Snapdragon 8cx
Always one of the biggest set of announcements for CES is from Lenovo, with updates to a lot of their lineup being announced every January, as well as some very interesting new products being shown off most years. As we head into CES week, Lenovo is teasing us with some updates to their IdeaPad lineup, including a new 5G model. As tends to be the case, we don’t always have the full spec sheets for these announcements yet, but let’s dig in and see what Lenovo is planning for the start of 2021. IdeaPad 5G 5G is still a buzzword, but it is nice to see the technology coming to laptops as well. Lenovo’s new IdeaPad 5G is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx processor, and...
Samsung Galaxy Book S Laptop with Snapdragon 8cx: Pre-Order at $999 from Today
Update 1/30/2020: The Samsung Galaxy Book S with Snapdragon 8cx is now available for pre-order, starting at $999. The device is set to be available from February 13th. Samsung...
70 by Anton Shilov on 1/30/2020CES 2020: The Lenovo Yoga 5G with Qualcomm’s 8cx and Support for mmWave/Sub-6
We’ve been tracking the development of ‘always connected PCs’ since Qualcomm entered the laptop market with promises of enhanced connectivity and all-day battery life. Depending on the market, it’s...
8 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/6/2020Qualcomm Windows on Snapdragon: New 7c & 8c SoCs for sub-$800 Laptops
Last year Qualcomm introduced its flagship Snapdragon 8cx platform for premium always-connected PCs (ACPCs) that packed the best technologies that the company had to offer at the time. Being...
54 by Anton Shilov on 12/6/2019Hands-On with Industry’s First 5G Laptop: A Lenovo with Qualcomm’s 8cx SoC and X55 Modem
Lenovo and Qualcomm introduced the world’s first laptop with an integrated 5G modem at Computex. The convertible notebook is based on Qualcomm’s latest platform for Windows 10 on Arm...
16 by Ian Cutress & Anton Shilov on 5/27/2019Missed Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Tech Summit 2018? It’s All In Here
If there’s one thing I love about this job, it’s about finding what makes the companies in our industry tick. This goes above and beyond just the product announcements...
18 by Ian Cutress on 12/19/2018Talking Snapdragon: An Interview with Cristano Amon, President of Qualcomm
It has been difficult to move around in 2018 without bumping into someone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845-powered smartphone. The success the company has seen in capturing most of...
29 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/14/2018Qualcomm Tech Summit, Day 3: Snapdragon 8cx, the New ACPC SoC
For the final day of Qualcomm’s 3rd Annual Tech Summit, the focus is on its Always Connected PC (ACPC) platform. This is Qualcomm’s attempt to bring mobile processors to...
43 by Ian Cutress on 12/6/2018Spotted: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Wafer on 7nm
Alongside the announcement of the new 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx processor for the company’s line of next generation premium tier Always Connected PCs, in the demo room today we...
15 by Ian Cutress on 12/6/2018