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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...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 Will Help Usher in the Next Wave of VR Experiences

Kellen March 21, 2018 2

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) has taken place throughout most of this week, hence the reason for all of Google's ARCore talk, news about instant games on Google Play, etc. Qualcomm had a big announcement today too, and it involves VR. With their new...

Snapdragon 845 Platform Lets You Wirelessly Stream Audio to Multiple Headsets, Speakers

Tim February 21, 2018 31

According to an announcement made by Qualcomm this morning, the Snapdragon 845 platform (you know, the processor that will be inside all of this year's flagship devices?), now supports Qualcomm Broadcast Audio. Like me when I first heard of this, you may be...

Samsung’s Exynos 9810 is Official and Ready for the Galaxy S9, Just Not in the US

Kellen January 4, 2018 20

Samsung announced its latest high-end mobile application processor today, the Exynos 9810. This is Samsung's processor that will likely power the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ around the globe, just not here in the US where the Snapdragon 845 will reign supreme....

All the Snapdragon 845 Details Your Body Craves are Here

Kellen December 6, 2017 44

It took a bloated set of onstage performances over a 2-day period in Hawaii, but we now know all there is to know about Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 845. The basics here are that it provides a boost in some key areas, like battery life, performance, connectivity,...

Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 845

Kellen December 5, 2017 49

Qualcomm is hosting its big Snapdragon Technology Summit in Hawaii this week and took the chance this morning to make the Snapdragon 845 official. They aren't releasing the full details just yet (that'll happen tomorrow), so I have almost nothing to share with...

Samsung Begins 2nd Gen 10nm Process Production, Likely for Snapdragon 845 and Your Next Phone

Kellen November 29, 2017 8

Samsung announced today that it has begun mass production on processors built on their 2nd generation 10nm FinFET process. While their press release didn't say specifically, I think it's safe to assume that this 2nd gen 10nm process will make its way into your...