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Tuesday 3 May 2011
Baseband processors still essential, says Petrov Group
With the proliferation of tablets and smartphones application processors are in the limelight, but another group of mobile processors, basebands, deserve attention too, according...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Integrated mobile processors to challenge standalone application processors, says Petrov Group (part 2)
Recently several handset IC companies have announced integrated mobile processors – products that integrate baseband processor and application processor together with graphics...
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Standalone application processors are wining in mobility markets, says Petrov Group (part 1)
Several years ago there was a widely accepted expectation that application mobile processors would be fully integrated with baseband processors on a single chip. However, today we...
Thursday 6 January 2011
CES 2011: Smart TVs, 3D TVs and tablet PCs to be the spotlights
Samsung Electronics and Sony are both preparing to promote their smart TV businesses at CES 2011, which will start on January 5. Samsung is displaying its smart TV advertisement on...
Monday 14 June 2010
Asustek subsidiary AGAiT to offer Android/Chrome tablet PCs
AGAiT Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary vendor of Asustek Computer, will offer tablet PCs based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon platform and Android/Chrome operating systems at the end...
Friday 4 June 2010
Broadcom talks about growing opportunities in wireless
Michael Hurlston, senior vice president and general manager for the Home and Wireless Networking Business Unit at chip specialist Broadcom recently sat down with Digitimes to share...
Tuesday 1 June 2010
Qualcomm ships dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon chipsets
Qualcomm has begun sampling its first dual-CPU Snapdragon chipsets that integrate two CPU cores running at up to 1.2GHz, according to the company. Targeted high-end smartphones, the...
Tuesday 1 June 2010
Smartbooks celebrate first birthday: Q&A with Qualcomm VP Terry Yen
Last year at Computex Taipei, US-based Qualcomm launched its smartphone platform, built around the company's Snapdragon processor. Qualcomm defined smartbooks as devices that have...
Wednesday 10 March 2010
Nokia not keeping up with smartphone performance leaps, says Ovum
Smartphone manufacturers are embracing more powerful hardware capable of handling advanced graphics and video processing, with the transition from ARM11-based processors to ARM Cortex...
Friday 13 November 2009
Taiwan market: Toshiba launches Snapdragon-based TG01 smartphone
Toshiba has launched its Qualcomm Snapdragon-based smartphone, the TG01, in the Taiwan market with a suggested retail price of NT$20,900 (US$647).
Thursday 15 October 2009
Acer unveils 1GHz Snapdragon-based smartphone supporting Android 1.6 OS
Acer has unveiled its new smartphone, the Liquid, which is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 1GHz processor and runs on Android 1.6.
Thursday 1 October 2009
HTC to launch two Windows Mobile 6.5-based smartphones in October
HTC (High Tech Computer) will launch two Windows Mobile 6.5-based smartphones, the HTC HD2 (Leo) and HTC Whitestone, in October marking the introduction of the new mobile platform...
Monday 21 September 2009
Taiwan handset makers eager to launch Snapdragon-based 1GHz smartphones
Acer and HTC (High Tech Computer) will launch their respective Qualcomm Snapdragon-based smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2009, pushing CPUs used in Taiwan's handset-manufacturing...
Monday 3 August 2009
Flood of ARM-based Snapdragon and Tegra smartbooks to hit market in 4Q09
An array of smartbooks built around ARM-based Snapdragon or Tegra processors from a mix of players, including Acer, Foxconn Electronics, Pegatron Technology, Compal Electronics and...
Wednesday 15 July 2009
ASE, SPIL to benefit from Qualcomm Snapdragon business
Qualcomm's new platform Snapdragon is in the process of validation and volume production is scheduled for the end of the third quarter, which will help boost utilization rates of...