Llama 2 to run locally for you with Snapdragon
Qualcomm and Meta working to enable on-device AI applications.
Mobile game fans get a fan from RedMagic
Advanced cooling system lets phone play for 9 hours.
Qualcomm and Sony are still dating, after all these years
Where would I be without you, they said in their vowels.
Qualcomm Q1 2023 financial results
Continued softness in handset sales cause Q1 revenue decline by 17%, net income down 33% Y-Y.
Qualcomm Q1 2023 financial results
Continued softness in handset sales cause Q1 revenue decline by 17%, net income down 33% Y-Y.
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
CES 2022 highlights: AMD, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm
Can you even believe an in-person CES happened?
HP puts a spin on the Chrome-based PC
Two new Chrome-based devices from HP add styling and additional features to up the ante on the Chrome-based computers. (Source: HP) Chromebooks have been gaining a steady edge in the PC’ish market since their introduction in 2011. They have met the needs of students and people looking for a lightweight computer to provide walk-around accessibility to the Interest. Google’s … Read more
Qualcomm offers AR reference design
(Source: Qualcomm) Sometimes, if you want something done right, you just have to do it yourself. Tired of waiting around for the industry to offer more consumer-friendly AR glasses (and stop that silliness of VR goggles with cameras and calling it MR)? Qualcomm took the matter into their own hands and developed an (almost) acceptable-looking pair of glasses. At … Read more
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 678 for entertainment experiences
Qualcomm Technologies just announced its Snapdragon 678 Mobile Platform, a follow-on to the Snapdragon 675 introduced in 2018. The new chip, says Qualcomm, will deliver overall performance upgrades, high-speed connections for sophisticated photo and video capture, and immersive entertainment experiences. Snapdragon 678, says Qualcomm, offers the following performance enhancements over Snapdragon 675: Qualcomm Kryo 460 CPU core clock speed up … Read more
Qualcomm’s 888 5G 668 GPU
At Qualcomm’s 2020 Snapdragon Tech Summit, the company introduced its flagship Snapdragon 888 5G SoC. The company hopes it will set the benchmark for flagship smartphones in 2021. The new SoC integrates 5G along with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth audio. Qualcomm claims the 880’s new Adreno 660 GPU will deliver a 35% increase in graphics rendering (measured presumably in fps). … Read more
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 732G for high-end mobile gaming
Qualcomm is building on the promise of its 7x line to enable high-end features for mid-range mobile devices. The Snapdragon 732G mobile platform arrives as a successor to the Snapdragon 730G and it’s targeted at devices with gaming in mind. The big news is that this latest chip will arrive in a new Poco phone. Poco officially spun out of … Read more