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Qualcomm claims that its new aptX Lossless audio format does what was thought impossible: deliver CD-quality sound over Bluetooth.

Qualcomm reported that it earned a net income of $2 billion on revenues of $8 billion for the quarter ending June 30.

Qualcomm and ASUS have announced a lightly-skinned version of the ASUS ROG Phone 5 that’s aimed at Snapdragon Insiders and costs $1500.

In an interview this week, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said that his firm will finally have competitive laptop CPUs, but not until late 2022.

Many were excited by Microsoft and Qualcomm’s announcement about a Snapdragon Developer Kit, but it was light on specifics.

One day before Build 2021, Qualcomm has announced a low-cost Snapdragon Developer Kit for those seeking to write native Windows 10 on ARM apps.

Qualcomm today announced its Snapdragon 778G System on a Chip (SOC) for mid-range smartphones, offering a 40 percent performance boost.

Announced at CES 2021, the HP Elite Folio is a spiritual successor to the HP Spectre Folio that I reviewed in late 2018, but running Windows 10 on ARM.

Microprocessor giant Qualcomm this week reported that it earned a net income of $1.8 billion on revenues of $7.9 billion for the quarter ending March 31.

With its smartphone business crippled by its place on the U.S. Entity List, Huawei this week said that it would require royalty payments for the 5G technologies it owns.

In a recent interview, incoming Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon describes the semiconductor shortage as a crisis that spans many markets and industries.

Mobile microprocessor giant Qualcomm today unveiled its Snapdragon Insider program in an attempt to connect with fans and influencers.

Mobile chipset maker Qualcomm today announced the 4th-generation Snapdragon X65, which it describes as the world’s first 10 gigabit 5G modem.

Qualcomm reported today that it earned a net income of $2.5 billion on revenues of $8.2 billion for the quarter ending December 31, 2020.

Qualcomm today announced its Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform, which it describes as a follow-on to the Snapdragon 865 Plus, the mid-2020 flagship chipset.

Qualcomm announced that CEO Steve Mollenkopf will retire from the firm in June. He will be replaced by current Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon.

Project Treble has helped Android 11 get off to a fast start. And now, Google and Qualcomm are moving forward to support new Android versions for four years.

Qualcomm today announced its next flagship mobile platform, the Snapdragon 888, which it says offers dramatic performance improvements over its predecessors.

Three years ago, I opined that if Windows 10 on ARM worked properly, it would be boring. Well, it still doesn’t work properly.

Microsoft is partnering with AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm to create a new security processor for Windows-based PCs.

In the first major scaling back of the U.S. blacklisting of Huawei, the U.S. government is now allowing Qualcomm to sell 4G chipsets to the Chinese firm.

Microsoft is refreshing the Surface Pro X with the second-generation of its custom built ARM processor and a new Platinum finish.

Qualcomm claims that the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G Compute Platform provides a 50 percent performance boost over last year’s lackluster original version.

A 2019 antitrust ruling against mobile chipmaking giant Qualcomm has been thrown out by a U.S. appeals court.

Mobile chipmaking giant Qualcomm has petitioned the U.S. government to let it provide smartphone chipsets to Huawei.

Qualcomm announced that it earned a net income of $845 million on revenues of $4.9 billion for the quarter ending June 30, flat with the previous year.

Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 can charge a smartphone to 50 percent in just 5 minutes and to 100 percent in just 15 minutes.