Qualcomm to launch Toq smartwatch from 2 December

News Wireless Global 18 NOV 2013

Qualcomm has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Connected Experiences, will launch its Qualcomm Toq (talk) smartwatch on 2 December for USD 349.99. Toq is compatible with Android smartphones and features proprietary Qualcomm MEMs Technologies' Qualcomm Mirasol display technology, providing an always-on experience with multiple days of battery life and visibility in bright sunlight, Qualcomm WiPower LE technology for "drop and go" wireless charging and wireless Bluetooth audio capability. Using the Bluetooth technology, Toq users can accept or reject calls, view text messages and meeting alerts and selectively receive notifications from their smartphone or AllJoyn-enabled devices directly from their wrist. Qualcomm plans to add additional functionality to the Toq smartwatch through software upgrades.

GLOBAL 4 DEC 2013

LG voorziet Smart TV's van AllJoyn

LG gaat Smart TV's voorzien van ondersteuning voor AllJoyn. Qualcomm heeft dat ontwikkeld als open-source platform en gemeenschappelijke taal voor 'internet of things' toepassingen, onafhankelijk van merk of OS. De keuze voor AllJoyn betekent dat allerlei apparaten met LG tv's kunnen communiceren. LG noemt als voorbeeld een multiplayer game, waarbij alle spelers een eigen smartphone of tablet als controller gebruiken, onafhankelijk van besturingssysteem. Andere voorbeelden van apparaten met de standaard zij

GLOBAL 25 NOV 2013

ZTE plans smartwatch launch in Q2 2014

ZTE plans to launch a smartwatch in the second quarter of next year, according to Lu Qianhao, head of the company's handset marketing strategy. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Lu said that ZTE's smartwatch will offer technological features that are similar to existing products such as the Galaxy Gear, but will sell for lower prices as it tries to appeal to China's cost-conscious consumers. "We are focusing on the mainstream market," he said. The company plans to unveil the smartwatch in the fi

GLOBAL 20 NOV 2013

Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 805 processor with 4K

Qualcomm has announced its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies has introduced a new mobile processor of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 tier, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor, designed to deliver high-quality mobile video, imaging and graphics experiences at Ultra HD (4K) resolution, both on device and via Ultra HD TVs. Featuring the new Adreno 420 GPU, with up to 40 percent more graphics processing power than its predecessor, the Snapdragon 805 processor is the first mobile processor to offer system-level U

GLOBAL 20 NOV 2013

Qualcomm unveils LTE Advanced chip

Qualcomm has announced its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, introduced a new 3G/LTE multimode offering with the newest modem chipset, the Qualcomm Gobi 9x35, and RF transceiver chip, the Qualcomm WTR3925, designed for LTE Advanced mobile broadband connectivity. Both products are fourth-generation 3G/LTE multimode offerings from Qualcomm Technologies and offer improvements in performance, power consumption and printed circuit board area requirements. The Qualcomm Gobi 9x35 is the first announced cellular m

GLOBAL 20 NOV 2013

Qualcomm introduces smart home processor suite

Qualcomm has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Atheros, introduced the Qualcomm Internet Processor (IPQ) product line aimed at transforming networking devices such as home gateways, routers and media servers into "Smarthome" platforms. IPQ-enabled networks can support the new IP-based content, applications, systems and things, known as the Internet of Everything, in homes and businesses. Qualcomm's "Smarthome" platform combines Qualcomm Technologies' dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait central processing unit (CP

GLOBAL 19 NOV 2013

Samsung sells 800,000 Galaxy Gear smartwatches in 2 months

Samsung Electronics has announced sales of over 800,000 of its Galaxy Gear smartwatches since the new device launched two months ago. The company said Gear sales have been better than its own expectations and it would expand sales promotions for the wearable device for the year-end holiday sales, Reuters reports. Priced at around USD 300, the Gear works as an accessory to a Galaxy smartphone, with a small OLED screen offering basic functions like message and call notifications. The device has been offered

GLOBAL 7 NOV 2013

Qualcomm posts strong Q3, gives cautious outlook

Qualcomm reported another quarter of strong growth thanks to demand for its chips in smartphones. Revenues of USD 6.48 billion were up 33 percent year-over-year and 4 percent sequentially. Operating profit for its fiscal fourth quarter rose 29 percent from a year earlier to USD 1.59 billion, and net income for the three months to September increased 18 percent to USD 1.50 billion or 86 cents a share. After operating cash flow of USD 2.52 billion, the company finished the quarter with cash of USD 29.4 billio

GLOBAL 5 NOV 2013

Qualcomm acquires certain assets, employees of Arteris

Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, has acquired certain technology assets from supplier of network-on-chip (NoC) interconnect IP products Arteris and hired personnel formerly employed by Arteris. As part of the acquisition transaction, Arteris retains the right to license, support and maintain the existing Arteris FlexNoC and Arteris FlexLLI product lines in order to fulfill existing and new licensing contracts. Qualcomm has agreed to make certain FlexNoC updates available to Arteris based upo

GLOBAL 4 NOV 2013

Qualcomm considers joint bid for BlackBerry - report

Qualcomm is in talks to join a possible bid for BlackBerry, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. Qualcomm is contemplating joining private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, which is also in talks to join Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin, the BlackBerry co-founders who have said they are considering a bid. The deadline for bids is 04 November, after which an auction is expected to follow. Other potential bidders include Lenovo and Fairfax Financial, Blackberry's largest sharehol

GLOBAL 5 SEP 2013