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Aaron Leong - Mon, Jun 01, 2026
At a Computex 2026 keynote in Taiwan, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon showed off the upgraded Dragonwing IQ10 Robotics Reference Design (RRD), a fully enclosed development blueprint claiming to eliminate hardware bottlenecks currently slowing...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, May 28, 2026
Acer is expanding its laptop family with two new models based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon hardware, the Swift Spin 14 AI and Aspire Go 15, the latter of which is the first out of the gate to feature Qualcomm's new Snapdragon C platform...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, May 28, 2026
Qualcomm is expanding its Snapdragon lineup with the introduction of Snapdragon C designed to give laptop makers a more affordable hardware platform to build around in the Windows ecosystem. According to Qualcomm, Snapdragon C delivers "incredible all-day battery life" for entry-level laptops...
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Zak Killian - Wed, May 27, 2026
Qualcomm Inc. has reportedly secured a multi-million unit agreement with TikTok parent ByteDance to supply custom artificial intelligence chips for its data centers. The deal could represent a landmark victory for the San Diego-based...
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Aaron Leong - Thu, May 07, 2026
Qualcomm just widened its mobile roadmap with two new chips that aim to make cheaper phones feel less cheap. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 promise faster app launches, better gaming, and longer battery life, while pushing...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, May 04, 2026
Alex Katouzian, formerly a senior executive at Qualcomm, has the left the company he has worked at for over two decades and has joined Intel to lead its Client Computing and Physical AI Group. It's a big loss for Qualcomm and an equally...
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Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Apr 07, 2026
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Qualcomm's second generation PC processor, the Snapdragon X2 Elite is here and improves upon its predecessor in virtually every way, with more cores, increased performance, and enhanced efficiency. Higher Core...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Mar 09, 2026
Five months after acquiring Arduino, the open-source hardware and software company best known for its UNO and Nano microcontroller board for hobbyists, Qualcomm is looking to make another big splash with its new Arduino Ventuno Q, a...
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Aaron Leong - Mon, Mar 09, 2026
Qualcomm and NEURA Robotics have announced a collaboration to integrate edge computing with embodied AI, aiming to move cognitive humanoid robots from research labs into large-scale industrial and domestic environments. By combining...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Mar 04, 2026
The relentless pace of technology means that if you blink, there is something new on the horizon. Case in point, Qualcomm is already looking ahead to Wi-Fi 8 with the introduction of a robust portfolio to drive next-gen connectivity for...
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Chris Harper - Mon, Mar 02, 2026
At Mobile World Congress 2026, Qualcomm is eagerly showing off its next-gen of "truly personal, always-on, intelligent wearable computing devices" powered by its Snapdragon Wear Elite platform, which includes the hardware support of a...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Feb 05, 2026
Qualcomm is coming off its best financial quarter to date, with Q1 earnings hitting a record $12.25 billion in revenue, a 5% year-over-year gain, resulting in a profit of more than $3 billion. The biggest driver in Qualcomm beating out...
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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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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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Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Nov 19, 2025
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite: MSRP TBD Qualcomm's second generation PC processor, the Snapdragon X2 Elite, improves upon its predecessor in virtually every way, with more cores, increased performance, and enhanced efficiency. Higher Core...
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Chris Harper - Mon, Oct 27, 2025
Retroid is making waves in the handheld gaming space—a year after the September release of the Retroid Pocket 5, Retroid is following up with both a proper Retroid Pocket 6 and a Retroid Pocket G2, the latter of which serves as a souped-up...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Oct 27, 2025
Major technology firms are betting big on AI, creating huge demand for hardware, software, and services that underpin this massive, burgeoning market. That includes Qualcomm, which is rolling out new AI200 and AI250 chip-based accelerator...
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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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Chris Harper - Mon, Sep 29, 2025
Earlier today, OnePlus finally announced the highly anticipated OnePlus 15, which is also debuting in a dune-colored "Sand Storm" skin made of an aerospace-grade "micro-arc oxidation ceramic coating". This should result in the OnePlus 15...
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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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