Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 set to muscle in without Oryon
A premium chip minus the flagship price tag
Qualcomm appears ready to give its Snapdragon 8 series a fresh kick with the upcoming Gen 4 version, designed for consumers who want flagship performance without paying flagship prices.
ASUS announces new ROG Phone 9 FE smartphone
Less expensive version with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip
ASUS has officially announced its less expensive version of the ROG Phone 9, the ROG Phone 9 FE, which will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon Gen 3 SoC, while the rest of the specifications remain the same.
Samsung officially announces Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ smartphones
Thinner, lighter, and with Snapdragon 8 Elite and 12GB of RAM
At its Galaxy Unpacked January 2025 event, Samsung unveiled its full Galaxy S25 series lineup, including the Galaxy S25 and the Galaxy S25+ smartphones, which are now thinner, lighter, and will be getting the custom Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC in all markets.
Kottapalli flees Intel for Qualcomm
After 28 years working for Chipzilla
Sailesh Kottapalli, a 28-year Intel veteran and lead engineer on numerous Xeon server processors, has exited the company to join Qualcomm.
Qualcomm accelerates Snapdragon 8 Elite v2
Hints at early launch
The next-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite v2 system-on-chip (SoC) could debut earlier than expected, according to industry insider Digital Chat Station.
Qualcomm hints at Next-Generation Oryon CPU cores
Oryon 2 will skip PCs
Qualcomm has provided insights into the third generation of its Oryon CPU cores. It appears that Oryon 2 will skip PCs and be exclusively used in the Snapdragon 8 Elite chips.
Qualcomm predicts $22 Billion in annual revenue from new markets by 2029
Thinks it will get along with Donald Trump
Qualcomm anticipates expanding into new markets will generate an additional $22 billion annually by 2029.
Early Realme GT 7 Pro benchmark tests hint at overheating issues
Getting a little too hot
The Realme GT 7 Pro reportedly ran too warm during benchmark tests, and the word on the street is that it might be the first Snapdragon 8 Elite chips to blame.
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite
Claims it will clean rivals' clocks
Qualcomm has introduced its latest mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which it claims will set a new standard in smartphone performance.
Qualcomm pulls Snapdragon Developer Kit for Windows
Borked
Qualcomm has unexpectedly pulled its Snapdragon Developer Kit for Windows, a reference platform intended for developers to build applications for Windows on Arm.
