Qualcomm and Qt team up to accelerate development for IoT devices
Chip company Qualcomm and Qt Group, provider of frameworks for creating GUIs, are broadening their existing partnership. By integrating Qt's multi-platform development tools with Qualcomm's processors, they aim to shorten the time-to-market for IoT devices.
The collaboration should make it easie... Read more
Google patches critical Android vulnerability for devices with Qualcomm chipsets
Google closed 28 leaks during the April Android patch cycle, including one critical one. This leak makes phones with Qualcomm chipsets susceptible to remote attacks. Another high-priority vulnerability is in Android's own code, which allows malicious apps to increase their permissions without user ... Read more
Qualcomm makes on-device AI more readily available to developers
Qualcomm is introducing a range of new AI-supported devices and solutions at MWC 2024 in Barcelona. With this, according to the chip manufacturer, the commercial exploitation of on-device AI has truly begun.
Qualcomm is bringing AI to mobile devices through chipsets, allowing end users to use th... Read more
AI data can be stolen from Apple, AMD and Qualcomm chips
Many GPUs are vulnerable to leaking data from AI models. An attacker only needs access to the operating system of the device within which the GPU is running.
Researchers from security firm Trail of Bits explain to Wired that GPU vulnerabilities are becoming increasingly urgent. AI data in chunks... Read more
Android phones with Qualcomm chip vulnerable to remote attack
Google recently fixed a critical vulnerability that allows hackers to remotely attack Android phones with a Qualcomm chipset. Other very critical vulnerabilities have also been fixed.
In the first 2024 patch round for Android, Google patched a total of 59 vulnerabilities. These patches target no... Read more
Five Apple Vision Pro competitors enter renewed VR battle
Now that Apple has turned its focus to virtual reality, it looks like it may get five competitors. Qualcomm this week announced the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2, which promises a slight improvement on previous chipsets. However, it's software where the renewed VR battle is heating up, with help from Googl... Read more
Qualcomm presents Snapdragon X Elite for Windows laptops
Faster than expected, there is Qualcomm's new ARM chip for Windows laptops. People have great expectations of the Snapdragon X Elite. The theory is that this chip should be able to turn the PC market on its head. According to Qualcomm, the chip is faster than existing laptop processors from Intel a... Read more
Nvidia and AMD to challenge Intel with ARM chips in Windows computers
The end of Intel's dominance in the PC market seems ever closer. In recent years, AMD has already stepped up the competition, but now it has become clear that Intel is going to face competition from another angle. Both Nvidia and AMD are working on ARM chips for Windows computers.
Microsoft has ... Read more
Qualcomm starts selling Wi-Fi 7 chips for routers and mesh systems
Qualcomm is tapping into a new market for Wi-Fi routers. It does so by selling Wi-Fi 7 chips that telecom providers can integrate into Wi-Fi routers.
Qualcomm is starting sales of Wi-Fi 7 chips for routers and mesh systems. To most, the company is probably known as a manufacturer of chips for s... Read more
Qualcomm selling 25% fewer chips, plans round of layoffs
Qualcomm is selling fewer chips to smartphone makers. As a result, it's posting weaker financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2023. The disappointing sales will lead to a round of layoffs.
The smartphone market is currently still experiencing disappointing sales. Due to macroeconomic ... Read more