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Feb

2

2012

Qualcomm Completes First Successful LTE To 3G Voice Handover

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by Roy Alugbue
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  There may still be some kinks to work out with LTE technology, but at least we have Qualcomm to thank for achieving one major feat. Qualcomm was able to complete the very first handover from LTE to WCDMA 3G during a VoLTE (voice-over-LTE) call recently. Previously, if you were on a VoLTE call in an LTE [...]

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Jan

30

2012

Upcoming Qualcomm MSM8960 GPU Benchmark Scores Leaked

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by Roy Alugbue
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  Who’s ready for some nice benchmarks? GSM Arena reports it came across some rather interesting benchmarks for the upcoming Qualcomm MSM8960 SoC. Coupled with an Andreno 225 GPU and running on an unidentified device at a resolution of 1024 x 600, the benchmark showed an impressive 54.90 NenaMark 2 benchmark score. To compare it [...]

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Jan

24

2012

Upcoming HTC Primo Info Leaked, Indicates Quality Features For Affordable Price

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by Roy Alugbue
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HTC looks to continue its strong momentum of late by rolling into the new year with another sexy device on the horizon. New images and information for a mid-level Beats Audio phone called the Primo has surfaced for our viewing pleasure. The phone is rumored to feature a modest 3.7-inch screen with Gorilla Glass, a [...]

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Jan

22

2012

Snapdragon Running Sony Smartphones Get Extra Support From GLONASS GPS Systems

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by Jack Holt
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If you are the proud owner of an Xperia phone with a Snapdragon S2 or S3 and you feel that your GPS is lacking then you are in luck. Sony announced that these phones will be able to connect to Russia’s GLONASS GPS system. Adding this support gives your Sony device a total of 55 [...]

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Jan

12

2012

Hands-On With Qualcomm’s GameCommand App (Video)

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by Roy Alugbue
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  CES is as good a place as any to demonstrate an breakthrough product as you all know. That’s why Qualcomm chose the event to demonstrate its GameCommand app. As we highlighted before, GameCommand is an app that features a library of over 100+ games that are optimized for devices with Snapdragon-based processors. Rob Nazarian [...]

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Jan

12

2012

Hands on with Augmented Reality apps utilizing the Qualcomm Augmented Reality SDK [Video]

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by Robert Nazarian
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We had a chance to sit down with the Qualcomm Augmented Reality team. and wow, did we seem some really cool stuff. A little over a year ago, Qualcomm hosted an Augmented Reality Developer Competition followed by the Augmented Reality SDK last April, which is now being marketed under the Vuforia name. We haven’t seen too much [...]

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Jan

5

2012

Qualcomm Sets January 10th Date To Launch GameCommand On Android Market

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by Roy Alugbue
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Qualcomm is looking to open up 2012 with a bang. The company has announced this morning they will launch the Snapdragon GameCommand app in the Android Market on January 10, 2012— also known as the opening day of CES (which Talk Android will be at giving you round the clock coverage by the way). For those of you [...]

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Dec

27

2011

NTT Docomo, Samsung, Panasonic And More Team Up To Compete With Qualcomm’s CPU’s

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by Joe Sirianni
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NTT Docomo, one of Japan’s largest mobile operators has announced that the company will take part in a joint venture along with several other partners like Samsung, Panasonic, Fujitsu Lt, Fujitsu Semiconductor and NEC to take on the chip making giant, Qualcomm.  The joint venture will manufacture, sell and distribute the new chips for mobile [...]

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Dec

19

2011

AT&T Backs Out of T-Mobile USA Bid

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by Justin Routhier
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AT&T has agreed with Deutsche Telekom AG to end a bid to buy T-Mobile USA after a nine month pursuit. The conclusion comes on the heels of actions taken by the Justice Department and the FCC in recent months which were aimed at combating the bid effort to ensure consumer choice and controlled prices in [...]

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Dec

13

2011

Qualcomm Tosses Ice Cream Sandwich On Their Snapdragon S4 Tab

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by Axl Logan
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The folks over at Qualcomm have exceeded our expectations in that they have recently successfully loaded Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) on their Snapdragon S4 tablet.  Their MDP Tab, sporting an on-die LTE modem and dual 1080p cameras just got a sweet face lift and things look extremely promising for other Snapdragon classes too.  The mobile [...]

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