Apple to keep Qualcomm chips in 2023 in turnabout

Apple to keep Qualcomm chips in 2023 in turnabout

Qualcomm Inc. will continue to provide the modem chips for the “vast majority” of iPhones in 2023, a turnabout for a company that had expected to lose the business to Apple Inc.’s homegrown components. Qualcomm had planned to only provide about 20% of the 5G modem parts for the new iPhones in 2023, but now […]

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Meta, Qualcomm sign pact on custom virtual reality chips

Meta, Qualcomm sign pact on custom virtual reality chips

Meta Platforms Inc signed an agreement to have chip-maker Qualcomm Inc produce custom chipsets for its Quest virtual reality (VR) devices, the companies announced at a consumer electronics conference in Berlin on Friday. Engineering and product teams of both companies will work together to produce the chips, powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platforms, they said in […]

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip could launch in November this year

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip could launch in November this year

Qualcomm is known to launch a new Snapdragon 8-series flagship chip, among other chipsets every year at its annual Snapdragon Tech Summit event. While details on the event are usually made public close to the event dates, a new leak suggests Qualcomm may host this year’s Snapdragon Summit in November. As per a report by […]

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Qualcomm wins fight against  billion EU antitrust fine

Qualcomm wins fight against $1 billion EU antitrust fine

U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm on Wednesday won its fight against a 997 million euro ($1.05 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators four years ago, dealing a major setback to EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s crackdown on Big Tech. The European Commission in its 2018 decision said Qualcomm paid billions of dollars to Apple from 2011 […]

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipsets announced

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipsets announced

Qualcomm recently launched new chipsets for Android smartphones, including the new Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, the barnd’s new flagship chip. Phones powered by both these chips are expected to launch later this year. Here’s all you need to know about the new chipsets and their capabilities. Snapdragon 8+ […]

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