MediaTek releases a new flagship smartphone chipset every year and the Dimensity 9300 is expected to break cover soon. The upcoming MediaTek Dimensity 9300 is expected to debut as an upgrade over the Dimensity 9200 SoC that powers handsets like Oppo Find N3 Flip, and Vivo X90 series. The Taiwanese semiconductor company is yet to …
Apple’s iPhone 15 series is still brand new in the market, but rumours have already begun about next year’s iPhone 16 lineup. Despite the phone being a year away from release, a new report suggests that the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will come with a 0.2-inch larger display compared to the …
Qualcomm has just notified the California Employment Development Department that it’s eliminating 1,258 positions within the state, according to Bloomberg. That’s around 2.5 percent of the company’s entire workforce, which is approximately 50,000 strong, but the job cuts will only affect workers from Qualcomm’s San Diego and Santa Clara, California offices. Based on Bloomberg’s report, …
Apple extended its deal with Qualcomm for modems amid the rumours of building its own for years. For the coming three years, iPhones would use Qualcomm’s 5G modems, while Apple planned to use an in-house modem in iPhones starting this year, but it faced setbacks attempting to do so, forcing it to extend the agreement. …
Apple is extending an agreement to get modem semiconductors from Qualcomm for three more years, a sign that its ambitious effort to design the chips in-house is taking longer than expected. Qualcomm shares surged on the news. The new pact will cover “smartphone launches in 2024, 2025 and 2026,” Qualcomm said in a statement Monday. …
Japan-based watchmaker Citizen launched its second-gen CZ Smart watch lineup earlier this year in May. According to a report by Verge, the company is reportedly suspending sales of these WearOS-based smartwatches temporarily due to a “technical issue.” These smartwatches came with a feature based on tech from IBM’s Watson and NASA to track a person’s …
The decline in smartphone sales has had a negative impact on component vendors like Qualcomm. In Q3 of 2023, Qualcomm’s sales of mobile chips decreased by 25% compared to the previous year, totaling $5.26 billion. Additionally, the net income dropped by 52% year over year in the last quarter. Qualcomm anticipates a further decline in …
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G, also known as the Samsung Galaxy S21 Fan Edition, comes with the Exynos 2100 SoC in India. It has been more than a year since Samsung introduced the previous Fan Edition smartphone. However, rumors have recently been circulating about the launch of a new version of the Galaxy S21 FE …
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 is the latest chipset for entry-level 5G smartphones, announced by the chipmaker on Monday. It is the successor to the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SoC and the first chip in the series to be built on a 4nm process node. With 10 percent better performance than its predecessor, the …