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Sprint’s mysterious HTC Shooter – dual core CPU?
GLBenchmark has shown a screenshot of what appears to be another new device coming to Sprint, the HTC Shooter. Some say this device is possibly going to have a dual-core Qualcomm processor. What would give that away? Keep reading to learn more.
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Qualcomm and Gameloft join forces to bring better HD gaming to smartphones
Today Qualcomm announced that it is working with industry leading Gameloft to optimize games for current and upcoming devices running snapdragon processors. What this means for you and me is that now Gameloft games will run smoother, faster and better overall.
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Netflix On Android To Require Special Qualcomm Chip?!?
As you may remember, back in November, there were talks about Netflix finally coming to Android. The main reason for the delay was security and DRM. Netflix has been available on the iPhone for a while and has been available on Windows Phone 7 since its launch, but it hasn’t been seen on Android yet.…
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Qualcomm Ships First Dual-Core Snapdragon Chipsets Clocked At 1.2GHz
Way back in January, we reported on some dual-core Snapdragon processors that were supposed to go into testing and be released into devices by the end of the year. These were the 8X50A clocked at 1.3GHz and the 8X72 clocked at 1.5GHz. These chipsets aren’t those, but they’re clocked at 1.2GHz and are already being…
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The Government Is Trying To Stick Their Noses In Your Pocket
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has started working with mobile phone manufactures, including Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, and LG, to begin implementing poison chemical detectors. The detectors will be used to help notify users of a chemical release. The implementation of this chip would also be linked to a network,which through multiple unique detections and…
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Why everything is running an ARM A8 Cortex Chip
In the following months, the mobilephere will be overtaken with several new devices and most of them will be running the same underlying chipset design. As any mobile power user will tell you, support for HD video and hardware-accelerated graphics are must-haves for future devices. What will most of these devices have in common? Several…
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Dual-Core Snapdragon Coming In 2010
There’s been a lot of hype over the new 1GHz Snapdragon processor that is just now starting to show up in high-end phones like the HD2 and Nexus One. Now that it is becoming the hottest processor available, Qualcomm has announced its successor, with speeds of 1.3GHz and 1.5GHz. The first one is the Qualcomm…
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WM6.5 Can’t Decode 720p HD Video?
As we’ve known for a while, the Acer Liquid Android device has a processor from the Snapdragon family, just as the HD2 has, however, it has been determined that the HD2, or any WM6.5 device for that matter, cannot play 720p HD video. This is obviously not a Qualcomm issue since the Snapdragon processor can…
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Apple’s 3G Money Gambit
If you want to create a 3G-operating device, do you know who you will have to pay a license fee to? If you guessed Qualcomm, you would be right as they currently hold a multitude of patents related to 3G technology. However, something you most likely do not know is that Apple has seemingly gotten…
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Samsung Pays Qualcomm $1.3 Billion
Samsung and Qualcomm have reached a cross-licensing deal which will let Samsung continue producing 3G and 4G wireless phones for the next 15 years. Samsung is also letting Qualcomm 57 of its patents on mobile technology. The $1.3 Billion is a down payment and future loyalty payments will be involved, but aren’t detailed. It is…
