The confirmed Snapdragon S4 processor will not be the only Qualcomm branded hardware inside future Windows Phones. Qualcomm has now confirmed that their Adreno 225 GPU will also power the first generation of Windows Phone 8 devices, along with the Snapdragon S4 processor. High-Definition—Within the Snapdragon S4 processor is the Adreno 225 GPU, the graphics component that’ll … [Read more...]
The Windows Phone 8 has been announced today at the Developer Summit by Microsoft. The first highlight, and definitely most important, is what makes the Windows Phone 8 so different from Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 7.5. The difference is in the hardware for Windows Phone 8, that is the same reason we are advancing the Windows Phone to a new number, so to speak. Windows … [Read more...]
Back in January of this year, we mentioned that Qualcomm was working with Microsoft to bring the new dual-core S4 processors to Windows Phone 8 devices. At a Computex Qualcomm briefing which CNET Asia attended recently, Rob Chandhok, Qualcomm's SVP and President of Qualcomm Internet Services, confirmed that the dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor has been certified for Windows … [Read more...]
Speed test reports with carriers T-Mobile and Verizon show some interesting evidence of future Windows Phone devices. We now know for sure, if necessary, that Windows Phone 8 devices will be available on T-Mobile and Verizon later this year. However, the reports bring plenty more extra goodies to our attention. Specifically, the devices show up under Windows Phone 8 "Apollo" … [Read more...]
During the Qualcomm CES 2012 keynote, it was announced that Qualcomm is working with Microsoft to bring the new S4 processors to Windows 8 mobile devices. The biggest information about the Snapdragon™ S4 processors is that they bring LTE connectivity to any mobile device they are installed into. The lightning fast speed of the new processors was demoed by Qualcomm on the CES … [Read more...]
