Do Son Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, featuring a custom Oryon CPU (36% faster) and NPU (46% better AI), extending elite performance to more premium smartphones.
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Qualcomm confirmed that the Quick Share-AirDrop feature, enabling seamless file transfer with iPhones, will expand beyond Pixel 10 to all Snapdragon-powered Android phones soon.
Qualcomm launches Dragonwing IQ-X, its first industrial PC processor with Oryon CPUs, 45 TOPS of AI power, and a rugged design for factory edge controllers.
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 26H1 (Build 28000), but it's not a feature update. It's a platform build exclusively for new ARM silicon like Snapdragon X2 and NVIDIA N1X.
Windows 11 adds Bluetooth audio sharing (Build 26220.7051), enabling dual wireless audio streaming—but the feature is currently restricted to Copilot+ PCs.
The Windows 11 26H1 update is expected to be a Copilot+ PC exclusive for Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2
Samsung will unveil Project Moohan (expected as Galaxy XR) at its "Worlds Wide Open" event on Oct 21. The headset runs on the Android XR platform co-developed with Google and Qualcomm.
China's SAMR launched an antitrust probe into Qualcomm for acquiring Autotalks without filing a mandatory "operator concentration declaration," violating the Anti-Monopoly Law.
Qualcomm acquired open-source hardware platform Arduino to accelerate its Edge AI strategy. The partnership debuts the UNO Q dual-brain dev board for industrial and maker applications.
Qualcomm Antitrust Trial Begins: UK Consumer Group Seeks £480 Million for Inflated Smartphone Prices
Qualcomm Antitrust Trial Begins: UK Consumer Group Seeks £480 Million for Inflated Smartphone Prices
The UK consumer group Which? filed a £480M lawsuit against Qualcomm, alleging the chipmaker used its dominance to charge excessive fees, inflating prices for Apple and Samsung users.
A U.S. court dismissed Arm's remaining lawsuit against Qualcomm and Nuvia, granting Qualcomm a "complete victory" and clearing the way for its high-performance CPU cores.
A new PoC reveals a race condition in Qualcomm's KGSL GPU driver (CVE-2024-38399). Two threads can access the same list simultaneously, leading to a Use-After-Free vulnerability.
Qualcomm unveils APV (Advanced Professional Video), an open-source encoding standard for professional video capture designed to challenge Apple's ProRes.
Qualcomm unveils the 3nm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (5.0GHz CPU, 80 TOPS NPU) and X2 Elite, built to power a new generation of high-speed AI PCs.
Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3nm): up to 37% faster AI, Oryon CPU, and Agentic AI architecture for proactive digital companions.
Qualcomm unveils its vision for an "AI as the UI" future, with Agentic AI and a 2028 roadmap for commercial-ready 6G mobile network solutions.
Qualcomm has officially unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, and Xiaomi will be the first to launch it in its upcoming Xiaomi 17 series this September.
Apple is replacing Qualcomm and Broadcom chips with its own custom-designed N1 and C1X silicon, signaling a new era of in-house connectivity.
Qualcomm and Google Cloud are teaming up to bring Gemini AI and other agentic experiences to vehicles, promising a new era of smarter, connected cars.
Qualcomm's CEO says Intel's foundry technology isn't advanced enough for its needs, signaling continued reliance on TSMC and Samsung for chip production.
Qualcomm and BMW have partnered to create Snapdragon Ride AD, a new software stack for autonomous driving that's debuting in the all-new BMW iX3.
Google's new Android update patches dozens of flaws, including two actively exploited vulnerabilities and a critical RCE that can be triggered without user interaction.