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A very light foldable Huawei Mate X3 coming to SA

Huawei launched seven new devices at their middle East Africa launch this week titled Huawei P60 Series and Flagship Product Launch. The good news…

Intel will not make the 2020 iPhone’s 5G modem

Intel is bowing out of the 5G smartphone modem race altogether, the American chipmaker announced in a brief statement on Tuesday. The company will…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and 665 chipsets arrive for upper mid-range phones

US chipmaker Qualcomm on Wednesday announced the introduction of the Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 665 chipsets, which will power the next wave of upper…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 leaks hours before announcement

US silicon maker Qualcomm is currently enjoying Hawaii, but apart from sipping on mai tais, the company execs are also announcing big news. For…

Snapdragon 675 benchmarks hit Geekbench

Last month Qualcomm announced a new mid-range SoC that’s set to power phones in the upper mid-range segment. Dubbed the Snapdragon 675, we knew…

Qualcomm launches a new Snapdragon chip for smartwatches

After two years of silence, Qualcomm has finally released a new high-end smartwatch chipset. Dubbed the Snapdragon Wear 3100, it’s still based on the…

Snapdragon 855 benchmarks leak: is it faster than the Kirin 980?

The upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 has reportedly been profiled and benchmarked on Geekbench. Scores published to the benchmark site earlier this week allegedly parades…

Qualcomm’s gunning for Intel’s ultrabook market share with 1000 series

Smartphone processor king Qualcomm is reportedly coming for Intel and AMD’s desktop throne. According to a report by German site WinFuture, the company’s readying…

White House blocks Broadcom, Qualcomm takeover attempt

It looks like Broadcom‘s lengthy bid to acquire US chipmaker Qualcomm is finally over, after the White House announced that it has blocked the…

Qualcomm, Samsung to deliver tiny 7nm 5G chipsets

The Snapdragon 845 is expected to power a ton of flagship smartphones this year, from Sony and Asus to Samsung and Xiaomi. But the…

No 64-bit apps, only ARM drivers: Windows 10 on ARM has key limitations

Back at the Snapdragon Tech Summit, we got some hands-on time with Snapdragon-powered laptops running Windows 10 on ARM. Unfortunately, these machines only had…

Qualcomm, Broadcom meeting yields no results on ‘final’ offer

Earlier this month saw Broadcom make a “best and final” offer to acquire Qualcomm — an offer that was rejected. But Qualcomm opened the…

Snapdragon 845 benchmarked: how does it compare to rival chips?

The Snapdragon 845 is the chip expected to power dozens of flagship smartphones, from Samsung (well, in the USA) to LG, HTC and Sony….

Qualcomm rejects ‘final’ Broadcom offer, but is deal actually off?

Qualcomm’s board of directors have unanimously rejected a ‘best and final’ acquisition offer from fellow chipmaker Broadcom. The US$121-billion offer saw Qualcomm shares valued at…

Broadcom now offers ‘best and final’ offer to Qualcomm

Silicon company Broadcom has upped its offer to fellow chipmaker Qualcomm, with the offer valued between US$120-billion and US$146-billion. The move sees Broadcom offer…

Qualcomm paid Apple for exclusivity, fined €997m, EU rules [Update: Qualcomm to appeal]

Chipmaker Qualcomm has been fined €997-million (US$1.2-billion) by the European Union for paying Apple to turn down cellular chips from rival companies. “Qualcomm illegally shut…

Here’s why Broadcom takeover shouldn’t go ahead – Qualcomm

Qualcomm was in the headlines late last year after fellow chip colossus Broadcom announced its desire to purchase the chipmaker. The overture was rebuffed,…

Comparison: Snapdragon laptops versus Chromebooks

December 2017 saw Qualcomm finally reveal proper Snapdragon-powered laptops at its Tech Summit, capable of running full-fledged Windows 10. Featuring proper Windows apps and…

Leak: here’s why Snapdragon 460 might be 2018’s superstar budget chip

The Snapdragon 670 isn’t the only chip apparently leaked in recent days, as the Snapdragon 640 and Snapdragon 460 were also outlined in the…

Snapdragon 670: a more powerful processor than Snapdragon 835?

The Snapdragon 835 was easily the most popular processor for flagship Android phones, beating the likes of Samsung, Huawei‘s HiSilicon and Mediatek. Now, a…

How do Intel’s new budget chips compare to Qualcomm laptops?

Last week saw Qualcomm and partners finally peel the curtain back on Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 laptops at the Snapdragon Summit. We saw the Asus…

Qualcomm interview: from Snapdragon on Windows 10 to AI silicon

Between the Snapdragon 845 details and Snapdragon-powered Windows machines, we had loads of Qualcomm news last week. We also interviewed Keith Kressin, Qualcomm’s senior…

We never had exclusivity with Samsung – Qualcomm

The first half of 2017 saw precious few phones released with the Snapdragon 835 processor. At the time, numerous outlets reported that Samsung had…

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