ALAC bug left millions of Android devices vulnerable to takeover

by dbadmin | Apr 21, 2022 | Android Security, Mediatek, News, Qualcomm

A major vulnerability impacted the vast majority of 2021 Android phones. The issue is caused by compromised ALAC audio code. The vulnerable code was included in MediaTek and Qualcomm audio decoders. A bug in the Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) impacts two-thirds of...

Android overheating issues are widespread and likely to get worse

by dbadmin | Apr 13, 2022 | ARM, News, Qualcomm, Samsung

Arm’s designs may be partially to blame for Samsung and Qualcomm’s overheating problems. There may be a solution, but it won’t be easy to achieve. Samsung has been in the news for throttling its phones, but the underlying issue is far more widespread and likely to get...

Here are all the brands reportedly readying Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus phones

by dbadmin | Mar 25, 2022 | News, OnePlus, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Xiaomi

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A new leak suggests Qualcomm will launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus in May. The information also reveals a list of first-phase smartphone OEMs that will adopt the new SoC. Qualcomm is reportedly getting ready to launch a...

The 8 best Android smartphone processors in history

by dbadmin | Mar 19, 2022 | Features, Mediatek, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Samsung Exynos, SoC

Android smartphone processors come in all shapes and sizes, with everyone from Qualcomm and Mediatek to Samsung and Huawei contributing SoCs over the past decade and a half. In that time, we’ve even seen major players like Texas Instruments, Nvidia, and ST-Ericsson...

Samsung Galaxy S22 benchmarked: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Exynos 2200

by dbadmin | Mar 6, 2022 | Features, Qualcomm, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S22

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority As usual, Samsung’s latest Galaxy S22 series comes in two chipset varieties. US and select other markets receive the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 powered model, while the rest of the world’s S22s are powered by Samsung’s own...

You told us: You think Qualcomm can retake the top Android spot in the US

by dbadmin | Mar 4, 2022 | Mediatek, News, Qualcomm, Survey Results

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Qualcomm has long been the top chipmaker for Android phones in the US, but Mediatek cited IDC figures to claim the top spot in the market for Q4 2021. This has since been disputed by the US chipmaker, citing Counterpoint...