Articles Tagged “Qualcomm”

Qualcomm Brings Us Closer to a Future of All-IP Communications

by Lucian Armasu on Feb 02, 2012 0 Comments">0

VoLTE or Voice over LTE is something Verizon has been trying to implement in their LTE network for a while now. They realize that the future is all about using voice over the data pipeline, and they want to be the first in the US to do it. But to do that they need chips that are able to achieve that in a very efficient way, and Qualcomm is the first to make that happen. Many might not realize this, but Qualcomm used to be a company that was a lot more known for their telecommunications business than for their …

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Qualcomm’s Revenues Up 40% in Q1. Will This Keep Up in 2012?

by Lucian Armasu on Feb 01, 2012 0 Comments">0

Qualcomm managed to bring 40% larger revenue compared to the same time last year, and also 14% bigger compared to last quarter. Profits also hit 1.4 billion, which is a 20% increase over last year’s profits, and a 33% over the last quarter. It seems that compared to last quarter alone, they managed to sell 23% more chips, accounting for 156 million units in total. Qualcomm is clearly doing well in the mobile market right now, and I think we can all pinpoint to the exact moment in time when brand awareness played a huge rule in skyrocketing Qualcomm’s numbers …

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Qualcomm Wants to Set the Standard in Games for Its Own Chips

by Lucian Armasu on Jan 26, 2012 2 Comments">2

Qualcomm has noticed how Nvidia and Samsung are stealing their thunder away because of their weak GPU’s and because developers prefer to make games that are the a little more optimized for those platforms, as well. So to respond to that, they made GameCommand, which is a competitor to the Tegra Zone, where they show all games that are optimized for Snapdragon devices. But they are not stopping there. They’ve already built an in-house studio to make some Android games themselves, and they will release one title every year. Think of it as the “Nexus” of games for Qualcomm devices. They …

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WiFi Display to Make Your Life Easier in 2012

by Lucian Armasu on Jan 23, 2012 2 Comments">2

Later this year, there will be a new industry standard called WiFi Display, that will start appearing in both mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, but also smart TV’s. Both TI and Qualcomm are pushing for this standard in 2012 and we should expect at least a few devices to have it by the end of the year. Samsung and Nvidia haven’t announced anything related to this, but Samsung is one of the biggest TV manufacturers, and they are good at pushing new standards, so I’m sure they will have this, too, most likely starting with the Galaxy S3. …

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Qualcomm Releasing Exclusive Games for Snapdragon Handsets

by Rann May Smith on Nov 20, 2011 0 Comments">0

Qualcomm recently announced the sequel to the Snapdragon GamePack that it launched last July this year. Adding to the more than a hundred game titles already in the Snapdragon GamePack, Qualcomm is planning to release the new Snapdragon GameCommand games early next year. GameCommand is an application where users will be able to easily find and access all games optimized exclusively for Snapdragon processors. The new game titles will start arriving on the Android Market in early 2012. Qualcomm made the announcement in conjunction with its launch of its new S4 series of Snapdragon processors. Among the upcoming games included …

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Android Gadgets with 2.5-GHz CPUs Coming in Early 2012

by Elmer Montejo on Sep 16, 2011 2 Comments">2

The time for faster mobile processors is nearing, as Qualcomm recently announced its plans to unleash its fourth-generation Snapdragon chipsets to device manufacturers by the end of 2011. The S4 class of Snapdragon chipsets will be bringing up to 2.5 GHz clock speeds in single-core, dual-core, and quad-core varieties. This would mean that upcoming Android smartphones and tablets using the Snapdragon S4 chipset family will get processing and performance boosts. Several Android devices today are still using the dual-core Snapdragon S3 (third generation) chips, including the Motorola XOOM, HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XE, HTC myTouch 4G Slide, HTC EVO 3D, …

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Anticipation for ICS Builds Up as Google Teases with Android 3.2; Latest Release Supports Qualcomm and 7-inch Tabs

by Mina Tan on Jun 23, 2011 0 Comments">0

Before the arrival of Ice Cream Sandwich later this year, Google surprised everyone with Android 3.2, reported as the last version of Honeycomb to hit the stores. Mediapad, a 7-inch tablet manufactured by the Chinese company Huawei got the honors of being the first device to be powered by Android 3.2. What’s more surprising is that Android 3.2 apparently can support such screen size and a Qualcomm chip, whereas before this release, only NVIDIA’s Tegra and 10.1-inch screens can carry Honeycomb. There is also looming excitement for HTC Flyer users, as this increases the chances of having Android 3.2 on …

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Video: Qualcomm’s 7X30 running Android

by James Tromans on Mar 02, 2010 0 Comments">0

Qualcomm are most well known for their higher end processor chip(s). Their 1Ghz Snapdragon chip is something the discerning consumer will look for in any high-end Android device. What we have here is a demo from MWC which highlights the true power of what this chip on steroids can do when run on the Android operating system. It is effectively equipped with the same CPU as what we’ve grown to love, but it also comes with the ability to play back 720p video on the device itself, but also on any HDTV due to the HDMI-out support that this chip …

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Android to grab 10% market share, reach 150,000 apps in 2010

by Susan Ellery on Dec 24, 2009 0 Comments">0

With the end of the year holiday season in full swing, our thoughts inevitably begin to focus on the year ahead and according to some analysts, 2010 is going to be the year for Android to shine. Forrester Research is predicting that Android will grab a 10% market share in 2010, almost tripling its current 3.5% share. Much of this growth will be driven by strong manufacturer and carrier support from Qualcomm, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, and Google and an increase in the number of developers supporting the open Android platform. Speaking of developers, the Android Market is expected to explode, …

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Qualcomm shows Snapdragon powered Android smartbook, hints at 2010 for Lenovo model on AT&T

by Susan Ellery on Nov 27, 2009 0 Comments">0

The folks over at Silicon.com got a first hand look at the latest and greatest technology that Qualcomm has to offer. Of interest to the Android lovers amongst us is an upcoming lineup of smartbooks powered by Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon processor. The smartbook is a new category of devices that combine the form factor of a netbook with the streamlined OS and always-on connectivity of a smartphone. On hand was a working smartpbook prototype, manufactured by Quanta, that was running an unmodified version of Google’s Android OS. A pretty significant prototype as Quanta is the largest notebook manufacturer in the …

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Android getting ready to tackle business; Donut (1.6) and Eclair (2.0) out this year

by Michael Oryl on Aug 03, 2009 1 Comments">1

According to Google’s Andy Rubin, the godfather of the Android smartphone OS, Android is going to start picking up features needed to tackle business uses – starting this year. To quote a Reuters story on the subject: “Today, we don’t support many enterprise applications but in the future, I think enterprise will be a good focus for us,” Rubin, vice president of engineering at Google, told Reuters. He added that he expected to this to happen this year. According to the Retuers story, Rubin seems to imply that he thinks enterprises will find Android attractive because they would be able …

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Qualcomm shows ASUS Eee PC running Android

by Michael Oryl on Jun 01, 2009 2 Comments">2

According to the IDG News Service, Qualcomm has begun showing off an ASUS Eee PC netbook that is running on a new Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU with the Android OS at the Computex show today in Taiwan. Qualcomm is calling the device a “smartbook.” The device is larger than a smartphone, of course, yet smaller than a typical netbook since Qualcomm’s compact 1GHz Snapdragon CPU requires no fans or heat sinks to operate properly. This is the first ASUS netbook to use a non-Intel processor, and Qualcomm’s snapdragon CPU is based on the same ARM core architecture that most smartphone use …

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T-Mobile first with Android, Qualcomm has 5+ phones in the works

by Darcy LaCouvee on Apr 23, 2008 1 Comments">1

EE Times posted an article yesterday about T-Mobile’s plans for open software platforms and, in particular, its plans for the Google Android platform. The company expects to be the first U.S. based carrier to offer an Android based smartphone, something it expects to do later this year, and plans to offer many such devices in the future. In the same story, the EE Times quotes Qualcomm’s Sayeed Choudhury, who says that his company is currently working with clients on “more than five” Android smartphones. He then goes on to say that Android based phones will offer functionality that is similar …

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Qualcomm shows demo of Android running Quake

by Michelle Ruhfass on Apr 07, 2008 0 Comments">0

Our friends over at PCMag got their hands on a demo of Android at CTIA in Las Vegas. The new build, being shown by Qualcomm, was running an OpenGL version of Quake in 3D. Take a look at Sascha Segan’s slideshow of the impressive Android platform from Qualcomm here. For a video demo of Quake, check out PhoneMag’s video here.

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