Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 processor for high-end phones may be the star of the show at this week’s Snapdragon Tech Summit in Hawaii. But it’s actually the company’s Snapdragon 765 and 765G chips for midrange phones that could supercharge the rollout of super-fast 5G networks and devices.  On Tuesday at its conference in Maui, Qualcomm unveiled its …

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon processors are here, and on Tuesday, at least four handset makers said they’ll be using them in upcoming phones in early 2020. Motorola, Nokia phone maker HMD, Oppo and Xiaomi joined Qualcomm onstage at the Snapdragon Tech Summit to commit to using the Snapdragon 865 and 765 processors for new devices.  Qualcomm introduced the new processors earlier …

A year ago, Qualcomm introduced a new fingerprint sensor that uses sound waves to map the ridges on your finger and unlock your phone. It declared it to be faster and more secure than face unlock technology from companies like Samsung and other fingerprint technology that uses optical sensors to essentially take a photo of a user’s fingerprints.  Samsung jumped …

The chip and the separate 5G modem that will power a big chunk of next year’s high-end smartphones (including the Motorola Edge Plus) are finally here. And a couple more processors, aimed at slightly cheaper phones, will come with 5G modems already integrated. Qualcomm, the world’s biggest wireless chipmaker, on Tuesday unveiled its new Snapdragon 865 processor for high-end smartphones …

Your 2021 PC might have 5G connectivity, thanks to Intel and MediaTek. The two companies are partnering to make cellular-connected computers, they both said Monday.  Intel will “define” what a 5G PC should look like, and then MediaTek will develop the cellular chip for those devices. Intel also will help make sure the 5G chip works properly and will help …

The Container Yard stands in downtown LA, with graffiti and murals adorning the warehouse’s red brick walls. On Wednesday, hundreds of reporters, influencers and even the DJ Diplo descended on this once-neglected part of Los Angeles to see the gadget du jour: Motorola’s first foldable, the Razr.  Much like people avoided DTLA, they also shunned Motorola’s phones. The company, which …

Samsung’s being hit hard by a slowdown in tech. The company on Monday projected a 56% drop in third-quarter operating profit to about 7.7 trillion won ($6.4 billion). It also said its revenue slid 5.3% to 62 trillion won ($51.8 billion). Both amounts are slightly better than what analysts expected, according to Thomson Reuters, but they mark a sharp reversal …

More than two decades ago, Microsoft started designing software for mobile devices. Two years ago, it gave up on phones, conceding that Google and Apple had won the OS battle. On Wednesday, Microsoft reversed course, unveiling a dual-screen smartphone. But rather than push a homegrown operating system in phones, Microsoft has taken up rival Google’s Android software, which powers over …

Microsoft is making an Android phone. And it has two screens. The Windows software maker showed off its device, called the Surface Duo, at an event in New York on Wednesday. The company said the two screens (a slightly different design than Samsung’s foldable Galaxy Fold) would make users more productive, and it showed video of people using a stylus with …

Motorola missed a targeted summer launch date for its first foldable phone, but the company still plans to announce its device by the end of the year, a person close to the company told CNET. It’s unclear when the device will hit store shelves, but the press and public at least will see the phone in 2019, making Motorola the …