Windows on Arm has the fire, Qualcomm waits for the spark At the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm bet everything on the AI smartphone and ‘personal AI’, but it did not introduce a new…
You consent, the rest of the street doesn’t: why ‘personal AI’ from Meta and Qualcomm is stalling in Europe Qualcomm wants glasses, earbuds, and ‘pins’ with Snapdragon chips to permanently see and hear what you see and hear. You…
Why Qualcomm is paying 3.9 billion dollars for a programming language almost no one speaks Mojo is three years old, reads like Python, and is rarely encountered outside AI circles. Nevertheless, Qualcomm paid 3.…
Linux officially coming to Snapdragon X2: Debian by end of year, Ubuntu certification in 2027 Starting with the Snapdragon X2 series, Qualcomm will officially support Linux on its laptop chips, with Debian arriving…
Microsoft Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 13 feature Snapdragon X2 Plus and 16 GB RAM, but cost significantly more Microsoft is launching a second edition of its most compact Surface devices, the Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop…
Qualcomm applies new label to Snapdragon X2 Elite: the ‘agentic PC’ chip is the same chip Qualcomm is repositioning the Snapdragon X2 Elite at the Snapdragon Summit 2026 as the processor for the ‘agentic AI PC’…
Qualcomm aims for ‘personal AI’ in your ears and in healthcare: Sound Elite Gen 2 and a health alliance At the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm is launching ‘personal AI’ as a new category: AI agents that guide you throughout the…
Local AI on your smartphone is not just a privacy feature, it is a cost-saving strategy Qualcomm is going all-in on local AI with its mobile chips. The familiar arguments are that it is faster, safer, and abo…
Qualcomm splits its flagship chip: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 gets an ‘Extreme’ sibling on 2 nm At the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm is launching not one but two flagship chips: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the mor…
Qualcomm disguises smartphone chip as laptop CPU: Snapdragon C in detail Qualcomm is sharing details about its previously announced Snapdragon C. The budget processor features modest specificat…
Qualcomm captures ten percent of (part of) laptop market The Qualcomm Snapdragon X has gotten off to a flying start. In the US, laptops with the chips on board already account f…
