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Paul Lilly - Mon, Jan 05, 2026
Qualcomm is expanding its latest-generation Snapdragon chip line for Windows laptops with the Snapdragon X2 Plus, and with the new addition comes the promise of a "legendary leap in performance." It slots underneath the existing Snapdragon...
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Aaron Leong - Mon, Jan 05, 2026
Today at CES, Qualcomm signaled its dominance in the burgeoning world of Physical AI by unveiling a massive expansion of its industrial and robotics portfolios. This expansion ought to put the company in position to be a comprehensive...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Nov 26, 2025
Following up on the launch of its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 system-on-chip (SoC) in September, Qualcomm has now unveiled a non-Elite variant that aims to deliver nearly the same level of performance and features in a more affordable...
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Aaron Leong - Mon, Oct 27, 2025
Qualcomm quietly unveiled the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4, a chipset designed to inject some features once exclusive to flagship devices into more affordable handsets. Not just a minor refresh, the new 4nm processor is poised to be a huge boon for...
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Aaron Leong - Wed, Oct 08, 2025
In a major shake-up to the hobbyist and professional electronics world, chip giant Qualcomm announced its intent to acquire Arduino, the beloved Italian open-source hardware and software company best known for the UNO and Nano. Unveiled...
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Zak Killian - Mon, Sep 29, 2025
In case you've been out of the know for a bit in tech, Qualcomm just announced a family of new mobile processors last week at its Snapdragon Summit event, including its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile CPUs as well as its second-generation...
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Chris Harper - Sat, Sep 27, 2025
At the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit 2025 in Maui, Hawaii, we had the opportunity to check out Snapdragon's new X2 Elite platform and see it in various form factors. Previously, we focused on the raw power of these PCs and especially how they...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Sep 25, 2025
The major announcements out of this year's Snapdragon Summit event have been focused on new Snapdragon silicon, including the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for flagship smartphones and Snapdragon X2 Elite for PCs. But not every bit of news has...
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Chris Harper - Wed, Sep 24, 2025
At Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit 2025, which is currently underway is Maui, we got to see the company's newest high-performance chip for PCs, the Snapdragon X2 Elite, running in a couple of different form factors right on the show floor...
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Aaron Leong - Wed, Sep 24, 2025
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 has officially dropped today, and if you've been following our coverage on Qualcomm's latest mobile platform, you'll know that this SoC is a big deal. Unveiled at the Snapdragon Summit in Maui, the Snapdragon 8...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Sep 15, 2025
Qualcomm revealed the name of its next flagship system-on-chip (SoC) for future Android devices, and it's called Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. At first glance, it may seem like Qualcomm skipped a few generations after releasing the Snapdragon...
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Alan Velasco - Mon, Sep 08, 2025
Intel is looking to leverage its chip manufacturing foundry business as a core part of its plan to right the ship, as the company attempts to secure orders from third parties. Though comments from Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon won't help...
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Aaron Leong - Fri, Sep 05, 2025
BMW and Qualcomm have officially revealed the Snapdragon Ride Pilot, their vision of what next-generation automated driver assistance and safety can be. Snapdragon Ride Pilot is currently set to debut in the all-new 2026 BMW iX3...
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Aaron Leong - Thu, Jul 24, 2025
Even as most internet users are only just beginning to adopt Wi-Fi 6/6E, let alone investing in Wi-Fi 7 hardware, Qualcomm is already looking towards the Wi-Fi 8 horizon. Instead of faster transfer speeds, as has been the case with prior...
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Bruno Ferreira - Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Android handset fans have been chomping at the bit for news on this year's various upcoming flagship chipsets, and the rumor mill produced a fine bit of info. According to known leaker Digital Chat Station (DCS), flagship-level Snapdragon...
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Aaron Leong - Mon, Jun 09, 2025
In a big move set to significantly bolster its presence in the burgeoning data center and AI infrastructure markets, semiconductor giant Qualcomm announced today its agreement to acquire UK-based Alphawave Semi, a leading provider of...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Jun 02, 2025
Don't expect Qualcomm to pump the brakes as it accelerates further into laptop and desktop form factors with its Snapdragon X silicon. Just the opposite, Qualcomm has stated time and again that it plans on expanding its Windows on...
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Aaron Leong - Thu, May 29, 2025
Samsung's inaugural foray into the extended reality (XR) space is taking clearer shape as details emerge about its "Project Moohan" headset. The device recently made an appearance on Geekbench, revealing key specifications such as a...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, May 15, 2025
Qualcomm today unveiled the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, its newest 7-series chipset to give midrange phones a jolt in several key areas. According to Qualcomm, it delivers performance gains across the board—27% increase in CPU performance, 30%...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, May 06, 2025
Turns out that recent leaks suggesting that new Surface hardware was on the horizon were right on the money. How so? Microsoft today unveiled a couple of new Surface models, including the Surface Pro, 12-inch and Surface Laptop, 13-inch...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Apr 01, 2025
It took a minute (and not a New York minute), but Microsoft is taking the leash off of most of its Copilot+ features that were tethered exclusively to Snapdragon X series laptops, and letting them roam free on Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Mar 27, 2025
Qualcomm is reportedly urging multiple antitrust agencies around the globe to intervene in its dispute with Arm, with the former privately alleging in meetings and secret filings that the latter is engaging in unfair business practices...
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