At the end of the conference dedicated to the Galaxy S23, Samsung announced that it was preparing “for future XR experiences” (for Extended Reality). The Korean brand is counting on Google and Qualcomm to help it design its future product. Long before the Meta Quest Pro, there was the Samsung Gear VR. The helmet of … Read more
The latest iPhone 14s will soon no longer be the only ones to offer emergency messages via satellite. Qualcomm will also be able to offer it to manufacturers of high-end Android smartphones. If you cursed after the addition of the satellite connection in the iPhone 14 while you were holding an Android smartphone in your … Read more
On the occasion of CES 2023 in Las Vegas, Qualcomm has just presented Snapdragon Satellite. Developed in partnership with Iridium, it is a two-way satellite messaging solution. Designed to equip high-end Android smartphones under Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (initially), Snapdragon Satellite is akin to a direct response to Apple and its satellite emergency calls on … Read more
We were able to run several benchmarks on a smartphone equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 during the Snapdragon Summit. Here are our results. Qualcomm’s Reference Design with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 // Source: Frandroid After the announcement, the first tests. the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 promises good things on the smartphones it will … Read more
“Bringing the best of the smartphone to the PC”. This is how Kedar Kondap, senior vice-president and director Compute and Gaming of Qualcomm, presented the semiconductor designer’s strategy in computing. The American company, which is holding its annual summit in Hawaii this week, intends to take advantage in particular of the rise of hybrid … Read more
Qualcomm unveils its Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 platform, for thinner, lighter and more efficient augmented reality glasses. If manufacturers want to deliver augmented reality (AR) glasses that the general public wants to wear, they need chips that are powerful enough, but that don’t need big batteries on your head. Qualcomm think I can help with … Read more
Two giants, one of the components and the other of playful AR, to whom we owe Pokémon Go in particular, have announced that they will collaborate to develop a reference augmented reality headset. They hope to trigger the beginnings of the AR revolution. Niantic has the world chasing virtual critters in Pokémon Go, and giving … Read more
the games market on mobile platforms surpassed that of PC and consoles for the first time in 2021. It puts Qualcomm, specialist in processors on mobile devices, in appetite. The chipset designer is determined to bring its technology to smartphone manufacturers and the entire ecosystem, and it wants to make it a purchasing decision engine … Read more
Qualcomm introduced a new chip on Wednesday that the company says will help evolve the augmented reality ecosystem and grow the smart glasses market. Credit: Phonandroid.com While Qualcomm already has chips for virtual reality headsets, including the Snapdragon XR2 which equips the recent Meta Quest Prothe company has just announced a brand new SoC made … Read more
Qualcomm presented its new mobile platform for high-end smartphones on November 15 at its annual Snapdragon conference in Hawaii. Called Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, it follows the vintage Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 unveiled last year. This system on chip (SoC) brings together all the usual components and functions that today make smartphones small mobile … Read more