Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Qualcomm has confirmed that Snapdragon 7 chipsets and above will support its XPAN technology. XPAN allows wireless earbuds to utilize Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to receive audio data. The technology allows for greater range and ...
TL;DR Qualcomm has announced the X85 modem, which is expected to power next-generation flagship Android devices. The new modem offers peak downlink and uplink speeds of 12.5Gbps and 3.7Gbps respectively. The modem is expected to appear in the first commercial ...
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Xiaomi has announced the Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro Wi-Fi in Barcelona. These are the first commercially available earbuds with Qualcomm’s XPAN tech. The buds can connect to your device via Wi-Fi for improved range ...
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has announced that it will officially “unveil” the Project Moohan XR headset at MWC 2025. Project Moohan features a “ski goggles” design similar to Apple’s Vision Pro, runs on Android XR, and ...
The Snapdragon 8 Elite is Qualcomm’s paciest chipset, forming the beating hearts of the best Android phones of 2025. But what are these devices, and which should you consider buying? Below, we look at the best Snapdragon 8 Elite phones, ...
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Qualcomm has announced that smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chips will be eligible for up to eight years of Android OS and security updates. The program would reduce update costs for manufacturers, ...
TL;DR Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 processor for budget phones. The new chip brings a more up-to-date CPU, a major GPU boost, and generative AI smarts. HONOR, realme, and OPPO will launch the first phones with this ...
Back in October, during the Snapdragon Summit, news broke that ARM was going to terminate its licensing agreement with Qualcomm. This was because ARM said Qualcomm was in breach of the licensing deal, and they were going to court. On ...
Robert Triggs / Android Authority DeepSeek is the latest large language model to burst onto the scene and shake things up, so much so that it’s wiped billions off the net worth of the world’s biggest tech companies. What has ...
TL;DR Qualcomm has revealed that the Galaxy S25 phones support satellite connectivity, offering two-way messaging. The company says these are the first to support its Snapdragon Satellite solution. There’s no word on availability or pricing for this capability. The Google ...
