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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 mobile platform is now official
14 hours ago
| by
Alan F.
With Qualcomm stating a while ago that it is now using the term mobile platform to replace the term processor,...
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Qualcomm successfully tests 5G on the X50 modem chip and adds support to T-Mobile's 600MHz Band 71
14 hours ago
| by
Alan F.
Almost exactly a year ago to the day, Qualcomm introduced the X50 5G modem. This morning, the chip maker...
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Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ to get the new Snapdragon 845 chipset first?
10 Oct 2017, 15:10 | by
Alan F.
According to a tweet from Russian tech journalist Eldar Murtazin, the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the Samsung...
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TSMC is building a $20 billion facility to keep Apple as a customer
10 Oct 2017, 03:02 | by
Kaloyan C.
TSMC is one of the biggest players in the semiconductor game, and it's planning to keep things this way...
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Pixel 2 XL goes official: High-end tech and a pure Android experience in one stylish package
04 Oct 2017, 12:04 | by
Milen Y.
Google has just announced its 2017 smartphone lineup – meet the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL...
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LG is making its own smartphone chipsets again, new trademark filings suggest
04 Oct 2017, 03:37 | by
Kaloyan C.
LG seems to have set its sights on Samsung's Exynos chipsets...
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Founder of Geekbench benchmark test says iPhone leaves Android in the dust
29 Sep 2017, 23:18 | by
Alan F.
Over the last few years, Apple has created a performance gap between the iPhone and Android powered handsets,...
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Following in Huawei's footsteps, Samsung is reportedly working on dedicated AI processing chips
25 Sep 2017, 09:21 | by
Kaloyan C.
AI may or may not be the next big thing, but that uncertainty doesn't stop any of the major players from...
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Judge rules against Qualcomm twice in its patent battles against Apple
21 Sep 2017, 21:34 | by
Alan F.
Judge Gonzolo P. Curiel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California,...
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Apple's A11 Bionic is a cyborg: first iPhone 8/X benchmarks crush all Androids, including the S8
18 Sep 2017, 08:17 | by
Daniel P.
Ever since the first benchmarks of Apple's new A11 Bionic chipset leaked out, we saw that it is going...
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Qualcomm: Innovation to come from cars, not phones
17 Sep 2017, 11:06 | by
Alan F.
According to Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf, if it is innovation that you seek, you'll find it not with...
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Kirin 970 chipset hits 1.2Gbps downlink speeds in testing
16 Sep 2017, 18:35 | by
Alan F.
Huawei's Kirin 970 chipset is the first to support Category 18 for downlink speeds and Category 13 uplink...
119
Apple's A11 processor may be a beast, leaked record benchmarks suggest
12 Sep 2017, 08:07 | by
Daniel P.
The A11, which will be the second Apple processor built on the modern 10nm process, is shaping up to...
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Samsung working on 11nm chipsets for its mid to high-end phones
11 Sep 2017, 04:56 | by
Plamen D.
It looks like Samsung is developing a new type of chipset for some of its future devices...
51
iPhone X A11 chip with six processor cores to be Apple's most powerful yet
11 Sep 2017, 02:57 | by
Alan F.
The quick leak of the iOS 11 Gold Master is like the gift that keeps giving. As developers go through...
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T-Mobile, Nokia hit 1.175Gbps using Qualcomm's Snapdragon X20 LTE modem
09 Sep 2017, 02:24 | by
Alan F.
T-Mobile's 4G LTE network was employed by Nokia and Qualcomm on Friday, to send data at speeds of 1.175Gbps....
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Qualcomm reportedly delays Snapdragon 836 chipset until early 2018
08 Sep 2017, 13:56 | by
Cosmin V.
Apparently, the Snapdragon 836 is still in the cards for an early 2018 release, but it might be launched...
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MediaTek's Helio P40 chipset on track for Q1 2018 release, Meizu to be among early adopters
07 Sep 2017, 18:58 | by
Cosmin V.
A new report coming out from China claims Meizu will be among the first companies to adopt MediaTek's...
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No, there's not going to be a Qualcomm Snapdragon 836 chipset
05 Sep 2017, 17:04 | by
Cosmin V.
The rumored Snapdragon 836 CPU was supposed to power the forthcoming Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL flagships,...
36
Huawei's Kirin 970 is official: high-power, AI-enabled mobile SoC
02 Sep 2017, 08:02 | by
Milen Y.
Huawei has just made its proprietary Kirin 970 SoC official. The company's CEO Richard Yu took the stage...
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MediaTek announces new Helio P23 and P30 chipsets with dual VoLTE support
28 Aug 2017, 18:14 | by
Cosmin V.
Both SoCs feature octa-core Cortex-A53 processor architecture, which might seem a bit obsolete even for...
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MediaTek Helio P23 and P30 SoCs expected to be introduced on August 29
16 Aug 2017, 21:15 | by
Cosmin V.
Chinese companies like Oppo, Vivo, Meizu and Xiaomi will be the first to adopt these MediaTek chipsets,...
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MediaTek's unreleased Helio P23 faces a price cut to match discounted Snapdragon 450 SoC
15 Aug 2017, 01:46 | by
Alan F.
With the Snapdragon 450 chipset recently the subject of a price cut to $10.50 per chip, the competition...
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Report: Huawei's Kirin 970 SoC entered mass production this month
15 Aug 2017, 00:27 | by
Cosmin V.
Although previous reports suggested Huawei may start mass-production of the Kirin 970 sometime in September,...
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Xiaomi Mi 6C could be the first to pack the octa-core Surge S2 chipset
02 Aug 2017, 05:12 | by
Cosmin V.
The Surge S2 is said to be another octa-core chipset that will accommodate eight cores running at various...
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Samsung's 2018 flagships will support ultra fast LTE speeds across the globe
01 Aug 2017, 09:23 | by
Kaloyan C.
Samsung has recently announced its own top-tier modem, capable of 1.2 Gbps speeds, similar to the one...
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Galaxy S9, Note 8 and A7 (2018) chipsets tipped: Exynos 9810, 9610 and a hexa-core 7885
27 Jul 2017, 09:15 | by
Daniel P.
Samsung announced the Exynos 8895 chipset in the Galaxy S8 as a member of its Exynos 9-series, even though...
35
Apple ordered to pay $506 million for A-series processors patent infringement
26 Jul 2017, 04:09 | by
Daniel P.
After allegedly being burned by Microsoft in the 80s, Steve Jobs decided to patent near everything the...
12
Everyone but Apple is slowing down on chip orders ahead of the iPhone 8
24 Jul 2017, 07:03 | by
Kaloyan C.
Chip manufacturers like MediaTek and Huawei-owned HiSilicon are suffering from decreasing orders ahead...
15
Snapdragon 845 appears in Qualcomm's ITC filing seeking a ban on U.S. iPhone imports
23 Jul 2017, 18:34 | by
Alan F.
Earlier this year, we had some information pertaining to the unannounced Snapdragon 845 chipset, rumored...
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Samsung reportedly scores Apple’s chip business back, 7nm A12 processor in tow
18 Jul 2017, 05:53 | by
Daniel P.
Since next year's crop is expected to be made entirely with OLED displays, Samsung has reportedly managed...
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Huawei to launch application processor that combines CPU, GPU and AI functions
13 Jul 2017, 11:40 | by
Cosmin V.
The new processor will be released in the second half of the year, as Huawei hopes to better compete...
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Apple’s iPhone 8 just made this chip foundry chief a billionaire
13 Jul 2017, 04:35 | by
Daniel P.
Apple, in its constant efforts to move away from Samsung as components supplier, has tasked the production...
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Some upcoming Nokia phones to be powered by Xiaomi's Surge S1 chipset
04 Jul 2017, 15:38 | by
Luis D.
Rumors from the East claim that the companies signed a deal to bring the Surge S1 to future Nokia phones...
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Move over, Intel: Samsung poised to become the world's largest chip maker
04 Jul 2017, 09:24 | by
Daniel P.
Oh, the times we live in! A new report by Nomura Securities says that Samsung is about to surpass Intel...
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The A10X chip in the new iPad Pro is Apple's first 10nm processor
03 Jul 2017, 06:24 | by
Daniel P.
This year, it seems that the Android flagships didn't enjoy their processor node advantage that long,...
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Qualcomm launches new Snapdragon Wear 1200 platform for wearables and IoT
28 Jun 2017, 14:39 | by
Cosmin V.
The main purpose of the Snapdragon Wear 1200 platform is to bring LTE categories M1 (eMTC) and NB1 (NB-IoT)...
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Samsung pours $1 billion in its Texas chip foundry, aims to hit 4nm processors by 2020
28 Jun 2017, 05:59 | by
Daniel P.
What lies beyond the 10nm Snapdragon and Exynos chipsets of today that we find in high-end phones like...
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Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 450 chip provides good battery life on a budget
28 Jun 2017, 01:53 | by
Alan F.
Qualcomm today has unveiled the Snapdragon 450 chipset. With the reception given smartphones like the...
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Samsung switches course, plans to push out 6nm chips starting 2019
27 Jun 2017, 05:42 | by
Kaloyan C.
Samsung is gearing up to start production of 6nm chips in 2019, and significantly reduce investment in...
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Imagination Technologies, after being dumped by Apple, is now for sale
23 Jun 2017, 09:27 | by
Alan F.
Imagination Technologies and its stockholders went numb on April 3rd when the company's largest customer...
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Snapdragon 450 leaked: looks like a 'mini' Snapdragon 625, and that's great news
20 Jun 2017, 08:45 | by
Peter K.
It seems that a Snapdragon 450 could be in the works over at Qualcomm. Supposedly, this one will be yet...
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Apple strikes another blow at Qualcomm in court, claiming its business model is invalid
20 Jun 2017, 08:28 | by
Damian M.
Today, Apple has struck another blow at the chip maker, by claiming that the license agreements, that...
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Custom processors may come to Pixel as Google hires ex-Apple chip designer
13 Jun 2017, 13:08 | by
Michael H.
Google has been slowly expanding its hardware division, most notably with the new line of Pixel phones....
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Report: Qualcomm will drop Samsung and partner with TSMC on 7nm chips
12 Jun 2017, 14:51 | by
Alan F.
At the moment, Qualcomm uses Samsung as its partner to help turn its mobile chip designs into real life...
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Rumored Snapdragon 845 SoC to include X20 modem chip capable of 1.2Gbps downlink speed
11 Jun 2017, 13:09 | by
Alan F.
Last month, we passed along a report stating that the Snapdragon 845 chipset will be Qualcomm's next...
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to be powered by the Snapdragon 836 chipset?
09 Jun 2017, 11:35 | by
Alan F.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 could be unveiled in August. The other day, one of the big questions surrounding...
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App Store search no longer shows 32-bit apps; 64-bits only with iOS 11?
04 Jun 2017, 22:24 | by
Alan F.
Just like the gentle nudge you do to your friend when you want him to see the guy holding the Samsung...
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The 5 premium chips that will power flagship smartphones through 2017 and 2018
29 May 2017, 08:34 | by
Luis D.
Now that the information is broadly available, we'd like to sit down and review the upcoming processors...
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ARM's new chips set a new foundation for machine learning on mobile
29 May 2017, 03:29 | by
Victor H.
Mobile chip designer ARM has just officially unveiled its next generation of CPU cores: the ARM Cortex...
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