Feb 24
The chip industry has talked about the computerization of cars forever, and it looks like this is going to (finally) happen within the next few years. The mobile revolution has mass-produced the technology required for it, and the various app ecosystem have made the car industry realize that non-critical software does not require “years” of tests before deployment in a vehicle. Qualcomm had previously announced a Qualcomm 602A chip that is dedicated to automobiles, and today, the Gobi 9×30 modem will bring the latest LTE performance and capabilities to the car industry. (more…)
Qualcomm Gobi 9×30 Brings 300Mbps LTE Into Cars original content from Ubergizmo. 
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If you are following the mobile news today (and it looks like you are…), you will see that a number of new devices are being released with a Snapdragon 801 chip. At first, I was wondering if they were referring to the rumored Snapdragon 810, but after asking around, we got confirmation that it is indeed Snapdragon 801. Right now there is not much public technical information going around but here is what we know for sure: 
Everyone loves a good bargain, although it can be pretty difficult to meet in the middle with a hard salesperson. However, whenever a company-wide directive is given, then that would be something else altogether. Qualcomm’s Toq smartwatch that boasts of a low-power Mirasol sunlight readable color display has just received a 
While Google appears to be relatively flexible when it comes to Android OEMs choosing their own hardware, Microsoft has adopted a stricter approach which typically required their manufacturing partners to follow a set of hardware guidelines, as well as to have their chosen hardware pre-approved by Microsoft before they would be released into the market. We cannot blame Microsoft for putting such a system into place as we’re sure they’re just trying to make the best Windows Phone experience possible, although at the same time it was also considered to be a barrier to entry to the Windows Phone market.
