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Snapdragon Demo: I Watched AI Create a Sound Bubble Around a Phone
What if your phone could silence everything around you, negating the need for noise-cancelling headphones when you're in noisy spaces? I saw AI do exactly that.
New Qualcomm Chip for Android Phones Crushes Apple's A20 Pro in This Benchmark
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor bested Apple's newest silicon in early benchmarking. Does Apple need to worry?
New Qualcomm Sound Chip Turns Gadgets Into AI Devices That Don't Need a Phone
The Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 aims to free your earbuds, smart glasses, and other wearables from having to connect to a smartphone.
Qualcomm Splits Its First 2nm Snapdragon Flagship Chip Into Two
Qualcomm's first 2nm process chips are the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, built for high-end video and agentic AI.
Asus's New Mini PC Uses Qualcomm's X2 Elite Chip to Run AI Agents
Asus is tapping Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2E-88-100 processor to create a mini desktop PC that starts at $1,349 and goes on sale today.
Qualcomm's 6G Pitch Has Efficiency Covered. Privacy Is Another Story
Network efficiency is an easy sell, but other 6G use cases, from providing a 'God's-eye view of everything' to smart glasses constantly feeding footage for analysis, could be a privacy nightmare.
Qualcomm Snapdragon C Could Unlock the $300 Laptop. Here Are the Specs
Ultra-budget laptops could make a comeback and with Windows 11, too.
When Will It End?! Qualcomm Price Hike Confirmed, May Drive Gadgets Higher
New processor pricing changes will likely impact smartphones, wearables, laptops, and more.
Qualcomm Darts Into the Data Center Business With Dragonfly
CEO Cristiano Amon says the company is moving to become a 'full-stack player,' which includes partnerships with Microsoft, Meta, and AI-software firm Hugging Face.
How to Watch Qualcomm's Computex 2026 Keynote
CEO Cristiano Amon is speaking on June 1 at 2 p.m. Taipei time. With Nvidia potentially debuting its N1 platform, Qualcomm may have stiff competition for its own Arm efforts.
New Qualcomm Snapdragon C Chips Target Quality, Super-Affordable Laptops
The chipmaker's latest laptop-centric Arm processors, designed for models $300 and up, launch at Computex. They leverage the company's strengths in phone processors.
Google Confirms Googlebooks Won't Be Limited to Intel Chips
Google VP John Maletis says Google is working with Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek.
Qualcomm's Next Midrange Snapdragon Chip Brings Flagship-Like Super Zoom to Cheaper Phones
The Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and its counterpart, the Snapdragon 4 Gen 5, boast a ton of premium features typically reserved for pricier handhelds.
I Tested Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme: This 18-Core Power CPU Hits Hard Against AMD, Apple, Intel
Inside Asus’ featherweight Zenbook A16, Qualcomm's new flagship laptop chip flexes massive multi-core muscle, upgraded graphics, and real momentum against the competition. The benchmarks speak for themselves.
The Race to 6G Has Started, Even If the Case for It Hasn’t
Despite a projected 2029 launch, the hype cycle is ramping up. With major technical hurdles and unclear benefits over 5G, do you need to worry about upgrading right now? We break it all down.
Buying a Business PC in 2026? 6 Trends That Will Impact Your Choices
It’s not a revolutionary year, but steady gains in chips, displays, and AI features are reshaping the computing market. Here's what’s worth paying for and what you can skip.
Qualcomm’s Newest 5G Modem Is Built to Power Agentic AI Features
If you buy a new Android smartphone over the next year, the Qualcomm X105 5G may be the modem that keeps it connected.
What's Windows 11 26H1? New OS Update Will Only Launch on Certain New PCs
Microsoft promises better performance, but you'll need a PC with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2.
Early Benchmarks: Snapdragon X2 Elite Dominates Productivity, Slips in Gaming
Asus let YouTube channel Hardware Canucks perform a number of tests on its next-generation Zenbook featuring the Snapdragon X2 Elite.
Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon X2 Plus Chips for Mainstream Laptops: Here Are the First Test Numbers
At CES 2026, the big maker of mobile chips teased details—and some benchmarks—for its new mainstream Snapdragon processor family for laptops, the Snapdragon X2 Plus. Here's how it shapes up versus a field of machines we tested in our own labs.
