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
Qualcomm upgrades the Snapdragon 765 to a G
In a specification free news announcement, Qualcomm has introduced a new Snapdragon SoC, the 768G. We have found out that the CPU has one core at 2.8 GHz, another at 2.4 GHz, plus six others running at 1.8 GHz. The GPU, however, will remain the same, an Adreno 620, although the clock has been increased to 750 MHz (from 625 … Read more
Upside of the crisis—Chromebooks
Courtesy of Jodi Meyer Google and its suppliers are beneficiaries of the Coronavirus crisis as schools all over the US buy Chromebooks for low-income families to enable homeschooling. In Marin, California alone, 1,500 Chromebooks were bought. NYC with a school population of 1.2 million is said to have purchased 30k, and LA is buying 10k. Aside from RAM and … Read more
Qualcomm’s XR HMD knows where you’re looking
Building a VR HMD, which Qualcomm and others like to call XR, involves having a screen either in front of or piped to the wearer’s eyes. The size of the image and its PPI determine the FoV, and wider is better but more expensive in materials cost and processing (and all the things needed for the processing like memory, power, … Read more
Qualcomm’s XR2 5G headset reference design
(Source: Marko C, Ljubljana) Qualcomm Technologies unveiled a new extended reality (XR) reference design headset based on the Snapdragon XR2 Platform. The company has been successful with its XR program and claims design wins for more than 30 headsets—including major brands such as Oculus Quest, Oculus Go, HoloLens 2, and Vive Focus. Many, if not all, of the design … Read more
Back to the future, Qualcomm launches three 4G Snapdragons
Source: Gizbot.com If you can’t spell 5G or explain it to your significant other, don’t go to Barcelona because everyone there will be smarter than, and bored with, you. We have set up a pool, and put $1,000 into it; contributions are invited. Guess how many times you will see the term 5G while in Barcelona, beginning with when … Read more