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Qualcomm shrugs off Apple breakup with $10.37bn earnings beat
Published in News


Snapdragon pulls 61 per cent of revenue as chipmaker bets on glasses, cars and clouds

Qualcomm has managed to beat the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street’s estimates for Q2 2025, pulling in a tidy $10.37 billion in revenue, even as the clock ticks down on its once-lucrative relationship with the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple.

Qualcomm might roll out proper smartwatch chip
Published in IoT


Snapdragon Wear W6 ditches recycled silicon for something bespoke

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that Qualcomm is finally going to take the wearable market seriously.

Qualcomm listing sparks Xbox on Arm rumours
Published in Gaming


Next-gen Xbox won’t dump AMD for Snapdragon just yet

Speculation's swirling after a Qualcomm job listing hinted that Xbox might be dabbling with Snapdragon silicon. But insiders reckon you can stop panicking about your game library just yet, the next-gen Xbox isn't going Arm-native.

Qualcomm fast-tracks Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 to ambush Apple
Published in Mobiles


5GHz mobile spoiler alert

The Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 looks set to gatecrash the iPhone 17’s launch with a reveal as early as September.

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 set to muscle in without Oryon
Published in Mobiles


A premium chip minus the flagship price tag

Qualcomm appears ready to give its Snapdragon 8 series a fresh kick with the upcoming Gen 4 version, designed for consumers who want flagship performance without paying flagship prices.

ASUS announces new ROG Phone 9 FE smartphone
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 06 February 2025 10:18

ASUS announces new ROG Phone 9 FE smartphone


Less expensive version with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip

ASUS has officially announced its less expensive version of the ROG Phone 9, the ROG Phone 9 FE, which will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon Gen 3 SoC, while the rest of the specifications remain the same.

Samsung officially announces Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ smartphones
Published in Mobiles


Thinner, lighter, and with Snapdragon 8 Elite and 12GB of RAM

At its Galaxy Unpacked January 2025 event, Samsung unveiled its full Galaxy S25 series lineup, including the Galaxy S25 and the Galaxy S25+ smartphones, which are now thinner, lighter, and will be getting the custom Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC in all markets.

Kottapalli flees Intel for Qualcomm
Published in News
Wednesday, 15 January 2025 22:26

Kottapalli flees Intel for Qualcomm


After 28 years working for Chipzilla

Sailesh Kottapalli, a 28-year Intel veteran and lead engineer on numerous Xeon server processors, has exited the company to join Qualcomm.

Qualcomm accelerates Snapdragon 8 Elite v2
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 30 December 2024 22:19

Qualcomm accelerates Snapdragon 8 Elite v2


Hints at early launch

The next-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite v2 system-on-chip (SoC) could debut earlier than expected, according to industry insider Digital Chat Station.

Qualcomm hints at Next-Generation Oryon CPU cores
Published in News

 
Oryon 2 will skip PCs

Qualcomm has provided insights into the third generation of its Oryon CPU cores. It appears that Oryon 2 will skip PCs and be exclusively used in the Snapdragon 8 Elite chips.