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Video: Snapdragon Wear 3100 First Look!

Kellen September 10, 2018

For those of you who missed our write-up this morning on the new Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform, we've put together this brief overview of the big talking points. Since this is a major release that could (and should) do a lot to help Wear OS and...

Report: Galaxy S10 Will Have Ultrasonic Under-Display Fingerprint Reader From Qualcomm

Tim September 10, 2018

If you've been reading Droid Life for a couple of years or more, you'll know that with every upcoming Galaxy device from Samsung, there's a report that says the latest flagship from Samsung will have an in-display fingerprint reader. It happened for Galaxy S8,...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear 3100 is Here With Emphasis on Battery Life (Updated)

Kellen September 10, 2018

UPDATE 12/20/18: An update is needed here. While there might have been some initial hype surrounding this announcement as a "new" chipset from Qualcomm to help Wear OS make a comeback, so far it has been nothing but a massive disappointment. The Wear 3100 runs...

Qualcomm Sends New 7nm Chip to Partners to Build the First 5G Phones

Kellen August 22, 2018

The first truly 5G-equipped phones won't be here until next year. Even if Motorola and Verizon want you to believe that a Moto Mod is the 5G answer you were looking for (it isn't), Qualcomm has bigger plans. The San Diego based chipmaker started sampling its...

Do Not Buy a Smartwatch Right Now

Kellen August 13, 2018

For some reason that I still cannot figure, all of the brands that are keeping Google's Wear OS alive, keep announcing new smartwatches. Typically, announcing new products is a good thing, but you have to understand that Wear OS is about to get a brand new...

Qualcomm Hosting Wearable-Related Event September 10, Likely All About New Chip

Tim August 7, 2018

We've been discussing Qualcomm's upcoming and super hyped wearable silicon since May. It's supposed to breathe new life into Wear OS, and frankly, the timing couldn't be better. With the Snapdragon 2100 platform sitting at over two years old, it's hard to get...

Qualcomm Delivers Breakthrough in 5G mmW Chip for Phones

Kellen July 23, 2018

Even though US wireless carriers want to launch 5G networks as soon as this year, companies like Qualcomm still need to get supported chips ready for devices to be able to take advantage of them. Like with 4G LTE, one of the biggest struggles early on has been...

Qualcomm Introduces Snapdragon 850 and It’s Not for Your Next Phone

Kellen June 5, 2018 7

Qualcomm announced a new top tier Snapdragon chipset this week, the Snapdragon 850. Before you get super excited about this being an upgrade over the Snapdragon 845 in your current phone and that it might make its way into the Pixel 3 and let you dominate the...