by dbadmin | Dec 29, 2022 | Google, Google Tensor, News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google was reportedly in talks to acquire CPU startup Nuvia. Microsoft and Intel were two other players purportedly in talks with the startup. Qualcomm would go on to buy the company for $1.4 billion in 2021. Qualcomm...
by dbadmin | Dec 19, 2022 | News, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Samsung, Samsung Exynos, Survey Results
It emerged last week that Samsung has apparently formed a chip development team inside its mobile division. This would be a departure from the norm, as the mobile division currently relies on a sister division for its custom smartphone processors. This news got us...
by dbadmin | Nov 22, 2022 | News, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Qualcomm has announced its successor to the Snapdragon 778G Plus. The new Snapdragon 782G boosts CPU and GPU performance. It will be a mostly iterative upgrade from its predecessor. As quiet as can be, Qualcomm announced its...
by dbadmin | Nov 21, 2022 | Audio, Features, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority According to Qualcomm’s State of Sound report, spatial audio is pretty hot right now. More than 40% of those surveyed said they’d be willing to pay more for headphones with the feature, so naturally, Qualcomm threw its hat into...
by dbadmin | Nov 21, 2022 | Features, Qualcomm Snapdragon, SoC
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Although the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 smartphones won’t be landing in our hands quite yet, we have spent hands-on time with a reference handset at Qualcomm’s 2022 Tech Summit for an early look at the chip’s performance. First, some...
by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2022 | Features, Gaming, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Credit: Curtis Joe / Android Authority While there was plenty to dig into with Qualcomm’s announcement of its Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 platform, the headline-grabbing new feature was undoubtedly smartphone ray tracing graphics support. Qualcomm joins Mediatek’s Dimensity...