LG’s flagship Optimus G Pro , due to launch on AT&T on May 10th, might just make its way to Sprint later this year — and possibly with an upgraded processor. A User Agent Profile on Sprint’s website reveals a 1080p, Android 4.2.2 handset called the LS980, which lines up with AT&T’s model number (E980) and also corroborates an earlier listing at the Bluetooth SIG. . . . → Read More: Unknown LG Optimus with 1080p display and Snapdragon 800 spotted on Sprint’s website
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It’s been longer than a year since Jon Rubinstein left his throne at HP and WebOS, and since then, we haven’t heard much from him. On Monday, however, Qualcomm announced that Rubinstein will be joining its board of directors. In a statement, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs had the following to say regarding Rubinstein: “We are extremely pleased to welcome Jon as a member of Qualcomm’s Board of Directors . . . → Read More: Former WebOS Leader Joins Qualcomm’s Board of Directors When Jon Rubinstein came out of retirement from Apple to join Palm way back in 2007, little did he know the odyssey upon which he and Palm were about to embark. From launching the Palm Pre less than two years later, becoming Palm CEO , guiding Palm into HP's money-filled arms , launching the HP TouchPad tablet , and then watching as all the work he'd overseen got flushed down the toilet, Rubinstein's tenure at the lead of webOS was one of ups and downs, successes and utter chaos. So it was little surprise when, after watching webOS get a thin leash on life as an open source project , Rubinstein left HP in early 2012 for his second retirement . . . → Read More: Jon Rubinstein returns: Former Palm CEO joins Qualcomm’s board When Jon Rubinstein left HP , it wasn’t certain whether he would retire (again) or once more respond to the siren’s call of technology. Clearly, he couldn’t resist — Qualcomm has confirmed that Rubinstein is joining its board of directors. It’s not hard to understand why the firm would be interested, mind you. . . . → Read More: Jon Rubinstein joins Qualcomm board of directors Qualcomm’s been doing very well lately, and most of those chips it builds are for mobile devices that demand a lot of data to serve their owners’ needs — and as more and more folks jump on the smartphone bandwagon, the demand for data will continue to grow exponentially. Today at Qualcomm’s What’s Next in Mobile event in Santa Clara, California, the company told us more about its plan to help build a network that’ll be able to serve up the data all its SoC’s need. . . . → Read More: Qualcomm aims to solve the coming mobile data crunch with small cell base stations Get ready to see a whole lot more Snapdragon ads in the near future. Qualcomm is planning to broaden its marketing efforts for its Snapdragon processor with a commercial to play in movie theaters and a TV ad campaign. Chief Marketing Officer Anand Chandrasekher explained that the company wants to “build an emotional bond with our customers.” While a fierce battle is waged between manufacturers for the hearts of consumers, the struggle is no less intense between component suppliers. . . . → Read More: Qualcomm To Embark on Snapdragon TV Marketing Campaign Vendors such as Samsung , HTC and LG have turned to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 processor to power their flagship devices . The chipset has been praised for its high-end performance and efficient power consumption, and Qualcomm is promising an even better user experience with its Snapdragon 800 processor. The company’s upcoming chip is similar to the 600 version with its four cores that are clocked asynchronously, however it can maintain a clock speed of up to 2.3GHz and includes a new Adreno 330 graphics processor that is capable of supporting 4K resolution playback at 30 frames-per-second . . . → Read More: Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 to enter mass production next month Qualcomm introduced new Snapdragon processors back at CES 2013. While devices powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (such as the HTC One and North American Samsung Galaxy S4) are now available, we are still waiting to find out what devices will be powered by the even more powerful Snapdragon 800. Qualcomm Senior Product Manager Yufei Wang confirmed this week that mass production of the new 28nm processor would begin in late May. . . . → Read More: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Production To Start In Late May As earnings week continues, Qualcomm is the latest company to announce its result. The mobile chip manufacturer reported very solid numbers for its second quarter 2013. . . . → Read More: Qualcomm Reports $2.07 Billion In Profit During Q2 2013 173 million MSM chips shipped in the quarter; raising fiscal 2013 guidance Qualcomm, which powers many of the gadgets we know and love , has just reported its Fiscal Second Quarter results. . . . → Read More: Qualcomm FQ2 2013 results: Record quarterly revenues of $6.1 billion |
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