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Qualcomm says 5G is the biggest thing since electricity

It’s being compared to the arrival of electricity. That’s a big call but Qualcomm has its eyes on a 5G future. And it’s not just thinking about speed. At a CES that has given us intelligent robots, autonomous drones and wallpaper TVs, the next generation of wireless technology might not seem like that big of …

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Qualcomm’s new chip may finally get you to try VR

Virtual reality has gotten a lot of buzz, but not a lot of users. That could change this year with the newest mobile chip from Qualcomm, detailed Tuesday at the CES trade show in Las Vegas. The company’s Snapdragon 835 processor with X16 LTE packs features that enable companies to make smaller and lighter devices — as well as more …

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These slick shades pack the power of Android for AR

Now playing: Watch this: ODG taps Qualcomm’s lightning-fast chips for AR and VR… 1:39 If the future is that bright, these are the shades you gotta wear. At Qualcomm’s CES press conference on Tuesday, Osterhout Design Group showed off a pair of smart glasses running on Android and powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 835 powerhouse chip — the kind of …

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Asus Zenfone AR set to blend VR and AR on a single phone

Virtual reality? Augmented reality? Asus is working with Google to release a phone that does both, and it’s being built with Qualcomm’s chips. A leaked announcement via Qualcomm in advance of Asus’ January 4 CES press conference revealed the Asus Zenfone AR, a phone that merges Google’s Daydream View VR platform and its Tango depth-sensing cameras. A likely photo of …

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Blazing

Las Vegas is the city of splashy, neon-lit promises. When the hype circus known as the CES trade show arrives in early January, well, things get even crazier. This is, after all, the show that last year brought you Samsung’s super-fridge. So there’s no better place to talk about 5G, which is simultaneously the one of the most overhyped technologies …

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5 reasons why Windows on ARM could change computing

If Microsoft could go back in time, I’ve a pretty good idea what would happen. CEO Satya Nadella would hand his younger self the code for Microsoft’s new Win32 on ARM emulator. It’s the missing piece of the puzzle that could finally let Microsoft build Windows phones, razor-thin tablets and tiny laptops that people might actually want to buy. It …

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Will Apple blow you away in 2017? (The 3:59, Ep. 153)

Apple’s iPhone design hasn’t changed in two years. Will 2017 be different? Looking at what the new year could bring from the tech giant, we consider what the next iPhone and Apple Watch could look like. We also chat about new iris-scanning tech from Qualcomm that could help kill off passwords and about Google’s parent company reportedly axing plans to …

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Windows laptops in 2017 could act and feel more like a phone

Microsoft wants its computers to be more nimble. Enlarge Image Qualcomm’s latest processors will be available for Windows 10 devices. Qualcomm To that goal, the Qualcomm announced at Microsoft’s Windows Hardware Engineering Community event on Wednesday that its Windows 10 devices will support the Snapdragon 835 processor, which you’ll see in many top-tier phones next year. The chip will be …

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Qualcomm can charge your phone faster than you can read this story

Now playing: Watch this: Wait, how fast can Qualcomm charge a phone? 1:22 Qualcomm says its Quick Charge 4 tech can charge a phone for up to five hours in five minutes. Courtesy of Qualcomm You’ll soon be able to get 5 hours of battery life faster than you can make popcorn. Qualcomm debuted the fourth generation of its super-fast …

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Qualcomm’s next chip means a slimmer, longer

When it comes to the processor that powers your phone, size matters. And Qualcomm and Samsung are going smaller than ever. The two companies on Thursday showed off the Snapdragon 835 chip, the first mobile processor to lean on a 10-nanometer manufacturing technique from Samsung, which packs millions more transistors — the engines for processing power — into a tinier …

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