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Mobile chip maker Qualcomm on Wednesday unveiled a processor chip for the car called Snapdragon Ride Flex SoC that handles both assisted driving and cockpit functions, including entertainment. Previously those functions were handled on different chips and merging them can help bring down costs, said Nakul Duggal, Qualcomm’s head of automotive. “Obviously you are reducing … Read more
Samsung has started testing a new version of OneUI, its custom user interface that runs on the top of the Android operating system on Galaxy smartphones. The latest version is One UI 5 and it appears that Samsung is working on a new version of the UI ahead of the Galaxy S23 series launch, reports … Read more
Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 processor was unveiled by the South Korean tech giant on December 28. The new Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 comes with major performance improvements with the new Gen 3 processor, an upgrade from previously launched laptop with 12th Gen Intel processor. The company first … Read more
Last year, Qualcomm acquired Nuvia, a startup led by ex-Apple and Google employees Gerald Williams, Manu Gulati, and John Bruno, respectively. Incidentally, Qualcomm was not the only company eyeing the chip startup founded by these former top execs of Apple and Google. Reports suggest that Google, too, wanted to acquire the company primarily for its … Read more
Qualcomm has been desperate to bring an ARM-based chip for Windows PCs to compete with Apple‘s M-series chips. Earlier this year, the chipmaker announced a new brand, “Oryon,” a lineup of new CPUs meant for more powerful devices, made by Nuvia, a team of ex-Apple chip designers Qualcomm acquired last year, who happened to work … Read more
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi is set to expand its smartphone portfolio with the introduction of the Redmi K60 series. The Redmi K60 lineup is likely to include three new devices — the Redmi K60e, K60, and K60 Pro devices. Earlier, the company shared a post on Weibo mentioning that this new series will … Read more
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo has expanded its mid-range product lineup with the launch of the Vivo S16 series in the home market. The Vivo S16, S16 Pro, and S16e smartphone models are included in this series. The latest S16 series comes as the successor to the Vivo S15 lineup that was introduced earlier this year. … Read more
OnePlus is set to expand its flagship smartphone portfolio with the launch of the new OnePlus 11 5G device. The Chinese smartphone maker has confirmed the launch date of the upcoming handset in India. OnePlus has scheduled the Cloud 11 event on February 7, 2023, to introduce the OnePlus 11 5G in the country. At … Read more
Vivo X Flip, which is the purported upcoming foldable smartphone from Vivo, has been tipped to be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer had debuted the Vivo X Fold+ foldable smartphone in September this year with a similar SoC along with support for 80W of fast charging. However, the … Read more