Real-time ray tracing on a smartphone—really?
Qualcomm says they can, and will ship it next year.
Meta partners with Qualcomm in a multi-generational VR agreement
The Meta Quest 2 is powered by Qualcomm’s chipsets. The partnership between the two companies is going to continue for the next few Meta product generations. (Source: Qualcomm) Meta and Qualcomm have just announced a multi-year agreement to collaborate on virtual reality (VR) technologies for the next generations of Meta’s products. The two companies have a long history of working … Read more
Qualcomm handheld game machine—Snapdragon G
Qualcomm’s handheld, game console, reference design. (Source: Jon Peddie) In December 2021, Qualcomm announced a handheld game console reference design. Qualcomm has had a long and effective history of developing reference designs to illustrate how their SoCs could be successfully employed. Often, some OEMs would use the entire design either because they had limited design resources, time, or because … Read more
Qualcomm takes on the ARM CPU challenge
When Qualcomm introduced its PC clone that could run Windows and apps, people got curious. Was it just a Chromebook competitor or was there something new going on? Intel tried it with PDAs back in 1999 with StrongARM, but Microsoft didn’t get it then and made a half-hearted offering of a stripped-down OS, not the real Windows, and people weren’t … Read more
Qualcomm and others exploit Wi-Fi gaming
Qualcomm, Microsoft, Valve and some OEMs think it’s time to redefine wireless expectations for latency-sensitive gaming, productivity, and learning applications on Windows 11 PCs. They are going to do that with Qualcomm’s chip-based FastConnect systems, which enable Wi-Fi Dual Station. Wi-Fi Dual Station using Qualcomm 4-Stream Dual Band Simultaneous is a Windows 11 feature that allows multiple Wi-Fi bands … Read more
HP makes working at home comfortable
HP introduces multiple products including displays, tablets, and a Qualcomm based laptop
HP makes working at home comfortable
According to some back-of-the-envelope calculations and other data, we estimate the average cost for a tech worker’s space and support facilities in an office is about $15,500 a year.¹ If you could have your employees and contractors work at home, and all you had to do was outfit them with a new computer every three or four years for $500 a … Read more
Vivo’s new IQOO Neo 5 is going to amaze you
Pixelworks has been building video co-processors and offering IP solutions for mobile devices for some time now. The company is an acknowledged leader in the field and knows how to squeeze zillions of colors out without draining the battery (it’s a black art that seems to defy the laws of physics). One of Pixelworks’ customers is Vivo, a Chinese smartphone … Read more
How the communications industry saved the economy and the world during COVID
Shut down but don’t shut up
The dragon’s latest snap—865
I remember back oh those many years ago when the sky was peaceful and calm before the dragons came. We thought we were done with them, that they had all been put in the dungeons. But then in 2007 Snappy was born in San Diego—dragons like warm climates. Treating the adorable little creature like a lab rat they gave him a … Read more
Imagination’s Chinese connection collaboration continues
UK-based GPU designer Imagination Technologies has been in the news of late over a riff with its owner Canyon Bridge Partners, a Chinese government-backed VC firm that bought Imagination in 2017. The disagreement, which caused the company’s noted CEO to resign, had to do with the Canyon Bridge Partners trying to reconstitute the BOD with the goal of moving the … Read more
Qualcomm adds a G to the Snapdragon 765
Snapdragon 768G designed for immersive gaming and 5G