Quick Charge 4.0, even though there are a handful of them ...

Qualcomm Announces the Snapdragon 660, Snapdragon 630

Tim May 9, 2017

Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 mobile platforms this week, both created to offer high-end performance, battery life, advanced photography, and fast LTE speeds for devices designed to be affordable by most people. According to...

Report: Galaxy S8 Launch Now Scheduled for April 28, Week Later Than Expected

Tim March 6, 2017

Samsung's unveiling for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ is still scheduled for March 29, but according to new intel from VentureBeat, the global launch for both devices has been pushed back a week. It was previously thought that both devices would launch April...

Qualcomm Intros Virtual Reality Dev. Kit Based on Snapdragon 835 Platform

Tim February 23, 2017

Much news coming from Qualcomm this morning, all focused on the company's drive to get better VR experiences into the hands of users across the globe. Announced today, Qualcomm has Virtual Reality Development Kit (VRDK) units for select content makers. Based...

Qualcomm Brings Its 4G LTE Smarts and Snapdragon to Android Things

Kellen February 21, 2017

Android Things, the connected device or Internet of Things (IoT) platform from Google, now has the support of Qualcomm and its work with 4G LTE, the chipmaker announced this morning. Specifically, Qualcomm is making their Snapdragon 210 chipset, with...

Friday Poll: Is a Snapdragon 821 in the G6 or Any Other 2017 Flagship a Dealbreaker?

Kellen January 27, 2017

Word has slowly slipped out through media channels that Qualcomm's newest Snapdragon 835 processor may not make it into the first wave of flagships for 2017. In fact, an HTC exec already said in an interview that we shouldn't expect any of the phones coming to...