The CEO of Qualcomm Paul Jacobs has recently indicated there are plans afoot in the company to come out with brighter screens. The latest smartphones and tablets are using displays based on OLED technology. Qualcomm with their Mirasol technology screens hope to create some competition. The specialty of the Mirasol display technology pioneered by Qualcomm is that the display … [Read more...] about Qualcomm Mirasol Displays Might Replace OLED Screens in Tablet PCs
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Qualcomm cancels Mirasol eBook Reader
Qualcomm had a simple e-reader product at CES this year and it looked mighty fine but it looks like management was not very happy with the device and canceled it. Although the technology underneath the hood is still alive the company has decided not to move ahead with issuing its own e-reader. Qualcomm instead of going forward with its own e-reader they are going to try and … [Read more...] about Qualcomm cancels Mirasol eBook Reader
Qualcomm Reveals New Dual-Core Chip at Computex
To be at Taipei during this time of the year does make strong business sense. Right now, Taiwan is playing host to the who's who from the tech world for the week long annual Computex event. This has prompted Qualcomm to maintain a presence in spite of it having its own Uplinq conference taking place at San Diego. The chip maker did not disappoint either, as it had come along … [Read more...] about Qualcomm Reveals New Dual-Core Chip at Computex
New HTC Puccini Details Revealed!
It wasn't too long ago that the tech world first got the news of a bigger 10.1 inch tablet being developed at HTC facilities. Interestingly, named Puccini (after the famous opera composer of the 19th and 20th century), the tablet will be the first Honeycomb attempt from HTC and its going to be in the league of the iPad, the XOOM, and the Galaxy Tab 2. Now that more … [Read more...] about New HTC Puccini Details Revealed!
ASUS developing quad-core Tegra 3 powered tablet
We have already seen almost an explosion of Tegra 2 powered tablets with more waiting in the wings to explode on to the big scene but that seems to be passe. For here comes the even more powerful Tegra 3 processors that NVIDIA has revealed will be ready for release towards the fall of 2011. However, rumors now point out Asus might have already started putting together a tablet … [Read more...] about ASUS developing quad-core Tegra 3 powered tablet
iPad 2 might be launched on March 2
Apple has planned for an event on the 2nd of March and this has let rumor mongers to shift to higher gear claiming that's the day the new gen iPad would finally be launched. There have been many a rumor and whispers in the last couple of months all pointing to what the iPad might come with. What seems certain from all the speculation that has built up surrounding the new iPad … [Read more...] about iPad 2 might be launched on March 2
Samsung to launch new 10.1 Tablet PC
The cute and chubby Galaxy Tab will soon have a big brother. At least that's what the rumors mills are up to these days, which further would like us to believe the new tablet will be better than the present Galaxy Tab in every which way possible. Like the new Galaxy Tab 2 (until Samsung comes up with a proper name) will be bigger than the present gen Galaxy Tab with a 10.1 inch … [Read more...] about Samsung to launch new 10.1 Tablet PC
Qualcomm unveils new Dual-Core chip to be used in 20 Tablets
Recently the the HP press conference held in San Francisco where the company debuted its TouchPad WebOS tablet, and it had something very interesting underneath its hood. It was packed with Qualcomm's APQ8060 dual-core Snapdragon processor. Steve Mollenkopf, Qualcomm's Group president, said in an interview on Thursday that companies had agreed to use its processors in more … [Read more...] about Qualcomm unveils new Dual-Core chip to be used in 20 Tablets
Third gen Qualcomm chip powering the HP TouchPad tablet officially revealed
The HP TouchPad unveiled yesterday scores many a firsts. Like its the first tablet from the computer giant that is built for a mass consumption. Then it is the first tablet to run WebOS, the operating system that HP inherited as a result of their acquisition of Palm. Next, the TouchPad is also the first tablet to have been built with the next generation dual core processor from … [Read more...] about Third gen Qualcomm chip powering the HP TouchPad tablet officially revealed
HP WebOS tablet leaked specs
The way things are shaping up around the WebOS based tablet that HP launches February 9th. The overall feeling harks back to the days when Apple had just launched the iPad and everyone thought it was just a matter of time before HP unleashes the Slate device that would go on to tame the iPad. It was a time when HP had ensured the HP Slate never went out of news by releasing … [Read more...] about HP WebOS tablet leaked specs